fairly low (70/50)‚ he complained of a headache. He was found to have a internal body temperature of a whopping 105 degrees and showed no signs of sweating. Mark after being found‚ was diagnosed by paramedics of suffering of a heat stroke. Noting that the radio was disconnected from the helicopter‚ the paramedic made an executive decision to start oral rehydration with isotonic solution (electrolytes‚
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the pool made performing CPR a very difficult task. This is when it really hit me‚ someone’s child’s life is in hands of my fellow lifeguards and I‚ until the paramedics arrive we are this young boys only hope. Eventually after what seems to be an eternity we can hear the sirens from an ambulance
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In this case study I am going to discuss a call which I attended whilst on my undergraduate internship. The call was for a nine month old baby boy who was suffering from pyrexia and had a history of febrile convulsions (1). Mum called an ambulance as she could not get his temperature down‚ she was giving him oral paracetamol but he had vomited after each dose that he had been given so he was not getting the required amount into his system and she was afraid that he would have another febrile convulsion
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5. References 1. Executive summary The purpose of this report is to investigate the human resource management (HRM) problems that the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) is experiencing. One of the issues EMAS is experiencing is paramedics possess a lack of motivation and commitment to the job consequently causing a rise in absence. This is caused by the new budgets cuts enforced on the NHS and is impacting on the paramedic’s working life such as‚ cancellation of allocated break times
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I want to be able to help others medically in any way I can‚ now. I would put myself in situations where I can be a spectator in patient care‚ but without the training needed to perform the action‚ the satisfaction is not as strong. Becoming a paramedic will not only help get others the care they need but also provide me with what’s going to be a part of the most rewarding experiences of my
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advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)‚ and subsequently EMS systems‚ could be built. The result has been EMS systems designed to enhance the "chain of survival." The first nationally recognized EMT curriculum was published in 1969. Shortly thereafter paramedic education began‚ but training focused heavily on cardiac care and cardiac arrest resuscitation‚ almost to the exclusion of other problems. Training standards and certification requirements have continued to vary significantly in communities throughout
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The paramedics found it necessary to put a neck immobilizer on me‚ which prevented me from moving my neck in any way at all‚ then loaded me in the back of the ambulance. If I were Bruce Banner‚ I would’ve gone Hulk mode on them in a heartbeat. Unfortunately‚ I’m Justin Smith‚ so all I could do was lay there and take it. I put up a pretty good fight though. I soon found out that squirming around made the paramedics quite mad. After figuring this out‚ I began
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However‚ there are a number of recommendations that are not completely practical; including the demand for every officer who has a conducted energy weapon to also have an automated external defibrillator readily available for use and the demand for paramedics be present in every medically high risk situation involving deployment of a conducted energy weapon. These demands are not financially realistic and require a great amount of the already limited time and resources of the federal government and its
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in the door to the medical field will allow me to succeed in my dream of helping others. There has not been a single thought in my mind to have a career other than one that would allow me to help others. I have thought of being a police officer‚ paramedic‚ fire fighter‚ counselor‚ teacher‚ and just about every career that involves helping people in some manner. The second part to my American Dream is being well off financially will be achieved by being in the Navy and getting an education that is
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from responders in the field. EMS may need critical up to date information and procedures in order to structurally respond to the situation. Rapid and accurate triage (counting and sorting) of patients is a critical step in the response process. Paramedics perform initial triage by attaching colored triage tags to patients with color assignment based on respective priority. The medics call their EMS officers and report the patient count so EMS can
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