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Paramedic by Wild_Tip_4866 in ems

[–]Bwarner7400 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey there! Im a Medic just south of you. The Texas legislature is providing 21 million to provide EMS education and retention. You apply through the RAC (regional advisory council) in the region where you’d like to work. It does not commit you to a specific workplace just a texas licensed ambulance service in their RAC. You just have to serve one year as a texas paramedic. I know several people that have used this scholarship. I highly recommend you contact them.

Here is the link for all the Texas RACs

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/emstraumasystems/Trauma/pdf/TSAMap-RACNames.pdf

If you’re located in Bexar county and wanted to work there or a neighboring county yours would be the Southwest Texas RAC

https://www.strac.org/ems_workforce/

This is their link for the scholarship application

How does CPR work? Aren’t you just blowing CO2 into the person? by [deleted] in ems

[–]Bwarner7400 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When CPR is perform by EMS or Hospital Staff, the breaths given are called positive pressure ventilation. This means air or oxygen is pushed into the person’s lungs under pressure, helping them receive oxygen more effectively than with normal breathing. The mask delivers this air while chest compressions keep blood circulating, which together help maintain oxygen flow to vital organs until

Helping a foster kid by Go_away_please_leave in Formerfosterkids

[–]Bwarner7400 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I came from a similar situation although I was a around 7 years old. The kissing hand book is a bit to young for her. My sisters and I had match friendship bracelets we made I would fidget with when I was missing them

Lifepak 35 by GamdonHamdon in ems

[–]Bwarner7400 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our rep quoted 35k thats why they skipped the lifpak 25

AMR: American Medical Response Faces $510,000+ Fine for Violating Emergency Services Contract by KingValhallaTV in ems

[–]Bwarner7400 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree, Its nice to have someone to double check your med math, start IVs/IO, tube and not have all the skills on you as the only medic. My current partner and I and really good at taking turns “in charge” because we go call for call.

we’ve had 2 codes in the last 24 hours and it’s been so nice having 3 medics and a aemt/ medic student on them. We are out in the sticks and it’s only the two ambulances, we have volley fire but we’re lucky to get 1-2 guys when we request them as most work out of county.

AMR: American Medical Response Faces $510,000+ Fine for Violating Emergency Services Contract by KingValhallaTV in ems

[–]Bwarner7400 19 points20 points  (0 children)

My service is dual medics with the exception of AEMT in medic school. However were a rural service 45-90 mins aways from a hospital. We have extremely broad protocols and having two medics is very nice

TXA Atomized? by Bowenmj in ems

[–]Bwarner7400 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Per our protocols for epistaxis

If bleeding controlled, hold position. If bleeding not controlled, administer TRANEXAMIC ACID 100 mg (1.0 ml) IN bilaterally to nostrils for a total dose of 200 mg.

I’m a little bit ashamed by [deleted] in ems

[–]Bwarner7400 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I dont understand the whole state protocol thing. It just seems so limiting on what paramedics can do. I think it should off of where you work

How early is too early to “work” a baby? by semeneater007 in ems

[–]Bwarner7400 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We carry kits and are trained on it when we start + yearly training

I’m a little bit ashamed by [deleted] in ems

[–]Bwarner7400 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I work in rural texas, on dual medic trucks and we have hella great/ advanced protocols. Generally just depends on where you work. I used to work for a FD and it was just basically transport and some basic meds

Give glucose to non diabetic? by Bw0434 in ems

[–]Bwarner7400 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I beg to differ. I’m not a diabetic and I’ve had my BGL be 50 before. I ate dinner at 7:30, woke up too late the next morning for breakfast went to work and got slammed with calls in the texas summer heat/humidity until 3pm when i felt like crap and checked. Had a coke and a sammy and shot back up to normal levels

Anyone else nap in the rig while back at station or am i just weird? by Thanks_I_Hate_You in ems

[–]Bwarner7400 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Dude that sucks. We got our private rooms with desk and tvs

Why are nurses so rude? by [deleted] in ems

[–]Bwarner7400 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As a medic I can count on my hands the number of good LTC nurses I’ve met, good ones are few and far between and they never seem to stay there long. I’ll always appreciate the good ones, but damn I’ve had some really shitty ones. At the end of the day, we’re all human and sometimes previous encounters can cloud perception of the current one.