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I know I'm gonna get in crap for this.. but it may have been because you are a volunteer, or were with a volley service. I've had that experience before, and it was because I was a volunteer. That being said, it could be anything. Thing is, you did the right thing. Gave O2, vitals, SAMPLE...

I do have to agree with you, I don't see how this can be an arrestable offense.

Happy New Year everyone! Just wanted to say a quick thank you to all the CLs that have made this site possible. Since I've joined, I've made some friends (didn't have very many before :P) and have learned a lot! I hope everyone has a great and prosperous 2009! Take care everyone, and stay...

Happy New Years to everyone!! Have a safe and prosperous year!

Happy New Years to everyone!! Hope 2009 brings good to everyone here!

Something similar happened.. called for an unresponsive in an alley. Medics arrived, found the pt.. turned out to be a known druggy. Turns out he OD'd and went in cardiac arrest. The medics turned the AED on and it recorded them saying something to the effect of "oh he's just a junky... lets...

Oh I'd like to see those studies.. who has the links?

Typically it would go down like this - according to the text books, but emergency medicine should never be recipe medicine! You will feel more confident after running a thousand SOB calls. Scene Safe BSI ABC, Call for ALS back up/transport truck.. or hang tight until they arrive Apply...

Life over limb. If you have a critical patient who needs a heli or to get out of there ASAP, you wouldn't spend the time it takes to get the KED set up, do the straps up and then get em outta there. You'd manually hold C-Spine, get the backboard under them as much as possible and then lay them...

Tim Hortons

Kev... +10 points

Life without coffee?? Please say it isn't soo! :unsure:

An XL Tim Hortons coffee is 24 oz I believe, so I try to only have one a day.. but I usually have 3 or 4. Speaking of Timmys.. I need one. I have recently gone from drinking Timmys to IV Timmys (see picture to left)

If the patient says "don't touch me" before I touch them, than I don't. I'll ask them if they are alright, if they know where they are, what happened, the date, and if they have been drinking. If they check out fine: A&O x3 / GCS:15 than I don't touch them. I explain what could/might happen by...

Thanks Fort!

You gotta remember a lot of people couldn't care all that much about spending thousands on equipment to save peoples lives.. unfortunately it seems to be a low priority for a lot of businesses like that. "What are the chances we will need to use this thing anyways.. lets just call the ambulance...

And this didn't work this time? Can we get them OUT of the extreme cold, then take some layers off to do the BP?

I've given up making them.. don't last past March. So I guess I'll give er a try. My resolution: to have my resolution actually last.

Oh don't even worry.. we will kick butt soon enough.

How are they recieving oxygen? Home oxygen? Call 9-11, thats really all you can do.