Recent content by Eydawn

Why do a manual exam of the testicles? Because you are the first line of information-gathering, and if you miss something significant you extend the time in which it takes for that significant sign to be noticed by someone else. Digital rectal tone may also provide useful information, but as it...

This is indeed a hell of a grey zone. My personal feeling would be that you could only overrule parents if it is something that is obviously life-threatening (AKA: the FF/LEO also sees that the kid is actually in danger of dying). If I were presented with this kind of situation, I would turf...

That's about the long and short of it. They're a very competitive agency. PVH is also difficult to get on with, but a very good company if you can swing it. --Wendy

911 Dispatch pays well, but may distract you from what you really want to do. I'm actually really glad something came up and I didn't end up getting the dispatch job I almost got this time last year. For nursing related experience, I'd say go ICU tech all the way... you'll get a lot of good...

You need to get an Authorization To Test letter (ATT) from someone. You might try, since you're already state certified, talking to an instructor from one of the local education programs and see if they'd be willing to sign off and give you that ATT. You may have to take a refresher in order for...

Nah, we clip into the litter via some of our hand-tied loops, lots of play. Even if you trip, the 5 other people are supporting it, and it usually doesn't cause an issue. It also allows us to more evenly distribute the weight load. Only takes one time to remember the glasses. I got a scrub...

Didn't know you were going on Clear Creek... did you run into Todd and Denise, by chance? They went down there for that as well. I just got a new Osprey pack for Valentine's day (yay for a hubby who also does SAR) and *love* it. I tend to keep my climbing harness in with my normal pack...

Easy there! Sounds like Aidey works in a system where nurses don't dig paramedicine and don't understand how EMS providers work. It sounds like he's as frustrated with not getting the answers as the hospital staff is, and someone gets made the whipping boy... I've seen it happen many times...

Gee, that setup sounds familiar. Ignorant providers, full of their own ego, who treat attempts to behave professionally as an affront. My PCRs were excellent. My attempts to provide care were met with micromanagement at every turn. My attempts to learn to navigate the city I was working in were...

You should have gotten a guarantee in writing of your spot coming back, signed by both you and your program coordinator. Hindsight is 20/20 though... for future stuff like this, ALWAYS get something in writing. Register for it, and take it as high up the chain as you can. Any emails you have...

Red and watery at the end? Sounds like someone irritated the hell out of their esophagus. That at the very least, no matter what else is going on. With lifting heavy things, is it possible that they've got some kind of abdominal tear/hernia/obstruction from lifting wrong? Did they hurt...

I became a first responder at the age of 16. I got my EMT at the age of 18. I am now 23. Yes, there are DEFINITE differences between the ages. It's simple biology in addition to psychology- your brain is still growing and maturing during your teenage years. I was also a precocious...

Yes, just like it's possible to be an RN and an airline pilot. They're separate things. You go to EMT training to become an EMT. You go to CNA classes to become a CNA. You can hold both simultaneously. Wendy CO EMT-B

JP, she just said she was adopted lol... Way to r33d da post.. ;-) Lucid- great to hear! Glad it's nothing super crazy. Yesterday was crazy at my place, my husband basically had his hand forced and is going back to school before I go to nursing school, because his job doesn't want him...

I didn't say you should move him before stabilizing him. I'm saying that with your extended time window, you should consider getting him closer to your access point as soon and as safely possible. You have a lot of hands available. You don't have to he-man rah rah up the trail and bounce the...