Emergency medical technician

for medical oversight of state? If a different medical director is responsible, do they assume liability? In the case of interfacility transfers, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), the referring physician is responsible for the patient being transferred from one facility to another, until the patient arrives at the receiving facility (Interfacility, 2006, p. 12). However, establishing who is responsible for medical direction can be confusing. For example, “online medical…

The Emergency Medical Services as we know it today has a very humble beginning based on evidence from 1500 Before Christ(B.C.) when evidence indicates a Good Samaritan treated wounds of a injured person found on the side of the road with oil and wine per protocol of that era. EMS education has grown from that day on primarily through knowledge gained from multiple conflicts and wars that date as far back as the napoleonic wars. This knowledge was taught to military medical providers and…

If you’ve been following my blog you know that at the Eustache Institute we specialize in neurofeedback therapy. However, an additional treatment we proudly provide is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), which involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber, allowing our lungs to gather more oxygen than would be possible breathing pure oxygen at normal air pressure. Our blood will then carry the oxygen throughout our body and our organs, helping to fight bacteria while stimulating the…

should be skilled at delegating certain animal care and medical tasks to other staff members, keeping in mind the limitations of their licensing. It is important for the veterinarian to remain up-to-date on veterinary medicine through continuing education and remain passionate about veterinary medicine and the health and well being of animals. LVT A LVT is a licensed veterinary technician or technologist. A licensed veterinary technician should posses an associate of science degree in…

always aspiring to follow paths to help them grow and you will have others that will stay in the same positon for their entire career. One thing all nurses have in common is that they all started somewhere in the beginning, whether it is on the medical-surgical floor, the operating room, or even in a doctor’s office. In order for a nurse to find out what discipline of nursing one may feel they are summoned and drawn…

On 10-11-2015 at about 1825 hours I was dispatched to a CPR in progress at 1605 1st ST SE, Auburn/King/Wa. Enroute dispatch advised that a 90 year old male, later identified as Marvin Lohse, was found unresponsive in his backyard by his neighbors, TY Ferguson and Steven Ferguson. I arrived on scene with VRFA and was directed to the backyard of the residence. I noticed a male, Steven, performing CPR on a male, Marvin, who was laying in the grass near a lawnmower. VRFA began CPR protocol as I…

(Ontario Renal Network [ORN], n.d.a). The ORN structure consists of a headquarters located in Toronto, Ontario, that is co-led by a non-clinical Vice-President and a nephrologist Provincial Medical Director. Additionally, there are administrators (Regional Directors) and clinical champions (Regional Medical Directors) in each of the 14 local health integration networks (LHINs) who are responsible for the uptake and local implementation of ORN strategic priorities…

Paramedics are repeatedly exposed to critical incidents. Critical incidents are events involving death, life-threatening injury, a crisis situation with a need for rescue or emergency that may result in stress-related reactions and the development of PTSD. Statistics show “paramedics have the highest incidence of PTSD, higher than police or firefighters (McFarlane, Williamson, & Barton, 2009), reporting that up to 22%, or more than one fifth, of paramedics will develop PTSD (Bennett et al.,…

Program Introduction The Texas Fire Chiefs Recognition Program is a voluntary process where fire departments in Texas prove their compliance with Texas fire service’s current Best Practices. These Best Practices were carefully developed by Texas Fire Service professionals to assist departments in the efficient and effective delivery of service and the protection of individual’s rights. The Texas Fire Chiefs Association developed the Recognition Program to assist Texas departments in meeting…

Many other volunteers don’t have this opportunity because they aren’t licensed. Volunteers usually are stuck watching for several hours. I am able to touch medicine and do what a pharmacy technician does. The only thing that I am not allowed to do is to fill IV prescripttions. Usually, Pharmacy Techs are allowed to calculate and measure medicines into IV’s that are given to specific patients. Because I am a volunteer, I am not allowed to do…