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Icy call
Afternoon call yesterday during a messy period of wintry mix and snow. The call was pretty straightforward and all I did was record vitals and current meds, fill out the paperwork with name, etc. Still, another chance to follow how the 2 very experienced EMTs with me handled the patient interaction and the patient’s eventual…
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First call
Yesterday evening was my first ride-along call. I’ve had a couple of responses to-date, but for various reasons I was unable to ride along to the site. Last night for the first time I got to see how the EMS team responds and how they interact with the paramedics who arrived from Monroe Ambulance and…
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Cardiology
From the local library, found McGraw Hill’s Cardiology (2018). The book is way more depth than I need or even understand, but it’s good to have the exposure to terms like ischemia and arrhythmia in context. Also great to help understand blood flow from the heart to lungs, to system, and to the heart itself…
Journey to EMS 