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This patient seems to be showing classic signs of shock. One person can call for ALS, collect medicine bottles, interview the woman and get a SAMPLE and the other can provide O2, a blanket and transport once ALS arrives, continue to monitor ABC’s and do a physical exam. I’d suggest bringing...

Was just a thought if your 'boss' would know how long it takes to get to point A then to point B and can estimate where you may be at a particular time. This is also kind of narrowed down to simple, non-emergency transports. It's one of those scenerios that if the company you're working for is...

Oh hun...you just made my day... Can I 'steal' Keifer Sutherland??? LOL ...I'm still waiting for season five to come out on DVD. "...sorry sir, but this is a matter of national security..." :ph34r: POP!!:ph34r: Ok. I'm done. :P

1. Though a nice gesture for wanting to satisfy a patient's request for food, if you know the nursing home would refrain food, then there must be a reason for it (meds maybe???) and if anything negative were to happen resulting from that food intake, you might be held liable. 2. If it's a...

I would refrain from heated padding only because it may not be what the patient needs and depending on the injuries involved, may actually cause more harm than good (especially if there's a lot of bleeding external or internal...known or not known). Being I was a guinea pig for a backboard...

Being here in Cali, I hear ya...yeah the cost of living has shot through the roof and I have thought about going all the way into paramedic, because it does package a nice retirement, but I want the biology degree. Though there's one thing that strikes a funny bone in me. Why does it take a...

That's Emergency 51 :) I use to watch it all the time...LOL. Wow. That was a long time ago

And that's exactly what I'm doing. Going to a CC after leaving high school over 20 years ago. I'll get all my GE done at the CC and the first portion of the Major requirements and yes...it does save a ton of money, especially if you're as poor as I am...LOL. I'm getting at least three years...

Universities are kind of scary, because they're big. I find community colleges to be more relaxing and more personable, because they are smaller and you can get to know your professors on first name basis...LOL. There seems to be more student attention rather than just class attention. I like...

The CPR and emergency responder certifications are the BLS requirements, correct? That's the class I'm in now and apparently the ticket into the EMT-B program, which at my school, only consists of two classes that can be done in either 8 or 16 weeks. I'd prefer a 16 week course so the info...

I'm in Southern California and the EMT-B program I'll be taking is at a community college and so is the paramedic AA program. From the information I've gathered, the requirements are simple to achieve so long as you attend class, pay attention, pass the tests and keep to an average A/B grade...

Wow...a soap product. Was trying to think why her hands didn't react, but then again, the skin on the face is thinner and more sensitive. Gives good thought for future reference. Thanks for the 'ride along' :)

I think this might sum it all up nicely. Who knows what's blowing around at 100 year old farmhouses...LOL. That would be my suspicion without knowing anything else.

What was her last oral intake? Do you know what the last thing she handled was right before the symptoms? Was there any construction going on along the path of her errands? Did she use any eyedrops prior to symptoms? What was her form of transportation running these errands? Was she rubbing...

I would imagine it means Operating While Intoxicated. Same thing as what Driving Under the Influence here means. Does that sd in sdadam mean San Diego? I'm in Vista :)

Though a pre-student EMT-B, I've grown up around EMS, FD, PD, etc. I remember stories told by an old aquaintence I use to go on calls with. There are two shortie stories I can add here. One early morning at about 2am, there's a call of a one car accident and was nearby to where we lived...

Then two more years is feesible. I have a thesis already. I was one of those that dropped out of high school, got a GED, worked, played house, my son is in middle school and all that time I spent teaching myself and feeling around what I'm really dedicated to. I have had such a strong...

After all the counselling appointments I've had right before starting classes, they all referred to a Bachelors in the biological sciences required for higher grad studies. The entry classes are being done at a community college, set for transfer to CSU. Their requirements for transfer for...

Ridryder911...the math is more of a joke. I love math actually. I love puzzles. What kills me is the lack of clarity math instructors have in explaining some of this stuff. Math when I was in high school was soooooo different. No wonder I failed high school algebra. Pre algebra didn't...

How I see it, it should be the other way around. Have the FD under the control of EMS. It makes more sense and can demand the frequent updated education generally required of EMS. FF often come across medical emergencies and the chain of survival can strengthen if they are EMS trained...