Re: New IAFP Position Statement on Critical Care Paramedic Education

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Dr. Bledsoe

The link is down, would you care to give a brief overview of what you read?

Thanks

W. Miles

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> Finally, a reasonable policy on the CCEMT-P problem:

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> http://www.flightparamedic.org/documents/CriticalCareParamedicPositionPaper.

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[Guest guest]

Dr. Bledsoe

The link is down, would you care to give a brief overview of what you read?

Thanks

W. Miles

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> Finally, a reasonable policy on the CCEMT-P problem:

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> http://www.flightparamedic.org/documents/CriticalCareParamedicPositionPaper.

> pdf

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[Guest guest]

, Be sure you add pdf at the end of your url and it should work fine,

that part did not highlight in the initial link that was posted.

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Re: New IAFP Position Statement on Critical Care

Paramedic Education

Dr. Bledsoe

The link is down, would you care to give a brief overview of what you read?

Thanks

W. Miles

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Bledsoebbledsoe@...>

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> Finally, a reasonable policy on the CCEMT-P problem:

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http://www.flightparamedic.org/documents/CriticalCareParamedicPositionPaper.

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[Guest guest]

Thank You.

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> , Be sure you add pdf at the end of your url and it should work fine,

> that part did not highlight in the initial link that was posted.

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> Jim<

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> Re: New IAFP Position Statement on Critical Care

> Paramedic Education

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> Dr. Bledsoe

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> The link is down, would you care to give a brief overview of what you read?

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> Thanks

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> W. Miles

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> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Bledsoebbledsoe@...>

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>> Finally, a reasonable policy on the CCEMT-P problem:

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> http://www.flightparamedic.org/documents/CriticalCareParamedicPositionPaper.

>> pdf

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[Guest guest]

Let's see if I understand this. We are supposed to be Critical Care Certified

and fly in the whirlybird to be able to do critical care transports? Gee, you

mean that all these years I shouldn't have been transporting those patients with

blood or blood products? Or the ones on the dopamine or dobutamine or NTG or

insulin drips? Or interpreting 12 leads and treating SVT and A Fib? Or I

shouldn't have been the first medic in this area to take a vent patient with a

diprovan drip which, by the way, the fly-fly boys had to dc if they were on one

when we called them because they hadn't been " trained " on diprovan?

Well damn, if I'd known that I could have gotten out of a lot of those 100

mile transfers to Odessa and San Angelo. Why didn't somebody tell me sooner?

Guess that's what I get for being an " old school " medic and learning things on

my own.

Guess I better get ready to do one of those 400 to 700 mile drives to a fancy

school since nobody thinks we're important enough out here in the sticks to

provide the course anywhere near us.

Sorry folks. I have nothing against the fly guys. There are times when they

are virtually life savers to our patients. They do a damn good job and are often

the difference between a patient getting out of the hospital and walking off or

never getting to be discharged or walk again. BUT, when you play in our ballpark

out here in the wide open spaces, you better know your stuff, critical care

certified or not. When you're stuck playin Lone Ranger and Tonto with Tonto doin

the driving with a critical patient for 45 minutes or more before you can get to

a Level IV because the weather is bad and you have no communication, the cavalry

aint comin and you're it.

I would love to take a CCCEMT course, but, I can't take off for 2 weeks or

drive 500 or 600 miles twice a week to get somewhere it's offered. Out here, we

do what we have to. You either do your research and teach yourself or, if you're

lucky, find a medic that has and has the experience and knowledge that he or she

is willing to share. Writing a position paper that says everybody needs it is

fine if you're sitting on the I 35 corridor or some place similar that has

access to everything. Unless and until someone decides that the people in the

far flung lower populated areas are as important as the big city folks are and

offers the training in areas where we can manage to get to it, we will just keep

doing the best we can and keepin em alive like we have been.

Sorry for the rant. Maybe, just maybe, this position paper will wake people up

to the need to get this type of training out this way. I guess it could happen,

but excuse me if I don't hold my breath till it happens. I just somehow don't

think I'd make a good Smurf.

Thanks for listening anyway

Joe Tollett

Pecos EMS

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