Medical emergencies

your body is one of the many things that happens when you are encountering a major situation. Being a paramedic is the job that happens to make you feel as if you're actually doing good in the world. Paramedics are the people who are there in any emergency situation; assisting injures along with transporting those who are ill or injured to the hospital. In this instance, being a paramedic is the occupation that specifically suits my interest. In order to be a paramedic an individual has to…

1 and was established in 1887. Into the early 20th century the Department began to fully expand its operations such as improved membership benefits, use of motorized apparatus, creation of the Mountain Patrol, and the implementation of the Emergency Medical Service System. In 1915, the Department changed over to a two-platoon system, requiring members to work a 12-hour day or 12-hour night shift for a total of 72 hours per week. Until then, members worked full-time with one day off per month…

In the end, at some point or another we will all die, regardless of technology and medical advancement. Death is a part of life, just as living is a part of life. I believe that the medical technology made many improvements in the ways of life and disease, but I also think that sometimes it is better to allow natural death, as compared to prolonging suffering. Who, in the conscious thought…

Over the course of the 90’s paramedicine slowly transitioned to a university course in response to the expanding role. Ambulance services have evolved from providing a simple mode of emergency transport to a provider of definitive care; to currently being a technical field of health providing pre-hospital assessment, diagnoses and treatment. Changes in the roles and skills performed by paramedics have resulted in the development of paramedicine…

These options equal up to unnecessary training dollars being expended to train new 68Ws and the possible reclassification of the unqualified Soldier, who now faces an uncertain future. The Army Medical Department of the U.S. Army (AMEDD) Center and School has recently removed the RCs capacity for meeting their own training requirements. This means that RC Training Commands no longer have the ability to deploy Mobile Training Teams (MTT) to perform…

hallway to make it to huddle. Not even a snowstorm the size of Texas, trapping us all at work for days, could dampen my mood that morning. It was only my second week on the job in the emergency room when not even a half hour into my shift I witnessed my first cardiac arrest. I remember the charge nurse and medical staff moving at a fast pace as they worked meticulously to prep a room for the patient’s arrival. The stretcher came rolling through the door. One paramedic was hovered over the…

AAS and FGS: Which is Superior? Anglo-American systems (AAS) and Franco-German systems (FGS) are the two main models for emergency medical services (EMS) that are used internationally. Two countries that have implemented each of these models are the United States and Germany – the United States has implemented the AAS while Germany has implemented the FGS. It is apparent that both systems work, as they have been used for over 40 years, but which one is superior? Although the answer cannot be…

Extraordinary curiosity, tenacious integrity, and ceaseless resiliency combine to create the ideal student, teacher, and researcher. Inspired by the potential from understanding social dynamics, I have labored endless hours admiring the work of research from those who exemplify these traits and have become adamant about my pursuit of a career in sociological research. Through these endless hours of labor, I have developed the characteristics and mentality to exceed expectations in the field of…

1. Medical Conditions/Diagnoses: Pa has a diagnosed hx of cataracts in both eyes, is partially blind in her L eye and experiences blurry vision in her R eye, bilateral knee replacement and breast cancer. The Pa is currently being treated for the following DX: HTN, LE edema, OA in knees and shoulders, and hypothyroidism. Pa experiences dizziness, weakness, fatigue, pain in knees rated 8/10 before meds, LE swelling in legs, ankles and feet, stiffness in knees and shoulders, weight gain and…

Literacy in my life comes within my extensive knowledge of the fire and EMS field. I grew up with a father that was a firefighter, and a mother as a nurse. I grew up around the emergency setting, as well as the medical field. My father taught me everything he knew since I can remember. He would tell me stories about how he would get called to a structure fire, and carry my mother and me along. My father would fight the fire while my mother and…