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  1. 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

    No I don't believe all Paramedics are knuckle dragging idiots but the ridiculously low standards for entry into the profession do allow some in that shouldn't be touching patients. I think I have...

  2. 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 will ask you again, why are you attempting to become a nurse if you feel they are inferior to you as a Paramedic in training, eduation and scope? You have repeatedly made comparisons of how low the...

  3. 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

    For Paramedic requirements you can confirm the state requirements by just going to the EMS website for that state. Here's a listing for you. http://www.emsworld.com/survey/ Here's a link to the NREMT...

  4. What can the prehospital crews do in your area?

    TraumaSurfer replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in Emergency

    I can only go by what you have posted on this forum and others. Do you really believe you should have all this autonomy if you do not know what you are doing or if you have not given a med or done a...

  5. What can the prehospital crews do in your area?

    TraumaSurfer replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in Emergency

    Before ever attempting to do this procedure, please review your protocol with someone who is very, very experienced with neonates. There are some very fundamental priniciples you are missing or you...

  6. 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

    Yes, and some can put on blinders and ignor or deny there are any issues with EMS and all is nothing but roses. This is what keeps EMS from achieving what so many other professions have including...

  7. 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

    At no time did I say sedatives were inappropriatet for the right use. Are you going to tell me you are familiar with all the EMS agencies everywhere and are you always given information that might be...

  8. 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 Paramedic training does not contain much critical care training as far as medications and equipment. There is not even enough A&P to build for a good foundation for critical care knowledge at...

  9. What can the prehospital crews do in your area?

    TraumaSurfer replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in Emergency

    I don't care to waste anymore time than the few occasional posts I do here with thinks minimal education and a no show doc are good enough for

  10. What can the prehospital crews do in your area?

    TraumaSurfer replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in Emergency

    Every state has a different scope of practice and every county or EMS agency can have their protocols within that scope of practice but does not have to include everything. Medical Directors can limit...

  11. What can the prehospital crews do in your area?

    TraumaSurfer replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in Emergency

    No thanks. I prefer a Medical Director who is not in name only and who actually cares about the quality of care he is putting his name to. Regardless of how many appointed positions the ambulance...

  12. What can the prehospital crews do in your area?

    TraumaSurfer replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in Emergency

    Now that is scary... Your Medical Director seems to be a name only with no original thoughts. Medicine evolves and the textbooks should be a starting foundation and not the protocol book. This is how...

  13. What can the prehospital crews do in your area?

    TraumaSurfer replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in Emergency

    The Paramedic scope of practice used to be a lot larger and several more advanced procedures were taught in the Paramedic class. If you look in the earlier editions of Nancy Caroline's book you will...

  14. What can the prehospital crews do in your area?

    TraumaSurfer replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in Emergency

    Is this for specialized neonatal teams, which do have expanded scope of practice? Or, is this for the field Paramedic? If so, what size lines do you carry and what meds can be given without X-Ray...

  15. What can the prehospital crews do in your area?

    TraumaSurfer replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in Emergency

    Could not caring enough to even read the protocols be a reason why some MDs don't trust their Paramedics? Some in TX thought they were above reading the protocols for RSI and ended up with some bad...

  16. EMT to LPN

    TraumaSurfer replied to carter333's topic in General Nursing

    Looking at the state requirements for both in Florida, the EMT falls vary short of the LPN program which is a year long full time and very little of the content overlaps. It seems the EMT also might...

  17. Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

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

    Jeremy, you also bring up some interesting topics which are being discussed at local and national levels. Trauma Activation fees can range from $1000 to $25,000 per patient. Thus, criteria is very...

  18. Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

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

    No apologies needed. Just catch up on your reading for the future which is coming soon. https://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/ems/EMSScope.pdf More great info at this site: http://www.ems.gov/ Another...

  19. Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

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

    Every time I read a post like yours i realize just how much education needs to be done in ems. No, paramedics (not medics) are not doctors. They function under protocols which sometimes are very...

  20. I think my spirit is officially broken...

    TraumaSurfer replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Our CNAs know quite a bit about the O2 devices since they do chart this info when taking an SpO2 reading. This includes knowing what the FiO2 reading is on the ventilators on tele, subacute and rehab....

  21. Paramedics in the ER

    TraumaSurfer replied to okie4ever's topic in Emergency

    Did you not read my last post? The Paramedic is trained for emergent situations and not for the 90% of the patients that are seen in the ED. The opportunities should come with education and not just...

  22. Paramedics in the ER

    TraumaSurfer replied to okie4ever's topic in Emergency

    Without the appropriate education and recognition as a profession for the insurances, what do you suggest? Maybe we can give Paramedics another cool title to make up for what their curriculum doesn't...

  23. Paramedics in the ER

    TraumaSurfer replied to okie4ever's topic in Emergency

    Obviously you have not looked at your AR state EMS agency to see who is on the councils and committees. From the AR EMS site, these are the requirements to be a Paramedic. Yes they are 2x are more...

  24. Paramedics in the ER

    TraumaSurfer replied to okie4ever's topic in Emergency

    How many Paramedics have you met? Do you think all the FDS that requires ALL of their FFs have time to put ALL of their FFs through a 2 year degree to be a Paramedic? Only two states want a two year...

  25. Paramedics in the ER

    TraumaSurfer replied to okie4ever's topic in Emergency

    I guess you would like that. As long as Paramedics who have an education and want to raise the standards are still in EMS there is a danger that someday somebody might realize the minimum as it is now...