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  1. Critical Care Classes/Certs?

    TraumaSurfer replied to SummitRN's topic in Critical Care

    What about critical care conferences? They sometimes will have extra preconferences with intensive specialty certs? ATS is a great one. This was the recent conference. American Thoracic Society All...

  2. Critical Care Classes/Certs?

    TraumaSurfer replied to SummitRN's topic in Critical Care

    Neuroscience Nursing Certification - a very popular one for neurocenters. I have a lot of respect for the nurses who have taken this test. You can take courses in Burn care beyond the ABLS. Cardio...

  3. nurses and EMT's

    TraumaSurfer replied to phieud's topic in Emergency

    But yet you are the one who uses the phrase "ALL Paramedics are useless and ignorant". At no time did I use those words. However, under educated would easily describe several in EMS. But that does...

  4. nurses and EMT's

    TraumaSurfer replied to phieud's topic in Emergency

    My only vendetta or agenda is to raise the level of professionals standards in EMS. However, that is a difficult path since the thought of more education than a 6 month cert scares the hell out of...

  5. nurses and EMT's

    TraumaSurfer replied to phieud's topic in Emergency

    For this I would like to point out a couple of differences between the US and Canada. The PCP in Canada spends more time in school than most Paramedics in the US but yet the PCP is essentially a lower...

  6. Help Needed!!! Call to Organ Donation Center and Induced Hypothermia

    TraumaSurfer replied to ICURNer's topic in Critical Care

    If you are initiating a hypothermia protocol, the physician probably has determined the patient has a good chance of surviving and is just reducing the potential brain injury. Hypothermia does not...

  7. nurses and EMT's

    TraumaSurfer replied to phieud's topic in Emergency

    What most are forgetting here is that respect is earned and not just handed out because you have an EMT patch. Even NPs who have years of experience must earn the respect of their colleagues and not...

  8. cough assist machine to a ventilator

    TraumaSurfer replied to hazelnutbeach's topic in Pulmonary

    This is not recommended or the manual would have mentioned it. http://www.ppsmanager.com/PPSM_2012/files/UserGuideCoughAssist.pdf You can call or email their website for more information. There are...

  9. ACLS requires a doctor's order?

    TraumaSurfer replied to BUNightingale's topic in Critical Care

    That holds true that a Code can be called and a code team with ICU RNs to push drugs and an RT to intubate with maybe a doctor to oversee the code. But, just about anyone can take ACLS. This includes...

  10. ACLS requires a doctor's order?

    TraumaSurfer replied to BUNightingale's topic in Critical Care

    Negative. Paramedics have written standing orders called protocols. They must work under a Medical Director who determines what they can and can not do. This is no different than what a nurse has...

  11. More RN to EMT and Paramedic questions

    TraumaSurfer replied to GeorgiaBoy61's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Here is an example for the PHRN in Pennsylvania. Usually a PHRN can do everything a Paramedic can do plus what is allowed by their RN license. An RN usually has a more extensive list of drugs and...

  12. More RN to EMT and Paramedic questions

    TraumaSurfer replied to GeorgiaBoy61's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    That will vary from state to state and your state's EMS website should have the specific steps for this. Once the requirements in a state are met by the RN and the necessary paperwork is completed,...

  13. Becoming a flight nurse?

    TraumaSurfer replied to blackscrubs's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Do you believe reading, writing and math classes are a waste of time? Just the tech stuff is good enough to make a well rounded professional? No need for understanding any of that research stuff which...

  14. Becoming a flight nurse?

    TraumaSurfer replied to blackscrubs's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Swan? Have you worked in an ICU in the last 10 years? When you fail to see how education can advance a profession, it is time for you to quit and get totally out of patient care. Unlike most of...

  15. Can paramedic or EMT administer an IM med like Haldol or Ativan to help unruly pt?

    TraumaSurfer replied to ~Transplant Nurse~'s topic in Emergency

    Since you don't have any hospital experience, I doubt if you know how you will act in any situation with a patient. And since it seems your police experience comes primarily from other anonymous...

  16. Can paramedic or EMT administer an IM med like Haldol or Ativan to help unruly pt?

    TraumaSurfer replied to ~Transplant Nurse~'s topic in Emergency

    The discussion is on a forum with medical professionals and you made the comparison for tasers and medication in reference to gratification. Police Officers are also aware of what a taser does to a...

  17. Can paramedic or EMT administer an IM med like Haldol or Ativan to help unruly pt?

    TraumaSurfer replied to ~Transplant Nurse~'s topic in Emergency

    I don't think anyone would disagree in life threatening situations. But, your comment here: shows that you probably used it when medications could have been for your own pleasure and not of benefit...

  18. ACNP with flight focus applying for just Flight RN job?

    TraumaSurfer replied to davisone's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    There are several hospital based flight programs that have NPs now for all age groups including adults especially with the changing acuities and responsibilies of central specialized services that...

  19. Becoming a flight nurse?

    TraumaSurfer replied to blackscrubs's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Much of the information on an anonymous forum is based purely on personal experience, either fact or fiction, and rarely do the posters provide concrete information or links to back up their...

  20. Becoming a flight nurse?

    TraumaSurfer replied to blackscrubs's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Plain and simple: Work towards your BSN (preferred although not always mandatory) CFRN, CCRN and CEN are the big certs for RNs These weekend certs are of course required but they also...

  21. Can paramedic or EMT administer an IM med like Haldol or Ativan to help unruly pt?

    TraumaSurfer replied to ~Transplant Nurse~'s topic in Emergency

    Don't you ever read what you

  22. Can paramedic or EMT administer an IM med like Haldol or Ativan to help unruly pt?

    TraumaSurfer replied to ~Transplant Nurse~'s topic in Emergency

    What the hell is your problem dude? I was agreeing and offering supportive statements for your post. This was your comment which is smiliar to what I restated. Fire departments have a different...

  23. Can paramedic or EMT administer an IM med like Haldol or Ativan to help unruly pt?

    TraumaSurfer replied to ~Transplant Nurse~'s topic in Emergency

    you can not say education does not improve wages or bargaining power with a professional association or legislation. look at nursing and how their standards came about for their profession in the 70s...

  24. Can paramedic or EMT administer an IM med like Haldol or Ativan to help unruly pt?

    TraumaSurfer replied to ~Transplant Nurse~'s topic in Emergency

    Do you think such a question would even be asked if EMS had evolved in the medical world a little more in the US? How many just know they have the meds but have no idea about the EBM behind them?...

  25. Can paramedic or EMT administer an IM med like Haldol or Ativan to help unruly pt?

    TraumaSurfer replied to ~Transplant Nurse~'s topic in Emergency

    Could going from Paramedic to RN take only two semesters because you actually obtained a degree with all the appropriate sciences as you claim? Do you think the 3 month wonders would be okay...