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    I had my first fatal crash (while actually on duty)

    Hey Hockey, I agree take tomorrow off, relax with family, I see you are from Michigan so I assume you are a wings fan, so sit back tomorrow night and enjoy the Wings, Predators game with family or friends and just enjoy what you have, do your best not to dwell on the what happened. And...
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    Diphenhydramine

    LOL this conversation is getting smarter than me... basically I need otc meds to have on hand in case of anaphyalxis...Epinephrine is taken care of but I need a Histimine blocker as well I always understood Diphenhydramine to be the best OTC for that but if you guys have other suggestions let me...
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    Diphenhydramine

    What I understood it was it was an H2 blocker, I have never heard of it blocking H1 before though.
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    Diphenhydramine

    Really thats interesting I had no idea zantac did that. I will try to carry both LOL I have two TwinJect EpiPens so that's 4 0.3mg doses
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    Diphenhydramine

    Does anyone here know the best source of Diphenhydramine I should be carrying in case of anaphylaxis? I know Benadryl comes in many forms but does it come as a chewable, or some other quick dissolving method? I need to carry a few doses with me for work, I work in very remote areas 2+ hour...
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    Medic Alert

    I will probably go for the Bracelet and a tag laced into my boot just as a back up Thanks for the input :) Dobo
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    Medic Alert

    I had thought of just shoving it down my shirt but in the summer if it is hot out I often work without a shirt on.
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    Medic Alert

    Okay I am taking on a new job as an engineer and I am going to be in the field a lot in very remote locations. I have a bee sting allergy and other medical info that should me made available should something happen to me, I wanted to put on a bracelet and put a tag somewhere else. I don't want a...
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    Has anyone polled EMS about the following?

    30ish never married - came close once then I found out she was a crazy, had I found out a few months earlier I could have saved $2300 on a damned ring... BTW I have a ring for sale LOL no caffeine, no alcohol, no drugs (exercise keeps me going)....but I do smoke, stupid mistake I made when I...
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    Irishness

    Mom's Irish, Dad's Hungarian
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    Stopping for an accident w/ unstable pt...

    I can only respond with my protocols if I witness an accident with or without patient I cannot initiate care until dispatched so I actually have to radio it in and then they would respond with a dispatch, if I have a patient in my care at the time my duty is to that patient until I can either...
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    Volunteers need to go find new hobbies.

    Just out of curiosity what do you feel about certified first aiders performing assistance to injured people while waiting for EMS arrives? If a Red Cross Standard level First Aid, CPR, and AED certified individual comes across a scene and acts with in their training do you feel they need to...
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    "Moral refusal" to provide care provisions

    How does homosexuals getting married impose their rights over you? Do you have the right to say who all gets married? I think we are confusing rights with moral objections here. Speaking out that you feel homosexuality is immoral is not a hate crime, it is an act of free speech. Committing a...
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    The "Whats Your Name" Campaign

    Rob Dobo, but my friends call me Dobo
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    "Moral refusal" to provide care provisions

    I'm with daedalus here, once you put on your hat you are required to fulfil your duty to the people. Regardless of race, religion, gender, politics, or moral values. Like say you are a member of the Ku Klux Klan, does that give you the right to refuse treatment on peoples of different races? I...
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    EMT workers arrested in British death

    Thank you VentMedic, that clears things up a lot. Unfortunately I have no sympathy for these medics. Your extra info just says to me that they were simply negligent in their duties to the point of being criminal.
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    EMT workers arrested in British death

    If they simply said something to the effect that "was this guy worth saving?" in a bit of morbid humour but immediately went to work on him I would say it is just a case of insensitivity and poor judgement in what you say. The fact that they debated reviving him is simply criminal and I cannot...
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    EMT workers arrested in British death

    It's one thing to state a negative comment on the guys living conditions but to debate as to whether or not you are going to resuscitate because of it is absolutely criminal.
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    SCBA Regulator check

    My favourite is the new MSA's except they cheaped out and put plastic buckles on it which in the extreme cold up here snap like a twip, So Scott would be my first pick but I am stuck with an old MSA
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    SCBA Regulator check

    it's H2S, you have 4 minutes from "knockdown" to death, we are trained to do it in pair and also if we have to alone, time is too tight to wait for back up, that is while equipment must be mastered so yo do not become a victim yourself. H2S Alive is an Enform certification recognised...
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