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we have one cath lab in the area that is 30+ miles away...doesn't really do you any good.

med school, don't waste your time with medic.

i have had weeks where i did 96 hours in a row...we were short and had no other choice...i feel you though.

it is a riot i hear.

we still use them with tremendous effect. i don't think we will have any other way for a while.

wow, his wife must have been rich. or maybe he tourched it to make the payment off the insurance.

It all depends on your setting, around here most trauma patient who get hurt out in the wilderness wouldn't survive the ride time to get to a hospital with the appropriate trauma center.

whats worng with just good ol' coffee?

I thought obese was the pc term for fat. well if they're that upset then they should not take it out by fattening up their kids.

let them step aside for someone who actually wants the job...good ridence

i once saw an ambo that was thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis big.

as long as you enjoy it thats all that matters, namely because you wouldn't enjoy it if you were failing. good job thus far and good luck for the remainder.

welcome to the life

the ideas there but a tad off, some people learn by seeing, but if they don't understand why the intervention is done on a cellular level then they could only employ the skill when the exact same circumstances show again. Unfortunately that how i learned on cars was by watching but i never would...

Normal saline with a twist of lime for flava.B) Would never do the D5 unless my patient was Hypoglycemic, that being the case it would also mean that he 1 in 10 of the diabetics who's blood sugar goes down as adrenaline hits thier system.

I agree, most of the time it may not present with ketone's or other such marker to inform you of the patients Ph balance, therefore like you said i give them O2 in any case.

I did the same as you as far as taking more education in that was beyond my current scope at the time and still do. Well happy to say most of it has paid off in ways that i was not looking for directly. I have an unfounded thirst for knowledge and i will do this forever. People ask why i don't...

hindsights 20/20...i had the same doubts when i was in class as a basic until it was almost over with. My motivations were my dad and my passions so i kept at it...its not for everyone and it is not like you went to med school and decided to withdraw...or withdrew because you sucked at it. you...

in my area we are very well covered by the Volley FD's so we have yet to run across the scenario. i will ask tomorrow and find out though.

if you can't preform your job comfortably, without worrying about the patient taking you out, then it is very hard to preform your job well. i think if you are mentally and physically prepared for whatever situation may arise, then you will be much better off.