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    ecg question

    hey guys, thought id run this by you for a second opnion. treated a patient for some un related leg trauma today and besides dealing with that i done a full set of vitals. 25 y/o male vitals where: p:77 resps: 14 bp:124/84 bgl: 4.7 mmo/l pupils: perrl size 5 a&ox3 ran an ecg on...
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    st patricks day

    happy st Patricks day to all!! crazy day here, americans out number us by atleast 2 to 1 lol met some very friendly american people too. a fire cheif from pennsylvaina i think its spelled got me into a picture with him outside my ambulance holding his services patch, was a really nice guy...
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    ambulance crashes down 30ft embankment

    http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/doctor-badly-hurt-in-fermanagh-ambulance-crash-15059068.html
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    getting cought out by time

    ok so recently i had a transport for a guy who fell down some stairs,the paramedics and myself(emt) on scene took full spinal precautions and boarded the guy. all went well and done to the letter of the law. my only problem was time was against me for filling out the paper work on him as the...
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    another ecg question from me

    ok popped into my head this evening after running a 3 lead on a mid 30's male patient with a nsr. bit of vibration and movement distorted the waves for a few seconds which got me thinking about other scenarios. may seem totally unrealted but its what got my brain thinking all night. if running...
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    asking for advice/help nyc area and orlando fl area

    howdy all.. will be taking 2 weeks holidays in june and im heading over to new york city and then down to orlando florida. id love to visit a fire house when im over in nyc and dare i say it and be so cheesy, but can you buy fdny t shirts or jumpers or do you actually have to be fire...
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    3 lead ecg

    while monitoring a patient on lead II last week, i noticed a normal sinus rythm... well mostly normal had normal p waves and t waves.. but the qrs was upside down. now i know a positive electrical impulse will make an upward deflection on an ecg, what would cause this downward defelection...
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    ems in ireland

    well ems in ireland is still on its training wheels compaired to you guys in the u.s.. but i thought id share with you guys what its like this side of the atlantic. the ambulance service is run nationally by the hse which is the public health body and in dublin its part run by them and the...
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    emt from ireland

    hi folks, im an emt from ireland. randomly found this forum on google while looking for info on ems in other countries. what would my qualification match in the usa? emt-b or emt-i? would love to go over and become a u.s paramedic and get some expernece over there, is it as straight...
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