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I know just how you feel...

We had an arrest. I ended up surfing all the way to the hospital. The family followed us in their car. When I was walking out of the pt's room, the family asked me "Is he going to be okay?" I replied, "We're trying our best. He had no pulse when we got there." They said "What did you do?" I...

Well so sorry that I listen for calls off duty. It's not like I sit around waiting. I work, study, spend time with family/friends, run errands, etc just like you guys. EMS isn't my profession anymore because I'm now a full-time student. We only require 12hrs a week for volunteers (so basically 1...

American Freestyle Karate is what my 2nd degree is in. I've got a yellow in Judo. Green in TKD. Blue(almost brown) in Shotokan... looking at starting Aikido soon. :)

American Freestyle Karate is what my 2nd degree is in. I've got a yellow in Judo. Green in TKD. Blue(almost brown) in Shotokan... looking at starting Aikido soon. :)

I get so distracted by this forum!!!! It's 10:30pmish here and I've got class at 7am-1pm, work from 1:20pm-5:30pm, and more class from 6pm-10pm tomorrow and I haven't even opened my books for tonight yet!!!!!!!

That call seemed pretty sucky. :-/ But I remember a burn incident where the guy had been in a fire and had horrible 2nd and 3rd degree burns all over his body. You could see flesh of all colors - pink, red, black, etc... That didn't bother me. But when we got back to the station, I sat back...

Agreed. C-spine and a c-collar are of no use on a dead pt.

Yup. Too many.

hahaha We have 3 stations set up around the city, but truth be told, my neighborhood is on the far side of the suburbs where, with lights and siren, it'd take our closest crew about 10 minutes to arrive with light traffic...my neighborhood is middle-upper class and is filled with everything...

Absolutely true. I personally push tightly down with a CE grip on the mask and just hope for the best. But in real life, you can normally see the chest rise. If not, you may want to check your oral/nasalpharyngeal and seal and double check anything else. Your partner can be of great assistance...

I agree. Getting wasted doesn't really help... and sometimes you become a patient lol. It's one thing to drink to relax some, it's another to intentionally get completely drunk. If only more people knew that....

I'm assuming most here have a scanner/radio of some sort to pick up calls and such that come in in their area whether when just on duty or at home or in your POV as well. (I have a scanner at home, a portable radio that latches to my belt, and a 2-way at the squad.) For us, as most places, when...

Yeah. Dumb idea. I personally don't discuss calls much in public because of people who may be listening. But if I'm going to talk about it (at dinner to be exact) it'll be no names, no location, no time/date, no gender, no age, etc. Just, like, for example, I'd say "One call there was a pt who's...

hahahaha I love those squishy smiley balls lol. I have a thingy made of water and gel and it is fun to squeeze. ^_^ And I do martial arts. I personally need something where I can truly physically vent, but yoga sounds relaxing. A few people here do that as well. LOL Sex doesn't surprise...

Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo?

Everyone here knows that EMS can be, and normally is, a very stressful job. Not just physically, but mentally and emotionally as well. Therefore, everyone has their own way of relieving stress and tension or just get your mind off of something. I want to know what you do after a long shift, hard...

Anybody with years of experience in the EMS field knows many complicated terms that are rarely used. I personally prefer plain english as opposed to medical terminology unless it's something you may not want your pt or their family to hear/understand quite yet. Regular english is so much faster...

Everything I'm saying is true!!!! To sound good: Because I wanted to serve my community and I enjoy helping others. EMS just sort of came naturally so-to-speak (as in, the practicals and book material were very easy for me to learn and I care about my pt.) To still be honest but not...