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  1. boingo

    Bad call

    We have a team made up of department members and off site staff, with a facility well out of the city for inpatient tx of stress, substance abuse and related issues. Strictly voluntary and confidential. Those who have used it seem to think it was a good idea. http://onsiteacademy.org/5.html
  2. boingo

    Bad call

    We have a team made up of department members and off site staff, with a facility well out of the city for inpatient tx of stress, substance abuse and related issues. Strictly voluntary and confidential. Those who have used it seem to think it was a good idea.
  3. boingo

    just a rant

    That is too funny!:rofl: I hope you at least got a certificate with orders, it would be nice to have it show up on your DD 214 at the end of your stay.
  4. boingo

    Occlusive dressings

    vasoline gauze and the foil packaging it comes in.
  5. boingo

    Do city employed medics make as much as fire medics?

    Boston and Worcester, Mass.
  6. boingo

    Tia

    Was a CT angio done?
  7. boingo

    New member, jut sayin' what's up...

    What department you get on?
  8. boingo

    What can you tell me about active variceal hemorrhage

    Vasopressin is an option for those systems that carry it, pouring saline into these patients just hastens death.
  9. boingo

    Blood Pressure: ALS v. BLS

    I'm wondering why the OP would call for ALS and then "chill" for 10 minutes waiting for them? If you think the patient is ill enough to warrant ALS, perhaps driving towards a hospital would be a better idea. With that said, the patient is w/o complaint. I'm not in the habit of treating a...
  10. boingo

    EMS/FD/PD Refusing Patient Request

    ideally you should have been covered, however I have no idea how many other patients they were tending to or what other circumstances were involved. At the very least you now have a patients point of view and will be that much more attentive to preserving a patients privacy when practical.
  11. boingo

    Double paramedic

    Boston, King Co. Washington, Pittsburgh.
  12. boingo

    military medics who have gone on to civilian EMS?

    Schofield, nice duty station, when you are actually on the rock. Wolfhounds!
  13. boingo

    Allergic reaction

    Epinephrine.
  14. boingo

    Aluminum foil for burns

    To be honest, I think the OEMS inspectors are harder on BEMS, but I could be mistaken. I can tell you they have gigged them on some really stupid things, aluminum foil for example. The protocols are guidelines, I can't recall ever having issues with the State regarding patient care, if the...
  15. boingo

    Aluminum foil for burns

    Really? Last I checked BEMS is subjected to annual inspection like every other service in the State, as for OEMS "guidelines", they are just that, guidelines.
  16. boingo

    Pulling the plug on EMS

    Bad day as it where, my attack on your status as a student was uncalled for, and at the end of the day, I enjoyed the discussion. Perhaps I envy you just a bit, I am happily married with two beautiful girls (karma, long story :P) and couldn't ask for more. I strive to be the best at what I do...
  17. boingo

    Pulling the plug on EMS

    The topic was Narcan, so your are still a ways off.
  18. boingo

    Pulling the plug on EMS

    Try to focus on the topic you raised, Narcan, your disdain for U.S. EMS is obvious, and I am on board with the need to revamp the educational requirements.
  19. boingo

    Pulling the plug on EMS

    Maybe, although Oxy's are a huge problem here, when they can't find the clean burning pharmacy grade stuff they end up on H.
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