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    What happened to AHASTI?

    AHASTI is CMA accredited now. Not sure exactly how it works for classes prior to CMA status, but since they were "CMA-Accreditation pending" for several years, but still teaching the same course and standards that GOT them the accreditation, I'd assume we can safely say we took a...
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    Alberta Health Services....lets hear it!

    The biggest AHS policy that irks me so far is the "inside hires only", whether it is official policy or not. Our EMT classes from August 08-January 09 were all stoked to know that the industry needed tons of us and that jobs were aplenty. Come March 09, every job for a health region (i.e. not...
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    Shell shoked

    Apparently "shell shoke" affects your ability to spell post-traumatically. Just kidding! Take advantage of any critical incident stress management your employer offers; you may think there is no benefit, and feel no differently, but CISM is like antibiotics -- you won't know there's...
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    Tiger and Santa

    Ouch! I thought it was going to be a Santa joke thread. Also, I guess nobody here really climbs.
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    Tiger and Santa

    What's the difference between Santa and rock climbers? Nothing; they both have beards, wear the same clothes every day, and work one day a year.
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    Whacker backpack/sling?

    I left most of my textbooks in the classroom each night. I don't think you should worry that much about how to carry your 1-2 textbooks and a snack.
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    medical myths

    I lol'd at that, and I sincerely hope it was meant in jest =) I agree that there are too many sex-ed myths, though. I was just helping my girlfriend with a research project the other night and discovered the actual chances of passing STDs like HIV, and the numbers are ridiculously lower than...
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    PT Treatment, Care, and PRC writing tips

    This looks very familiar to PCR formats found in our textbooks, meaning you have a good PCR standard. However, I hope your spelling by hand is better than your typing, or I'd hate to be the receiving medic of your paperwork =P
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    Grandfather weighing 30 stone 'died after falling off paramedics' stretcher'

    The last time I helped package a bari-patient was for fixed wing air medevac. She had a GI bleed of some sort, but what I remember is being outside on the airport tarmac, 2 medics inside the plane, and myself outside. I was grabbing one handful of cellulose at a time and pushing it through the...
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    A-Prep vs. PARE

    The circuit itself sounds easier than the current PARE, since the activity is intense, but shorter in length. The beep test, however, reminds me of high school. While I always easily passed, they simply seemed like a bore compared to running between point A and point B outside.
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    Sternal Rubs/Painful Stimulus

    We were taught the core vs peripheral idea, but the actual "painful/tactile stimulus" was up to us. Trap-pinch always seemed a little more humane, both for the patient, and for onlookers.
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    Ukranian Student Killed By Exploding Gum

    Again, maybe I'm pointing out the obvious, but who keeps containers of: a) citric acid on their desk, and more importantly, b) "explosive materials"?
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    Medic Steals meds

    Am I the only one who's wondering why he went back 3 times? If you're going to break the law, might as well just pocket the whole thing the first time around.
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    What a bunch of crap!!

    Police and EMS still respond. What's the big deal? If forced entry is required, you kick near the doorknob or break an insignificant window. Problem solved. These are people with flu-like symptoms, not people who require a third-storey evacuation.
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    Medic numbers

    Hear hear. That being said, here your "RO" (I think it stands for registered operator?) number is dependent on your level of training. Mine is a "RO4" number, meaning I am an EMT. "RO3" are EMRs, and "RO5" numbers are full paramedics. You keep your number unless your certification lapses or...
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    Don't have a heart attack in a hospital parking lot

    My girlfriend (RN) and I understand the inherent differences in our jobs and the policies that come with them, but the one scenario we can always depend on for a heated discussion is as follows: Man with DNR is in a hospital, several floors up. Paramedics are leaving hospital, and do not know...
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    EMT/Medic Gamers

    Holy crap. I'm coming off a 4-day Dragon Age: Origins binge, and I'm not even halfway through the game. I'm between contracts with lots of spare time, and this game has eaten at least 3 hours a day since Wednesday night. Sweet baby J in heaven, do I love the games BioWare puts out.
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    Clearing up OPA and NPA use

    And remember, kids: If they're not up in 60 seconds, it's not syncope. Just as if the symptoms do not clear up within 24 hours, its not a stroke, it is a TIA. I guess its not the disease process that garners the diagnosis so much as the length those symptoms persist. /troll
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    Man posed as paramedic, police say

    Call me a troll, but only one sentence in there really stuck out to me: Impersonating a public servant (LEO, etc) is a felony. Impersonating a paramedic (and only if you administer care) is a misdemeanor. Something the EMS industry needs to address and bring onto par with FF and LEO laws.
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    Medical Marijuana perscriped to kids with ADHD

    I didn't mean to make them out to be solely behavioral. I understand the rudimentaries of the disease and its most common S&S. What I meant to point out is that they are trying to use chemical intervention for a medical problem that is often successfully dealt with in other ways. Sorry for the...
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