http://www.theprovince.com/health/people+dead+after+ambulance+plunges+into+Kennedy+Lake+Vancouver+Island/3695197/story.html
Sad day for the EMS community. RIP.
In BC, the average EMS response time is approx, 9min from 911 call to EMS arrival.
http://www.bcas.ca/assets/About/PDFs/Annual%20Report.pdf -Pg 10
So 9mins of straight compression w/o vents performed by a person being told over the phone from the 911 dispatcher, zero O2 going into the body...
Sure its easy for the untrained public to remember, but if EMS takes longer than 4-7 minutes for what ever reason to arrive, the Pt is still not getting no O2. The Pt's going to be brain dead or deceased by the time EMS arrives. Blood circulation and oxygenation are absolute requirements in CPR.
I've been curious about this for awhile so I shall ask before I put all of the JIBC PCP school things into storage. What books from the PCP course should I bring with myself to BMQ? Essentials of Paramedic Care 1&2, The thick Pathophysiology book, theres a few more but cannot recall the names...
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