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            After talking to other people who have gone to paramedic school, it gave me the impression the commitment was going to be very difficult and scary. My peers made it seem that if you wanted to be successful you would not have any free time or be able to work outside of school. These conversations created fear and because of that, I waited five years between getting my EMT and my Paramedic. I knew that I wanted to be a Paramedic, this was the job I have always wanted, but what if I wasn’t successful?

            To preface this article, I worked for 5 years in an emergency veterinary clinic, followed by 5 years as a scribe in the emergency...

You have been accepted into a paramedic program, and maybe you are a little nervous. What do you do now? How will you be successful? This article will hopefully give you some tips for succeeding in paramedic school. Programs can vary in length, hours spent in class, and number of days a week in class. It is important to understand the time commitment. It can be hard to adjust to class time and prioritize your life elsewhere. Especially if you have a family, or have a job, while also going to school. Effective time management, knowing your learning style, and not being afraid to make mistakes are crucial elements to being successful in school.

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There are several things that go into giving a HEAR report that are effective. The purpose of a HEAR report is to let the hospital know:

• What type of patient you are bringing in
• What resources or type of room they may need
• How quickly they need to be seen by a doctor on arrival

Your HEAR report allows the hospital to allocate resources and staff to the highest priority patients. If you do not give them an adequate or accurate picture they cannot triage the department effectively.

Aspects of the perfect HEAR report are:

1. Know what you are going to say before you key the mic or dial the phone.
   • You must plan what you will say so...

In this article, we are going to cover:

• The anatomy of the pelvis
• Types of pelvic fractures
• Pelvic fracture concerns
• How to manage pelvic fractures

Anatomy of the Pelvis

            The pelvis is made from two bones. The bones join in the front, at the symphysis pubis, and in the back with the sacrum, at the sacroiliac joints. This forms a ring, and typically when a ring breaks it will break in two places. The pelvis contains ligaments that help hold the sacrum to the iliac bones, the two pubic bones at the pubic symphysis, and the sacrum to the coccyx. There are also blood vessels and nerves that run through the pelvis so if there is...

            Epinephrine works by binding to alpha 1 and beta 1 receptors in the body to increase vasoconstriction and increase the positive inotropic and chronotropic effects of the heart. We remember this because of its use in cardiac arrest patients, asthma patients, bradycardic patients, and hypotensive patients. We’ve all used Epinephrine in varying concentrations either IM, SQ, IV, or IO for cardiac arrest calls, anaphylaxis calls, and some respiratory calls because it also affects beta 2 receptors for smooth muscle relaxation in the respiratory tract, and nebulized in pediatrics for croup.

Why would we use an epinephrine drip? These are useful...

            We will discuss what nitroglycerine does in the body, what it is used for, and what the doses are. To start off, nitroglycerine is a vasodilator which means it causes smooth muscle in the vasculature to relax thereby decreasing blood pressure and decreasing workload on the heart. It can be used to treat angina, myocardial infarctions, hypertension, and acute pulmonary edema.

            How does nitroglycerine work? Nitroglycerine is a nitrate that causes systemic vasodilation which means it works more on veins than arteries. The nitroglycerine is converted into nitric oxide in the body which in turn causes vasodilation, relaxes smooth...