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I hate "us or them" ultimatums. I was given one today by one of my bosses. I had been getting work through a temp agency. While I was working for the temp agency, the seasonal job I had last winter contacted me and wanted to know if I would come back for another season. I said "Yes, I'd love...

The person above me has a bland screen name :P

I certainly wouldn't want to do something like this. Not even for 'barn yard' vet medicine. I even remember a question on one exam that went something like "The vet sends you to the hardware store for (this) (that) and (the other thing) so he can do an emergency decompression of bloat. What else...

As a general rule, I only give one name when on call. Usually my first name, unless I'm on a crew with another crew-member going by the same name. In that case I will just give my last name, which actually sounds more feminine than my first name.

The person above me has been waiting a few days for a reply to this post. So here it is ;)

Where does the time go? I can't believe its been almost 2 months since I last signed on here. Been very busy with a full time temp job (hopefully will turn into a permanent job) with over an hour commute each way, plus various volunteer work, as well as picking up some new recreation activities...

In my area 'en route' and 'responding' mean two different things. En route means you are on the road towards your destination. Responding means you're getting ready to hit the road, but haven't left your current location yet. Its used to let people know you have heard the tone and plan on...

Yup :) I happened to stumble across an event being held by the local 'province' this spring. So I went home, dug out the outfit I wore to my cousin's wedding and went back to join in the fun. I'm the one on the far left. Sure my outfit wasn't exactly period, but it was close enough...

For the past couple months I've been planning on attending an SCA event that is coming up in a couple weeks. I've been working hard on garb and gathering the other stuff I'll need that day. Today I got an invitation for a cookout with the animal rescue I volunteer with. It will be held...

So far the only thing that has made me feel nauseous in the EMT world is feeling bone grinding on bone. Happened when I was helping to readjust a patient's ankle to a position of less discomfort. Similar to the way I felt in a vet clinic assisting during an amputation when I had to hold the limb...

Well, I've posted this a few times, so older members, feel free to skip my post ;) I didn't intend to get into EMS in the beginning. I am a licensed vet tech (hence my screen name and avatar) and when I was unemployed, the local career center suggested I pad out my resume with volunteer work...

Well, the pyramids were before my time, but I can tell you from experience that drawing a crossbow over and over can lead to sore arms.

25 is old? Yikes! What does that make me? I'm 33 and single.

I was thinking it was in the cornea too.

Want a real horror story? Someone just gave me a link to this. Guys, you have been warned... its was painful to read, and I'm female.

I was taught "Blind as a bat, dry as a bone, red as a beet, madder than a wet hen."

The same way you would tighten a cravat. Tie a knot, put something under the knot to twist it tight, tie in place when tight enough. I was just listing off things that many people have on them that could be used in a pinch. Yes, I meant a fabric belt, not a leather one, and tied and twisted...

I'd be more likely to use a BP cuff to pad the lumbar region when someone needs to be boarded. Using a BP cuff as a tourniquets is a good way to make a BP cuff wear out faster. Besides, things like a cravat, a shirt, a belt, etc make better tourniquets in a pinch.

On humans? I haven't needed one yet. On animals? I've used them to keep limbs straight when an IV ends up being positional.

I've done mouth-to-snout to one of my mom's pet rats, but thankfully there were no cameras around.