->  DC> I am curious to see if that in other parts of the country if nur
->  DC> home nurses can or cannot do the same or more that EMT's or
->  DC> Paramedics. Several years ago,and many pounds, I worked for a pr
->
-> In reguards to your question about Nursing home nurse's and staff.. I
-> have to agree with you... Seems that in my 11+ years in EMS and Fire
-> just about every nursing home that I have went into, the staff either
-> not capable of doing procedures correctly, or they were not allowed.
-> speak with many not so fond memories of running on calls to nursing h
-> where CPR was being done not only with bad tech. but also done still
-> on the bed, or without O2 or anything... So apparently there is a lar
-> descrapancie in what Hospital staff and nursing home staff can do in
-> of emergency treatment.... 
 
This sort of "treatment?" happens everywhere as far as I can see.  The
horror stories about nursing homes never seem to cease.  It's simply
neglect in a lot of instances where EMS is called where had the proper
care been initially given, the pt. would never had needed us.  If
reading the charts, and following directions is too much for "some" of
these people they have no business being in the health/medical field.
 
Thom Riley EMT-P
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