the 100% directionless thread

[Angel]

Can anyone explain, what looks like a paced rhythm, but the patient does not have a pacemaker, she has had 5x bypass....I'll have a strip when I get off if that helps.

 

[ViolynEMT]

and another 2 year EVOC cert finished. With a perfect score plus all the available bonus points except for one I might add

Is it tough to pass the first time? I'll be doing that in the next couple of weeks.

 

[CALEMT]

Is it tough to pass the first time? I'll be doing that in the next couple of weeks.

Mine was fairly easy, I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[Tigger]

People that call long and laborious patches make me want to burn things with fire.

 

[Handsome Robb]

Is it tough to pass the first time? I'll be doing that in the next couple of weeks.

EVOC is very company and area dependent. Ours isn't difficult unless you're a downright horrible driver and don't understand pivot points of vehicles and how to use your mirrors. Ours is precision-based rather than speed. About 5 hours of classroom followed by 2-4 runs on a 5-10 minute cone course, depending on how fast you go. Basically emphasizes slow sleep maneuvering with one moderate to slow speed maneuvering.

I don't know anyone who hasn't passed ours although it took some 5-6 runs on the course to get the two runs totaling to enough points to pass it.

To give you a quick run down there's 9 stations involving backing, a reverse and forward slalom, "chicane" boxes and an enclosed space u-turn. You start with 100 points and have to have two runs totaling to 200 points. Make a come rock and lose 3 points per cone. Knock it over and lose 5 points per cone but there's 25 possible bonus points. 10 of which have nothing to do with driving and 5 that only one or two people get each year by making the enclosed space u-turn a 3 point turn rather than 5 points.

You'll do fine if you've never driven an ambulance or large truck and have a friend with a big truck see if they'll let you drive it around a while in a parking lot or worst case scenario you can rent a small to medium sized u-haul truck for half a day for like 30 bucks and practice with that.

 

[DesertMedic66]

EVOC is very company and area dependent. Ours isn't difficult unless you're a downright horrible driver and don't understand pivot points of vehicles and how to use your mirrors. Ours is precision-based rather than speed. About 5 hours of classroom followed by 2-4 runs on a 5-10 minute cone course, depending on how fast you go. Basically emphasizes slow sleep maneuvering with one moderate to slow speed maneuvering.

I don't know anyone who hasn't passed ours although it took some 5-6 runs on the course to get the two runs totaling to enough points to pass it.

To give you a quick run down there's 9 stations involving backing, a reverse and forward slalom, "chicane" boxes and an enclosed space u-turn. You start with 100 points and have to have two runs totaling to 200 points. Make a come rock and lose 3 points per cone. Knock it over and lose 5 points per cone but there's 25 possible bonus points. 10 of which have nothing to do with driving and 5 that only one or two people get each year by making the enclosed space u-turn a 3 point turn rather than 5 points.

You'll do fine if you've never driven an ambulance or large truck and have a friend with a big truck see if they'll let you drive it around a while in a parking lot or worst case scenario you can rent a small to medium sized u-haul truck for half a day for like 30 bucks and practice with that.

Ours is about the same. 8 hours of classroom covering EVOC and gurney mechanics and then 8 hours on the track. We also do a lift test on the track and everyone gets to put snow chains on the ambulance (I have never even touched them since then). If you have only ever driven a smart car you may have issues. If you have or drive full sized SUV/trucks then it's not a major issue.

 

[9D4]

Welp. Going to LA next week. Just decided that tonight and literally just got everything set up.
I promised someone Id take her to see Cinderella the movie. Then went with another girl. Which is apparently traitorous when it comes to this one, so I'm taking her to LA for the sole reason of seeing the musical version at a theatre.
I sort of regret this decision.
On another note, if anyone has any good day ideas for LA. I'm all ears. I've never been. Only staying overnight.

 

[band aid man]

good case to bone up on nephrons and osmotic pressure!

Ya when I go into relapse (which is way less now thank god) I get so much edema. When I was a kid I'd be in the hospital more then out. when I'd swell I'd look like I went 12 rounds with tyson. And it feels like your skin is ripping.

 

[Handsome Robb]

Welp. Going to LA next week. Just decided that tonight and literally just got everything set up.
I promised someone Id take her to see Cinderella the movie. Then went with another girl. Which is apparently traitorous when it comes to this one, so I'm taking her to LA for the sole reason of seeing the musical version at a theatre.
I sort of regret this decision.
On another note, if anyone has any good day ideas for LA. I'm all ears. I've never been. Only staying overnight.

Yea saying something like that and then doing something like that generally doesn't go over well.

Just my experience.

 

[RocketMedic]

The question is what sort of clothes will you wear?

 

[RocketMedic]

For your sake, I hope the other girl you took to Cinderella was an adorable young female relative, or if an adult, either a sister or dying of cancer or something.

 

[Chimpie]

Getting married in 11 days. OMG!

 

[9D4]

Yea saying something like that and then doing something like that generally doesn't go over well.

Just my experience.

Yeeeaahh. The first one had already seen it, so I made the mistake of thinking that got me out of it. Yeah, no.

For your sake, I hope the other girl you took to Cinderella was an adorable young female relative, or if an adult, either a sister or dying of cancer or something.

The fact that I'm driving 6 hours each way to make it up probably sufficiently answers that...

 

[ViolynEMT]

EVOC is very company and area dependent. Ours isn't difficult unless you're a downright horrible driver and don't understand pivot points of vehicles and how to use your mirrors. Ours is precision-based rather than speed. About 5 hours of classroom followed by 2-4 runs on a 5-10 minute cone course, depending on how fast you go. Basically emphasizes slow sleep maneuvering with one moderate to slow speed maneuvering.

I don't know anyone who hasn't passed ours although it took some 5-6 runs on the course to get the two runs totaling to enough points to pass it.

To give you a quick run down there's 9 stations involving backing, a reverse and forward slalom, "chicane" boxes and an enclosed space u-turn. You start with 100 points and have to have two runs totaling to 200 points. Make a come rock and lose 3 points per cone. Knock it over and lose 5 points per cone but there's 25 possible bonus points. 10 of which have nothing to do with driving and 5 that only one or two people get each year by making the enclosed space u-turn a 3 point turn rather than 5 points.

You'll do fine if you've never driven an ambulance or large truck and have a friend with a big truck see if they'll let you drive it around a while in a parking lot or worst case scenario you can rent a small to medium sized u-haul truck for half a day for like 30 bucks and practice with that.

Thanks for the input. I don't know what I was expecting, but I don't think I'll have a problem. I've had some practice. I drove a U-Haul halfway across the country towing a car behind.

 

[Tigger]

Welp. Going to LA next week. Just decided that tonight and literally just got everything set up.
I promised someone Id take her to see Cinderella the movie. Then went with another girl. Which is apparently traitorous when it comes to this one, so I'm taking her to LA for the sole reason of seeing the musical version at a theatre.
I sort of regret this decision.
On another note, if anyone has any good day ideas for LA. I'm all ears. I've never been. Only staying overnight.

Choices bro, choices.

 

[gotbeerz001]

Welp. Going to LA next week. Just decided that tonight and literally just got everything set up.
I promised someone Id take her to see Cinderella the movie. Then went with another girl. Which is apparently traitorous when it comes to this one, so I'm taking her to LA for the sole reason of seeing the musical version at a theatre.
I sort of regret this decision.
On another note, if anyone has any good day ideas for LA. I'm all ears. I've never been. Only staying overnight.

So you're seeing Cinderella twice in a short period of time??

During the day, you could probably rent 'The Notebook' or if you're feeling really adventurous, 'the Fault in our Stars'.

 

[Angel]

haha not all girls like that cheesy crap! ill take guns and blood over a love story ANY day!

 

[9D4]

So you're seeing Cinderella twice in a short period of time??

During the day, you could probably rent 'The Notebook' or if you're feeling really adventurous, 'the Fault in our Stars'.

Hey. Ones a movie. The others a play
I'm totally down. If you're wiing to sit through it, those movies pretty much guarantee ... Ahem. I lost my train of thought. Disregard.

 

[9D4]

Has no one seen the episode of South Park where all the guys take their wives to the musical? That's what this is making me think of now. Hahhaha

 

[Ewok Jerky]

Just signed up for cable specifically to watch red sox. I even told the lady at the office "I am only doing this NESN so I can watch the red sox". Get home and hooked up and...wait for it...NESN is "not authorized". hate hate hate comcast.