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What a shock!Someone practicin redneck EMS down under.I'm surprised he didn't irrigate with it too!

All the above plus burnout&PTSD.Unfortunately,I experienced it back when it wasn't macho to get help and there weren't the resources we have today.

Amen brother!! Let's get back to imparting some wisdom on the younger generation.

Problem is my computer's down.I'm usin my phone for now.

Sorry,I'm a lousy speller.That's supposed to be considerations.

Sure, http://www.cert la.com/YaBB.p Mycroft gave this to me.

You can do picture perfect CPR and still break ribs,but if you don't do it,they're dead anyway.You cringe inside,thank God they can't feel it,and do what you have to do.

Hey Matt, I'm trying to send an earthquake scenerio I did in 2008 to LA CERT for training purposes and I'm not real computer savvy.When I look up the thread in archives,there's no thread tools in there.Any ideas?

archives doesn't have thread tools or email this page. What now??

I certainly didn't mean to start a firestorm here.The commandments are meant as hand me down wisdom from 1 generation of EMT to the next.The commandment in question came about from me having to report a facility our company cotracts to for elder abuse,putting me square in my manager's crosshairs...

With my son about to start EMT academy,I figured I'd share some dad wisdom; THE 10 COMMAMDMENTS OF EMS 1.THOU SHALT CONSIDER THE SAFETY OF YOURSELF&YOUR CREW OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE. 2.THOU SHALT HOLD THE SAFETY OF ALL OTHERS SECONDARY. 3.THOU SHALT PROVIDE THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE. 4.THOU SHALT...

Frostbite's right,we've all been there.All you can do is give the pt your best&leave it to God.My first time I was 20 min out from the nearest ER by myself in the back,on a windy mt. road with no a/c in the back.I nearly became a pt myself.After all that,he didn't make it.You're gonna lose some...

Is it possible to forward the 2008 earthquake scenario to LA CERT??

We had a call for a 14y/o with abd pain in a house with 3 generations of hispanic family&catholic memorabilia everywhere.The only english speakers there were the pt&het 9y/o brother.When my partner asked if she was pregnant,she paled&denied the possibility.Her brother got an evil looking grin on...

Another way to volunteer you may consider is CERT community emergency response team.This program was founded by LA city,who realized even they don't have enough personnel to handle a disaster.If first responders are overwhelmed,members are trained to get the ball rolling,them work under the...

I can relate to big bald guy.I drive a transit bus bus on my day job&over the years I've had siezures,neck wounds,panic attacks,an arrest revived by his implanted defibulator,and 2 gnarly accidents I came across.1 driver impaled in the neck by a piece of flying pallet,the other trapped in a...

Believe it or not,this was in El Cajon.I don't know what the Camp Pendleton guys were doing there,but I'm glad they were.This one woulda been great for a reality show.

San Diego protocal When I get the computer up again,I'll do a post on how DNR's evolved im San Diego.It was interesting,yet frustrating.

b/p policy If you think about it the rumor you heard makes no sense.Playing murphy,if medics are unavailable,coming from a distance,or you have a short transport time you're supposed to wait???????

I was on my way to work one day when a car 2 cars ahead of me suddenly swerved off the freeway,up an embankment and rolled.To my horror,I watched the driver fall out her window and the car roll over her.The driver ahead of me narrowly missed the car.I grabbed my jump bag,ran to the driver,and...