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By: Joe P

Joe P — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:02:11 +0000

First thing I’d like to mention is that aspirin isn’t in EMT-B scopes everywhere.

The next set of questions I’d like to ask (Socratic method… yea) is about “BLS” v “ALS” nomenclature. If “BLS” and “ALS” categories are so important, what is a “BLS physician?” What is an “ALS physician?” If physicians don’t fall into the “ALS” or “BLS” categories, and the categories are so important, what is missing from medical education? Could the subjective categorization of “ALS” and “BLS” interventions and assessment tools be one of the causes of paramedics “forgetting” about “BLS” interventions? Would EMS be better off if, instead of telling providers that this intervention is “BLS” and this one is “ALS” and instead introduce assessment tools and interventions as a continuum of patient care?

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By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:29:23 +0000

I have passed this on to the crews at the Hood.

By: Isaac Stephenson

Isaac Stephenson — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:35:35 +0000

Good post. Another item/skill that is a ‘basic’ but vital skill is what I call patient interaction. It’s everything from greeting the patient to interviewing them to interacting with family members.

By: PhxMedic

PhxMedic — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:24:51 +0000

There is something that I have always been amazed of since my “first save” (As an EMT-B) is that everyone looks down upon the Basic as someone who is just there for support. It was a BLS call and ALS was 15 min out. WE saved him. Without ECGs, Without IV’s. Without anything but asprin then CPR then the ol’standby AED.

Personally, I blame the over use of ALS and the pedestal it is placed upon as “it’s not a real emergency unless it’s ALS”.

By: Timmer

Timmer — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:02:51 +0000

Good call! We can do a fair bit to provide solid care for our patients and maybe even prevent the worst from happening. I guess we Basics should focus on the relevant tools we are givin instead of chasing the dream of higher skill sets and “bigger paychecks”.

My thoughts

By: Lynn

Lynn — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:45:01 +0000

I think many basics also get frustrated by that common statement- “paramedics save lives, but emts save paramedics”. Basics DO save lives, every day, but don’t get enough “thanks” from the paramedics they work with. I’m sorry, but that statement minimizes the efforts and skills of basics. We’re not doing it to make our partner look good. We’re doing it to SAVE LIVES.
Just my 2 cents…