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yes, the psychiatrist was present. She simply stood in the corner and looked helpless while some random man did CPR on an awake patient. Why didnt she step in? We may never know the answer... It turns out that when the pt would "fall asleep," it would take a pretty firm sturnum rub to...

Yesterday during my ride time we were dispatched to a 52 year old male, unresponsive and CPR in progress at a local psychiatrists office. He was in the middle of a mental health eval when he collapsed... Turns out hes an alcoholic. He drinks a fifth of vodka daily and was quite inebriated...

Awesome thank you everyone for the swift responses!

I AM NOT an EMT student... Just an observer for the time being. I dont start my EMT course until June. Thats why I was apprehensive wearing EMT pants when I have no formal training other than CPR

Hey all, Im going to be doing a ride along with West Des Moines EMS (yes i live in iowa) and i have this question: When I signed up to do the ride along, the lady told me to either wear khakies (sp?) or EMS pants. I do not own a pair of khakis currently but i DO have some new 5.11 EMS...

It is all due to VALENCE ELECTRONS... they are the outermost electrons in the atoms of these individual elements, and are responsible for their REACTIVITY. Hydrogen on the periodic table is in group 1A so it has just 1 valence electron. Oxygen is in 6A so it has 6 valence electrons. In order...

my hometown rides in these... pretty cool black ambulances

Looks like thats what i wanted. Not sure why it didnt come up searching... Thanks!

So I have been searching the forum and didnt find what I was looking for... did your service/company get a new ambulance recently? (last 2-4 years or newer) If so, lets see a pic! Inside, outside, whatever floats your boat. Just interested in seeing how they are different city to city, state...

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Be particularly aware about "scene safety" protocols etc. An easy way to get on a medics bad side is to become a victim yourself. Now its a seperate patient to deal with! I learned from experience... stepped out of the ambulance onto a roadway (mistake on my part for not knowing asking the...

Not taking sides on this thread here.... but from an outsider looking in at the field of prehospital medicine as a student: If I was in a car accident or some other situation and needed medical attention, I wouldn't care how many times the paramedic or EMT treating me took the exam before...

first person to say "Yup im going to jump out of that perfectly good airplane and hopefully float to the ground." or the first person to test parachutes.... "Well, looks like paper is NOT the best material."

Dont think anyone mentioned this yet, but if conditions are pretty Icy, Yak Traks are always helpful (the spring loaded spike-covered net that goes on the bottom of boots) They are great and one size fits all. Many different kinds out there, just depends how much you want to spend. If your not...

gotcha makes a lot more sense now...

not wanting to hijack this thread or anything so excuse me for being so green. What the hell is a Whacker? :rolleyes:

This happened to me as a ride along: Let me just say first, that I live in Iowa City (University of Iowa is the number 4 party school in the country, and we show it.) This happened on Halloween weekend so plenty of...interesting costumes. So needless to say we picked up countless...

Hey all, I am looking at eventually buying EMS pants and boots, etc along with some other gear. What is the best website for clothing? Best for equipment? (like shears, etc) I was recommend 5.11 tactical but just getting some second opinions. I want something fairly cheap, yet still...

Didnt find my answer searching the forums so here goes: This is my first post I will be taking an EMT Basic course next summer, and just had a few questions: What exactly is the process of teaching emergency medicine in the class? I have read many different website talking about the...