Carrying Oxygen

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Bullets said:
All that sarcasm and you still spelt SHEARS wrong
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See the key there is that Vene is letting the rest of us normal people know that while you can know a lot about a lot, you'll still have holes in your education.

Everybody sucks at something, might as well be spelling. ;)
 
abckidsmom said:
See the key there is that Vene is letting the rest of us normal people know that while you can know a lot about a lot, you'll still have holes in your education.

Everybody sucks at something, might as well be spelling. ;)
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if I were perfect, I would charge a lot more.
 
Veneficus said:
There are some requirements actually...

First you must have a light and siren package that is worth more than your car. (obviously very difficult to get if you have a nice car)

Secondly, you should have at least 3 antennas protruding from your vehicle. One of which must be able to send and receive traffic from the international space station.

Next, the vehicle should have at least 2 bumperstickers and a license plate identifying that somebody who has contact with this vehicle is part of a VFD, FD, VEMS, EMS, or other non-lawenforcement safety service or wants to be.

furthermore, at least one person in the vehicle should at all times be wearing at least 2 clothing articles that have either a maltese cross or star of life.

Moreover, the EMT in the vehicle needs to wear a belt with at least 2 pagers and a radio, or 3 pagers. Additionally it should include a folding knife or mutlitool of some kind, glove pouch, CPR mask, trauma sheers, and at least 2 different types of surgical forcepts or clamps.

Finally the EMT/paramedic of the vehicle should be wearing a stethoscope either on the belt, dangling from the mirror, or around the neck. Said scope should be a littmann with an MSRP of not less than $300.

Oh, and since medical grade oxygen is a medication, you might also want to ask permission from your medical director and malpractice insurance agency too.

:)
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I feel like this should be in flowchart form :P
 
No one cares about my triumph over sanddog on the subject of basic chemistry :sad:
 
NYMedic828 said:
No one cares about my triumph over sanddog on the subject of basic chemistry :sad:
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Not really... debating the combustibility of oxygen sounds like something that should be relegated to a "Hose Draggers" Website... :rofl: ... Simply knowing that fire requires oxygen is good enough for my SAR-side and knowing that pure oxygen around fire is not the safest thing is enough for my EMS-side...
 
o and to the OP, if you have oxygen in your vehicle you can no longer smoke in there. Because that would be unwise and no one smokes in an oxygen equipped vehicle. :rofl:
 
What are these "trauma" and "Medical" bags people are carrying in their personal vehicles?

Why do you carry them and what on earth do you have in them?

I have an Axe, a thing of oil, a car repair bag, a CPR mask (not sure why though), some gloves, and bandages. Keep in mind for the last two items I am carrying an axe, and car repair work can be dirty.

For those who are carrying these bags, are you part of a rural team and responding to emergencies in your personal vehicle? In which case i'd have the company provide the bags!
 
I am also guilty of having a bag... That was issued to me. I am mandatoried to have it.. And I have used it 0 times out side of work. Besides when I do something stupid and cut myself.
 
My volunteer department issues bags and a radio to all ALS providers.

My bag has all the basic gauze/sam splint/o2 tank as well as a few meds that don't require the presence of an ECG monitor and a tube kit.

The only time the bag gets used is if I take a shift with the fly car so I have my own bag and don't have to trust anyone else's vehicle inspection. Aside from that I could respond to the scene of a call in my own vehicle, but screw that gas is $4.15 a gallon and im a volunteer.

The second you try to start an IV/intubate or do anything invasive outside of your area you are practicing medicine without a license. Not worth it to me.
 
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NYMedic828 said:
No one cares about my triumph over sanddog on the subject of basic chemistry :sad:
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What triumph? The chemical formula for combustion is fairly straight forward and not much room for debate.

CxHyOz + O2 ------> CO2 + H20

With excess O2, fuel and a catalyst such as a spark, you have combustion.

Perhaps, I am not getting your point?
 
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Sandog said:
What triumph? The chemical formula for combustion is fairly straight forward and not much room for debate.

CxHyOz + O2 ------> CO2 + H20

With excess O2, fuel and a catalyst such as a spark, you have combustion.
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To be combustible wouldn't the o2 have to need the catalyst?
 
Yes...
 
exodus said:
Crap, I meant fuel. Wouldn't the oxygen have to contain the fuel as well.
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There is fuel in a car, take a person for example. Point is, driving a car with O2 can be dangerous.
 
Sandog said:
There is fuel in a car, take a person for example. Point is, driving a car with O2 can be dangerous.
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Well yeah, but we were talking about o2 being combustible. Wouldn't that mean that all it needs to burn would be the catalyst? Crack an o2 tank and make a spark in front of the stream, it will not ignite.
 
Well, high concentrations of O2 in vicinity of fuel will react quickly.
 
You got me to thinking, I have seen O2 ignite brightly with no added fuel in a chem class, not sure how that worked?
 
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