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I don't know the people here well enough to point fingers. :) I've been an active member of another forum for several years and I recognized many people from there, including myself!

http://tech.msn.com/products/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=19445651&imageindex=1 heh-heh ^_^

Holy crap. I'll never look at the "obvious" dead in the same way again. I really appreciate all of the links, thoughts and information. Thank you.

Please forgive my defensiveness. I'm a volunteer who is doing the best I can to eventually become a kick-*** EMT. In the meantime I mostly feel like a dumbass EMT, albeit a well-meaning dumbass. I'm working hard to learn everything I can and combine it with all the training I've gotten over...

We have a 3 lead heart monitor that we have been trained to use and run a strip from. All of our B's use it. Does this mean we aren't supposed to be? I'm new enough that I've only used it once, and that's the machine I should have said instead of the AED.

Are you referring to me? Do you think that's the issue? I've worked in nursing homes and hospitals over the years and I have touched plenty of dead people. This has nothing to do with whether I want to, but whether I should.

They are telling us to run a strip from the AED. That's it.

This is something I have never considered and didn't know was possible.

Thank you, Dan. I'm going to look into this more tomorrow.

I don't know. How many? That's why I'm asking.

This makes sense to me.

Sweet. Wish we could be partners.

I'm thinking out loud here and already questioning the wisdom in that move. lol! What I'm thinking is that obvious is obvious. Why isn't it enough to document rigidity, etc?

Just to be clear, I'm talking about a patient who has obvious signs of death. A patient who we will not treat in any way.

At our last mtg we talked about protocols for when we arrive and a person is deceased. We are supposed to run a strip. I can't seem to get over that. I think life and death are both sacred and can't fathom hooking up a dead person to a heart machine so we can have a little strip of paper to...

What does this mean?

Congratulations Christina! :)

My name is Michelle. I am an EMT-b in a rural Midwestern town. I'm also a classroom associate (that's ***-ociate to my classroom teacher. Beyotch! :P) I work with a severe & profound little guy everyday. We've come a long way, baby. I am a lampworker in my spare time (ha). I make glass...

When I first glanced at this I thought you were talking to me. True. True. B)

Quotes like this are the reason I am here. Snatching the pebble from your hand.............................