Paramedic

When they found somebody unconscious, they follow the following techniques

☛ They will check the response for AVP ( Alert, Verbal and Pain)

☛ If the patient is not responding, any of this sign they will check for heart beat and airways ( neck crooked, obstruction in their throat)

☛ If patient is not breathing, they will put on ventilator and start CPR

☛ Also, can give IV injection

Some of the basic support medication are

☛ Albuterol

☛ Epi pens

☛ Oral glucose

☛ Nitroglycerin

I have the desire to progress as a paramedic afterwards as I enjoy working in a healthcaring environment, which brings me the opportunity where I can try out new challenges.

☛ While treating the patient Paramedic has to take care that they preserve the evidence at crime scene ( Not touching suspicious element or any object)

☛ Make a mental note of the location of a patient

☛ Use a mask while entering crime scene as it may have hazardous chemical in air

☛ Reporting to the hospital for any suspicious observation

☛ Safety first: Make sure that victim is in a safe location.

☛ Check for ABC: Airway, Breathing and Circulation

☛ Stop Bleeding

☛ Look for other injuries: Head, Neck or Back

☛ With sterile dressings cover broken skin if there is any

☛ Wait for an ambulance, while shifting make sure the joints remain immobilize

☛ To reduce swelling you can use ice-bag, put towel between ice and skin surface to avoid frostbite

☛ If leg is broken, keep it elevated above the level of the heart

☛ Lay the victim on his or her back to reduce the chance of shock

☛ Paramedics often work in emergency scenes to provide immediate medical attention to injured individuals

☛ The operate heart monitors, defibrillators and other equipment’s, transport patients to medical facilities and interpret reading recorded by heart monitoring devices

☛ Perform endotracheal procedures and give important information to emergency staff

☛ Clean areas that become contaminated from patients

☛ Make sure equipment is functioning properly

Yes. I remember missing many IVs, but especially one on a critical patient that had huge veins. I then heard from my preceptor a tip for putting in the IV and since then I have been able to get the IV nearly every time. It pays off to listen to constructive criticism.

After seizure:

☛ Check the person for injuries

☛ Turn the person in a position that is more relaxed and easy for him to breath

☛ If person is having trouble breathing, use your finger gently to clear any obstruction in his mouth

☛ Loosen tight clothing around the person’s neck and waist

☛ Take the victim to a safe and spacious area where he/she can rest

☛ Until the person is not fully awake don’t give them to eat or drink

Variety, and the ability to practice pretty much autonomously within certain guidelines, and the fact that I enjoy meeting a people from all different backgrounds.

I have had loss in my life and personally I believe that death needs to be treated with a huge amount of respect and dignity. However I understand that in this profession death can play a big part and understand that there cannot be anything that gets in the way of doing the job and so I have and would face death with a brave and professional face but also make sure that my empathy for relatives is felt.

Nebuliser is used for treating Cystic fibrosis, COPD, asthma and respiratory diseases

☛ Perform CPR on a person who has suffered a heart attack

☛ Deliver a baby if it is not possible to reach a hospital

☛ Stabilize car accident victims and move them to the nearest hospital

I attended an emergency at an airfield and due to the nature of the emergency I needed to see all of those people aboard the aircraft. They were all more superior than myself and did not consent straight away. I was under a lot of pressure first of all to attend the emergency quickly with all the kit I required. Secondly, I had a duty of care to those who refused my treatment so I managed to convince them to be seen.

Compassion, understanding, fitness, an ability to work as part of a team, and a great personality to face the public with.

By limiting their effect as far as possible, including obtaining the appropriate treatment for injuries and by keeping my employer fully informed of any impacts on my work.

As Paramedics, life threatening seizures of an epileptic person can be treated by giving them injections of Valium or Benzo-diazepine drugs till the patient reach to the hospital

They could have eac paramedic specialze in a certain area of incidents. This means the victims will be distributed the staff that are most experienced within the type of situation.

Firstly I am bilingual which is very convenient when patients are more comfortable speaking in their mother tongue. I also have a very unique work experience coming from an isolated community. I am used to having little to no resources, no allied services, working with language barriers. Since I was a part time paramedic I am also used to switching partners and adjusting to different team chemistry.

☛ Respirator

☛ Blood Sample tubes

☛ Automatic blood pressure device

☛ Laryngoscope ( Adult & Paediatrics)

☛ Paediatric feeding tubes

☛ Nasogastric tubes

I would focus mainly on patient treatment and fill out the paperwork later. I would make sure in the quick time between the calls I can get whatever supplies out that I can. In these instances there is really nothing else you can do but focus on the patient.