keahi520
02-14-2001, 01:13 AM
Recently the State of Maryland has adopted the new 2001 NREMT-I certification, however we are not recongnized by the state as ALS providers yet. We can intubate, give drugs, do IO's, EJ's, chest decompressions - but yet we can't because in the state we are still BLS only.
So, my question is what would you do in the situation that a persons life depends on whether you act as ALS or BLS? I asked myself this question last night on a cardiac arrest. While I was only "BLS", I still had the training AND equipment to do a full code work up on my patient. I opted to only act as BLS, in fear that I would lose my newly-earned certification.
What would you have done?
So, my question is what would you do in the situation that a persons life depends on whether you act as ALS or BLS? I asked myself this question last night on a cardiac arrest. While I was only "BLS", I still had the training AND equipment to do a full code work up on my patient. I opted to only act as BLS, in fear that I would lose my newly-earned certification.
What would you have done?