Recent content by SarahAus

My next ride along is a Monday, and there's always idiots in peak hour traffic, so we'll probably get an accident or two...

I forgot to update :D I did my first ride along 2 Sundays ago at a fire station and it was AWESOME. I was assigned one station, and they weren't expecting me, because they hadn't read the calendar ahead, but it was fine thankfully. They also had a paramedic student there for the morning who...

I know about the food :) I'm a pretty good baker, so I'm doing up a batch of chocolate chip cookies today, and will make a batch of the world's most awesome blueberry muffins tomorrow morning so I can take them in hot and fresh ^_^ Thanks for the advice - will let you know how it goes!

I'm SO excited! 14 hour shift with the local FD, and I know a few guys from that FD and I think they'll all be pretty welcoming and friendly. So what should I make sure I know so I don't look like an idiot?? Vital signs being the obvious one. I guess make sure I know all my acronyms -...

I was so bummed when Trauma was cancelled. Mostly because I was an extra on it, and had so much fun :D I got through maybe 15 minutes of Chicago Fire and had to turn it off. I'm sure it'd be fine if I knew nothing about the industry.

:P I certainly use other students during class, but at home, the only time I get to practice stuff is when I'm home alone... hence the teddy bear!

Studying for the skills portion of EMT class, and I have a teddy bear as my victim. He makes for a very realistic unresponsive patient... Someone else has been using a pillow. Another student suggested a blow up doll... :rofl: Go on, what random things have you used as a patient??

I feel like I need to add myself just because I'm female... and 0!

You need to marry an Aussie - we're used to bugs and creepy crawlies that want to kill you!

Maybe you should go into training? Find an area where you can teach aspects of EMS - sounds like you'd be an excellent instructor - book smarts combined with real life experience.

I'm an Aussie, but I live in California :) And I've actually just arrived back in Brisbane this morning for a few days. At least I think it's morning... :wacko:

Wow, that's impressive :) I'll have a look through, and probably install Epocrates!

CERT is pretty active in my city/county, and I'm pretty involved at the moment - currently working on the neighbourhood disaster plan and getting the neighbourhood actively involved.

I love the Redback slip ons! I just got a pair of Wolverine something or other - hope they're as comfy!

Hi all! I'm just starting out my EMT training, and just got an email with links for EMS field guides and phone apps. (D'oh - apparently I don't have enough posts to put up the specific links!) How useful are these kind of things for studying/working? Does anyone have a preference for...