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    the 100% directionless thread

    nyc, orlando bit of tampa and then like a day trip to the east coast of florida, cant wait to get out of this crappy little island for a while!
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    the 100% directionless thread

    ahh thanks for that. im heading over again next sunday for a few weeks im so pissed the exchange rate is so low. but im still getting more dollar for my euro so i cant really complain to much.
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    the 100% directionless thread

    how much is a dime? just counting my change from last years trip and never figured how much its worth?
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    Way Better Than A Mock Crash Could Ever Be

    this was aired last year over this side of the atlantic.. i must say, it was intesnse for a tv advert, but got the message across.
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    Why do YOU carry a personal jump/trauma bag?

    i thought you meant on the ambulance.. i prefair my own bag and have it stocked up to use when on the ambulance or staged somewhere then take it home with me and leave it locked in the boot(trunk) of the car i wouldnt call myself a whacker but i do have a small ems star of life sticker on the...
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    Opinion on Age

    im 21 now, got my nq-emt(the u.s's nremt) when i was 20 and i did find it very hard to get anyone to take me seriously but eventually they will see that you know your stuff and are serious about ems. i can understand why they may be a bit concerned but thats neither here nor there, you passed...
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    Super Sexy CPR

    this has spread like wild fire over the last few days.. i just got it sent to me by a few friends. may include it in the next cfr course i teach :D
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    Paramedic Rap

    its catchy alright... its actually burned forever in my brain the u.s version of ecg cable colours and placement
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    EMT training first?

    ok so at that age id assume youd be old enough to do a ride along as you said above and volunteering at the hospital will give you a feel for that also. do both and decide what you like more. there very different skills between a nurse and an emt, one has the comforts of a nice hospital and a...
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    EMT training first?

    im not to familur with the u.s school system, how old does being a sophomore make you and how long have you left in school? use that time to prepair for being a ''trauma nurse'' from what ive been reading and have observed, being an emt will have no benifit to you being a nurse.. just do...
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    Did i forget anything?

    there you go
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    BLS Kit

    :P haha epic!!! just get a basic first aid kit for the car, anything else just call 911 thats what they are there for
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    Just broke the seal on an airline jump kit

    sternum rubs have been gone for years in ireland.. some people still use it but i reckon it could be classed as assualt. we can pinch the ear lobe(very effective ive found) or try get a pain stimulus from the back of hand or finger.
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    soooo there we were.....

    well basicially yeah
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    soooo there we were.....

    i know theres alot already in this thread but maybe its the same in tx, but in ireland if there is a fx femur more so proximal to the hip we use a backboard
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    Just broke the seal on an airline jump kit

    is that on all delta airline planes? wondeer how the legalities would work there.. as in flight takes off from dublin airport does u.s or irish law apply in regards to patient care?
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    Peadiatric Death

    in ireland no matter what the age resus is not indicated if rigor mortis, hypostatis and injuries imcompatible with life are present. so i wouldnt of either. can you appeal the demotion to eca? or will you?
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    the 100% directionless thread

    hope my holiday insurance covers volcano's and acts of god! i actually dont care about the money, just want to get away and enjoy my 2 weeks off! you should of seen the news papers here in the last 2 weeks, pictures of the airports empty one day and then flooded with people the next trying to...
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    the 100% directionless thread

    Any one else sick of this volcano in iceland? has it effected the u.s much? every other day the airports are shut down here, im getting worried as in a few weeks im due to go to new york and florida for 2 weeks on holiday(or as you guys call it vacation)
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    Is long hair professional in EMS?

    personally i think it looks un-tidy for a man to have long hair and most guys dont have it kept asd well as the ladies..(well maybe some do ive seen some guys in hair salons haha) the ideal set up for me would be short neat hair, clean cut or very well groomed facial hair and on women, hair...
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