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how common is it for departments to carry a small medical rescue backpack? the reason why I'm asking is that we just recently got new rope equipment and we do have room for another small bag. But I'm just curious if it is a common practice to have a bag to use. I know we all have our...

okay coming from a town of approximately 2500 I'll throw in my comments. I agree that you have to watch what you say and if you do screw something up it does get around fastly. You also get to know people a little better and chances are when you go pick someone up with the ambulace you will...

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I agree with what the other 2 posted. It makes a difference in how you handle the stress. And it is important for you to know your feelings and the effect that this job has on you. I've done this for 3 years now and still love it for the most part. I've had some mild burnout of not really...

Have a good trip. Sounds like a fun long drive. Oh and have fun going through Nebraska there ain't a whole lot there and its kinda flat. Oh and warm. I've driven through a couple of times. Now Iowa on the other hand doesn't look that bad at least the corn around my neck of the woods is...

oops I missed the patch. Sorry We do have a Polk in Iowa that does use Air Evac Lifeteams So I just jumped at the conclussion. I have seen it a number of times of using a chopper up here for training/educational type stuff. And the chopper is the main trauma chopper. They come if they...

LMA--laryngeal Mask Airway Joemt- do they have a problem with aspiration?? I think that was the main concern when we were talking about them here.

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I'm thinking correct me if I'm wrong I think it might be an Iowa county called Poke. Which is around a major town here.

We had an inservice at the hospital covering Airways last week. It was the first time I had seen a king LT. Which looked alot like a combitube. Just smaller, and used only 1 syringe. I know they still use ET tubes. Now a question for others as the flight nurse giving the inservice said not...

Okay I'm a soda junkie of regular pop. I just don't care for the diet taste, unless it is Diet Mountain Dew. I have found my self drinking less when I'm working at the park as to sitting at home all day. I have gotten into a habit of carring a water jug with me in the 1 liter size and am...

I watch House, Saved, ER, and other medical showes when I'm home but I also like to watch Cops and Dog the Bounty Hunter.

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Sorry for your loss Alex. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. Take care of yourself and remember we are all here to help you out.

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Well last night the nurses and I sat around and played games, we had no patients. About 7pm we started getting ERs for a laceration to the leg stitches, broken arm sent on to a large town, kid bitting through her lip from falling off her bike so dermabond it, and another person who is very...

Wow you have been busy!!! I have been working hospital shifts as a CNA. Saturday wasn't bad I think we had 1 ER visit and dismissed our 1 and only patient in an 8 hour shift. Sunday we had 1 patient when I got there and ended up leaving 2 patients. We also had probley around 9 ERs in my 8...

In our old ambulance garage attached to the hospital we always had to park at an angle. I think the overhead door was like 1 1/2 door wide. So when you backed the second unit in you had to make sure you had it slid over far enough and the first unit you had to back in far enough and over far...

I've emailed him. Does that count?? In the emails I've asked why it seems I am the one that gets all the crap and he tap dances around the fact that I'm not the only one or the crew I normally run with aren't. I've tried to expalin things about responding to the station some times does take...