Recent content by Cup of Joe

I can probably think of 1,000,001 ways to convince the dizzy or weak patient to get in my ambulance before I lie to them with a diagnosis I pulled from left field.

Maybe this job just seems to attract the special ones. :D

Speed limit in NY is 55, but people still tend to take large trucks and small compact cars into the left lane(s) and refuse to go faster than 30-40mph. That, in my opinion is more of a hazard than the drivers going 85 on an open highway.

Same here. :D

Saying "it's college" makes [almost] everything ok.

"but when people call us, they expect us to use the lights and sirens to take them to the hospital, thats why they called." :glare: (don't worry, I smacked that person upside the head for you already) I agree with you. They have very limited benefits, if any. As for responding to a call, we...

I have heard of it indicated for APE. The sites that Fentanyl binds to (k-opoid receptors) causes negative regulation of anti-dieuritic hormone. Not 100% sure, but I think the reduction of intracellular Ca++ caused by Fentanyl may also have something to do with it's diuretic effects.

I think these are a little advanced for EMT (especially because we don't carry hypotonic solutions on the ambulances here), but I'm in a good mood today, and feel like helping. :) Catecholamines are simply a group of bodily hormones that all share a particular chemical make up (amino...

If you don't want to study anatomy, then you can probably get by on the quizzes and even the state test. But to be honest, some of people who pass the state test probably shouldn't be anywhere near a stethoscope. You're not going to learn everything you want to know about anatomy from 50...

I get nothing EMS themed because I tell people I don't want it. I tell them if they want to support my endeavors in EMS, they can get me an Visa gift card/Amazon gift card/cash for learning materials.

On a really quiet night, probably a little before midnight, I just someone make a weird sound effects (not really sure how to describe it). Partner and I look over at the radio and just hear someone scream "IS ANYONE OUT THERE!" over the channel. We looked at each other and lol'd.

Male, 0.

Oh, and because I stumbled upon this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ArXuQwjj7Q :D

Next change to the uniform. :rofl: On a side note, this will be the second time I am working on a certification that they will change the protocols half way through my class. Except this time they're not revising (like they did during my EMT-B), they're rewriting.

Pick one, and say it with confidence...hope no one thinks twice about your pronunciation. :D