Guess ill post my thoughts here, Facebook is overated. It not real often I look over the new music fence but I got wind of the new movie, Safe House. It looks good but the trailer background music caught my attention. It's a song called No Church in the wild by Kanye West (mediocre rapper) and...
One more Breath.
No, EMS is not like what TV shows you. The truth is we accept death as part of life and instead we grieve for the family left in the house to deal with what just happened. And every near death experience just makes us appreciate the next breath a little more cause we...
If you have a EMS license you should consdider this mandatory personal viewing.
If you are a basic and you dont watch both videos you headed for trouble. I wish I had seen em earlier.
The first is an actual course on report writing, the second is what happens if you dont watch the first...
Your toned out to a local satellite care facility 50 miles from the main care center for a Rule out P/E.
Staff says shes just high again (paraphrasing) and she smells awful
A 33 year old female that claims to be a recovering heroin user sits doubled over clutching a personal pillow to her...
Ok! no calls for 8 hours so all 12 of us found out how the DVD player works.
First off netflix streaming movie kick butt.
Second. half baked is the greatest barrak movie EVER!
Bringing out your dead is the second greatest
I just went to the dollar movie to see "The Collector" the movie was ok.
But it was the last scene where the EMT was transporting and .........
It should be on netflix or hulu but it definatly worth a visit to the dollar movie
(Its also kinda scary that the pt got creamed by a PD...
Went to visit my ladys daughter, boyfriend and unborn kid (8 week preg) at new apartment on saturday.
We had my ladys 3 kids in tow, 11 y/o male and 10 y/o female, 13 y/o female.
The kids only came for the pool and food really. (4ft to 12ft small pool)
Fast fwd past the mundane to...
MSDS Says
"Emergency/First Aid Procedures: Inhalation: Remove to fresh air. Assisted respirant & supplemental oxygen should be given if not breathing. Frozen tissues should be flooded/soaked w/tepid water. Don't use hot water. Obtain medical attention in all cases. "
Have you guys had...
I've been takin some pics of daily stuff. Nothing special just pics of everything. I'll be updating from time to time, It a good way to waste some time :)
Enjoy.
http://picasaweb.google.com/ttoude/EMT03#
I did my first long distance inter-facility, ABQ to ELP 4 hours and 36 minutes into the trip I'm gettin a second set of vitals and i notice that the painted shoulder line on the road outside the rear window had a strange wiggle to it as we rolled down the street. Then i noticed sweat beadin on...
Just in general tips tricks and any advice
Personally I just got a conditional hire as a Basic. I came from an autopsy background so this is TOTALLY new, for example I know I need a stethaascope and uniform but thats about it.
I did a few third rides after grad and they taught me a bit...
OK, history channel brings up a good question.
U walk into a scene with a thin male suspended from two crossed wooden planks. Subject is bleeding semi-consious 3 to 4 large spikes through each wrist and feet.
Dirty, posteriour thorasic has full thickness LAC from neck to buttocks...
PT has AMS 80 Central and radial pulses diminished pedal pulses. non-reactive left pupil that is moving erratically and independently of the right one.
Any guess'?
Any other palm os handheld users out there in BLS?
I'm looking for creative ways to use the heck out of this thing to help me learn.
So far I've used the basics word, excel etc. What was most helpful so far was my to do list. I set a to do's with a dose or some other info i need and...