Recent content by rgnoon

thanks so much for the info and congrats. I may be calling solo this week!

It says here that the entire WEMT program costs approx. Three thousand bucks. Can you tell us how much the Wilderness add-on (one week program) cost you? The website doesn't seem to differentiate between the two, but 3k for 40 CEUS can't be right.

Brass? Really??

Phew...For a second I pictured you driving an ambulance to work and such. So, out of curiousity, do you take the ambulance to shows, and if so what kind of reaction does it get?

I SINCERELY hope that you are just a collector and that this truck is not your daily driver. ...wow...just WOW.

Brian, I'm sure that you will be happy to hear that HUMC has won a bid for the old Pascack Valley facilities. Today's Bergen Record: http://www.northjersey.com/news/health/Med_center_school_win_Pascack_bid.html Hopefully this ought to lighten the load of the surrounding EDs, even if we have...

I'm going with the vicks' "nasal smear" over the temopral tap.

Environmental exposure...Treating for exposure is integral in SAR and my team is sure to refresh ourselves on appropriate treatment regularly. It is my opinion that treatment for hyper/hypothermia cannot be reviewed too often in search and rescue.

Before anyone goes and posts their protocols, be warned that most agencies don't take too kindly to their internal documents (such as an s.o.p) being published online by employees or members. People have asked this of forum contributors before and haven't been too successful in getting agencies'...

It has been so difficult for many of those communities, and Good Sam is now often the closest facility for them. On top of that Hackensack, Valley and Englewood are diverting from their EDs at record rates due to their heightened patient volume. I know many people who are keeping their fingers...

Yes, their closing has had a huge impact on EMS and ED operations and traffic throughout the county.

Its good to know that we're not the only ones seeing major increases in ER Loads. I just came form a lecture at a pretty prominent hospital in the northwest corner of the county where we lost that hospital (I'm sure that you can figure out which one), they state that during the month of January...

Welcome to the community, I'm sure that plenty of people here will be able to give you some input. First off let me address this: I know that its going to be said, but let me be the first... Don't do it for the money. Primarily because the money really isn't there, and secondarily because...

Upon doing a little reading I've realized that this is the same sorbitol used as a sweetener in many sugar-free gums, although it is being used less frequently as xylitol becomes more popular. I knew that I knew of sorbitol from SOMEWHERE, now I realize that it was just from the Trident label...

It sounds to me that this is part of the point of the assignment. I suggest that you look through your text to determine what occurs to a patient's vital signs when a particular poison is ingested. If you feel that your text does not cover poisoning thoroughly enough, I and a few others, may be...