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3 days?? I'll be there rocking my socks off for 6! ahaha...

Looks like it'll be interesting to see all the fellow EMS nerds come out and have fun also! Don't worry, our group paid too much money outta pocket (our companies wouldn't contribute a dime) to screw off the whole conference...plus, there are so many awesome classes to choose from!! we decided...

Oct 14th-17th.. nifty website too :) http://www.publicsafetyevents.com/ems/index.po

Now, they have ones on the handle?? That's *****in' :D Thanks my dear, I'll definately post some rad pics of weird stuff I find there! :D

Ahahaha :D It should be interesting to see all the nifty things that are up and coming in the feild of para-medicine.. I'm thinking that this trip will either make or break my desire to become a Paramedic vs. RN... especially taking some ALS courses to be nosey :P

Hello, are you going to the EMS national conference in Vegas? There's a group of Medics/EMTs from Modesto that are coming with my group also... Or do you know of anyone at work who is?

I'm not sure if the beer'll be cheaper than here in good 'ole Party-town Chico(most nights have drink specials of $1.- a beer), BUT it'll be worth every penny just to have one in Vegas :D The mannequins sound like a blast to watch... We have a glidescope in the ER that's used only when the...

Just noticed it was your Bday today... Happy Birthday :)

I had something funny happen along the lines of that as well. (I'm an ED tech) There was a LOL that came in from a local SNF one night to the ED... She was pretty out of it-- not responding at all to our feeble attempts to awaken her to find out the Chief complaint and to get the medical...

Hello, just curious if anyone is going to the conference also in a few weeks on Oct 15th-17th in Las Vegas. Has anyone been there before? I guess I'm just curious of what to expect since I've never been to Vegas or a conference before ^_^ Suggestions on good classes to keep my eye out for or...

Thanks for the info, it does make sense. :) The new series didn't "distract" me away from doing proper compressions at all, in fact, I liked that it "tells" you verbal feedback if your CPR isn't adequate enough--very much a no-brainer for anyone(especially people who are new BLS providers and...

I know that as I stand now as a BLS provider, it's not useful to know anything about it's ALS features. However, I am choosing between nursing school and paramedic school for the spring(so it's useful to recognize rhythms and pick up some ALS insight in the process). The Zoll monitors that...

Hello all! I went to a training the other day at our hospital showing us the new changes in the defibrillation equipment that we will be all using soon, and they had the new and fool-proof Zoll monitors "E" series... have any of you used them out in the feild yet? P.S. I really enjoyed the 2nd...

diaphretic skin vs. drowning victims' skin I find that all useful and very interesting... It's true about the pads not sticking to diaphretic patients--they probably won't to a drowning victim as well unless at least wiped off where the pads should go.. I've used betadine wipes on our patients...

I work full time in the ER of a Level II trauma center as an ER tech. We have 3 12-hr shifts a week and I plan on doing an extra 24 hr shift per diem on the ambulance for experiance over the summer. I'm trying to phase out of the main hospital and onto the rig full-time during Paramedic school...

You guys all gave fabulous advice and Im definately going to go for that 45 min jog at the gym before my skills final and read over what the last scenarios will be for the final. :D (Don't laugh too hard.... BUT, a Medic from work told me to practice on my cat, and I think I'm actually going to...

wowsers! Sounds like you were a very lucky trauma team activation.... It sure seems that the boots are about the only thing we save on anyone that comes in for a TTA anymore...

Hello all! I'm still in the EMT-Basic class this semester, just actually got home from taking the 2nd/3 BIG tests in the class and didn't do so hot... I did fine on the written test, but when I went back with an FTO that helps in the class for my practical, I had such bad anxiety I almost...

I wouldn't call it 'passing the buck' I'd call it covering your butt, and allowing someone who's better trained to deal with people who are living in poor conditions. The patient might not have necessarily needed physical treatment, but some sort of psych-consult or intervention with family...

I'd definately transport the patient to the hospital for further evaluation, and if need-be have social services come talk to the pt and family. If at that point, the patient/family refuses care, it'll be well-documented and under the authority of the ER doc or social services worker to do so.