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    the 100% directionless thread

    noo first day of winter tomorow, well in this part of the world anyways. halloween party last night, first time drinking in a few months all i remember is telling my mate to run while i shot at him with my airsoft guns while drinking a bottle of beer, remember kids safety first haha
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    Jump Bag Contents

    well you did say " until i go back to ems" also generally your not insured to practice outside of duty hours... well unless you insure yourself and buy your own amublance to drive around in, in your spare time
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    preffered boots

    i have a pair of tuf king boots that are above the ankle and have a side zipper. looking to upgrade to some magnums soon. the side zips come in great on night shifts when you need to get dressed fast
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    Herbs and Oils

    screw the atropine.. get some oils! while it may very well be true, i cannot see herbs and oils in the way im imaging them doing the work of medicially tested drugs
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    Aspirin contraindications??

    in ireland our contra-indications for asprin are: under 16 active g.i ulcer or bleed bleeding disorder( e.g hemophila) and a known severe adverse reaction.
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    What is EMS???

    Alot of your comments seem to be u.s based though, in alot of other countries ems doesnt refer to an m.d, they use there education, guidelines and common sense to make informed decisions based on there clinical findings.
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    is a broken arm an ALS or BLS call?

    if it was a simple fx with no major complications or moi, im going to say bls, keep als for more important calls. emt's here can give entanox for pain relief and paracetamol.
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    Simulators

    we have a good few like that sim man but not as advanced. Our best one generates a rythm for the ecg but the rest is up to how good your imagination is and your training officers is.
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    Living the dream.

    sounds interesting! congrats ive very limited pedi exposure myself and when i do its always minor stuff( thankfully)
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    Snorting Salt

    its a huge problem over here in ireland and the uk, there legal highs but are actually worse then the real thing. they are becomming illegal soon enough
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    Paper or Computer?

    paper and handed in or mailed to the central office to dossapear into a huge filing cabnit.
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    What pain management options do you have?

    the final decision is up in the air still, but apperently there to include ibprofen mainly because we deal with alot of soft tissue injuries
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    What pain management options do you have?

    at basic level here we can give entanox and paracetamol soon to be updated with new 2011 education and training standards
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    Personal Equipment?

    oh its cleared and it's ok, i get it quality controled along with the rest each time, so thankfully there is no issue there.
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    When you're not saving lives...

    i love video games on the ps3 great way to un-wind. cod: modern warfare 2 is epic.... I play airsoft alot aswell which is like paintball but for cool people heh heh heh. Ive a g&g m4 variant, a glock 17 both have great rof and fps, i play with a team and compeat in games every other weekend...
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    Personal Equipment?

    i use my own steth, pen torch, glucometer and always keep a tonne of pens as they are forever stolen on me. I just like my own equipment better and i can trust it works as it hasnt been used by 6 other people in the last week.
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    Grants

    im planning alot of fundraising for my own unit this month. look into bucket collecting, car washes at the weeknd. try get into a local shopping mall and set up a display/ stall with some equipment to get your name out there. apply to some bigger banks and financial insitiutions for some grants...
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    Proper BVM technique

    my take on it is and my clinical practice also say once advanced airway is placed ventilate at 8-10 resps per min. which equals to one squeze of the bag every 5 seconds if it takes 2 seconds to squeeze it in and release. the way i see it is that 1 squeeze of the bvm will deliver 100% o2 in a...
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    Any weird psych patients?

    aa while back i had a girl in after taking some sort of hallucinogenic argued with me that she wouldnt answer a word until i kicked the girl wearing silver out of the room(pointing at the sink) i was stuck for words and said "em maybe both of us should leave the room, i dont think shes able to"...
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    BP Cuffs?

    theres no hardline rule with my company but i prefare taking it manually myself so i dont loose the skill.
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