350z gets you the blondes who are just down for anything. Jeeps give you the skinny brunettes with the tanktops and bandos and sunglasses that everyone looks at like "wow they're hott."
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350z gets you the blondes who are just down for anything. Jeeps give you the skinny brunettes with the tanktops and bandos and sunglasses that everyone looks at like "wow they're hott."
VFlutter
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I will never understand why people mess around with drugs. Everytime I get on Facebook a kid from highshool or some friend of a friend is dead or in the hospital from an OD. I hated it at the time but I am so glad my HS did mandatory random drug tests (Private catholic school), never touched anything back then and I never saw a point after that.
fast65
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Ha! I challenge thee to a duel!
Well...I'm still deep in my cooties research, and I cant' take any chances!
What kind of a Mustang shiroun?
Anjel
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Bored
bigbaldguy
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Well...something I did back in April has come back to reward me...
Long story short, I was on my way home from work, and this all happened right in front of me on a bridge. I didn't even think twice, and lent some help to the State Patrol Sgt. While restraining the subject, I ran a PT assessment, sample history and general rapor with the subject. (Keep in mind I was still in school for becoming an EMT-B when this happened). When the paramedics arrived (who happened to be one of my preceptors for my ride times), I was able to give him a full verbal report on the subject.
Then I went about my normal life, not thinking about it until I got a phone call (and a letter) from the Dept Of Transportation/State Patrol Safety Bureau....
Dear SSwain:
The Wisconsin State Patrol has nominated you along with Sgt. Nelson for a “Traffic Safety Heroism Award” in recognition of your intervention with a suicidal subject on Highway 41 on April 10th, 2012. The Bureau of Transportation Safety would like to recognize you for your actions at the Governor’s Conference on Highway Safety in Wisconsin Dells. The award would be presented at a luncheon on Tuesday, August 28th, beginning at 11:30 A.M. at the Chula Vista Resort.
...yadda yadda yadda...
Kinda made my $hitty week seem not so bad.
That sir is AWESOME. Nice work! Don't forget to plug emtilfe when you give you're speech
Asclepius911
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My mustang just kicked the bucket .. I was running the car with a hole in the coolant line (that goes from the engine to the water pump) I might have burnt my engine
Swap in a 3.8 and turbo it.
Or another 5.0.
3.8L Turboed, 1995. Painting it soon, its got a primed hood...I'm just waiting on the front bumper :<
Rhonda
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I got the email I have been waiting for! The good news is I finally got a job offer the bad news I get to move to Vegas in the hot summer!
bigbaldguy
Former medic seven years 911 service in houston
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Well...something I did back in April has come back to reward me...
Long story short, I was on my way home from work, and this all happened right in front of me on a bridge. I didn't even think twice, and lent some help to the State Patrol Sgt. While restraining the subject, I ran a PT assessment, sample history and general rapor with the subject. (Keep in mind I was still in school for becoming an EMT-B when this happened). When the paramedics arrived (who happened to be one of my preceptors for my ride times), I was able to give him a full verbal report on the subject.
Then I went about my normal life, not thinking about it until I got a phone call (and a letter) from the Dept Of Transportation/State Patrol Safety Bureau....
Dear SSwain:
The Wisconsin State Patrol has nominated you along with Sgt. Nelson for a “Traffic Safety Heroism Award” in recognition of your intervention with a suicidal subject on Highway 41 on April 10th, 2012. The Bureau of Transportation Safety would like to recognize you for your actions at the Governor’s Conference on Highway Safety in Wisconsin Dells. The award would be presented at a luncheon on Tuesday, August 28th, beginning at 11:30 A.M. at the Chula Vista Resort.
...yadda yadda yadda...
Kinda made my $hitty week seem not so bad.
http://www.fdlreporter.com/article/...sted-after-driving-wrong-direction-Highway-41
"The officer caught up to the van and stopped it at the top of the ramp. He intended to give the 35-year-old woman field sobriety tests when she removed her sandals and ran toward a highway overpass and said she wanted to die.
The officer had to restrain the woman and waved down the driver of a Waste Management truck to help hold the woman. The truck driver, Dave Chappa of Berlin, and another man, Seth Swain of Fond du Lac, assisted the officer."
fast65
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Oooh, neat setup. How much boost are you running?
I still have my 65 GT coupe with a stroker 347, and I'm about to sell my 84 Mustang SVO.
JPINFV
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Considering that starting a femoral line is a little more in depth than the standard IV, I can pretty much guarentee that if someone started a femoral line in the field the wrong people would get word of it.
JPINFV
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Is she hot?
NYMedic828
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Would you consider a scalp IV acceptable?
Personally, I don't see what could be SO imperative that I need to put an IV in the patients head... My magic bag of saline isn't saving them and if it is that necessary there's always IO...
I know scalp IVs are used in infants/neonates but on a regular patient I would think some flags would be raised...
Anjel
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I've seen it done a few times in the pts forehead or temporal area. No one questioned it. A veins a vein. AC or Forehead. And saves the pt a lot of pain from an IO.
VFlutter
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I think that depends on what the hospital needs to run through that IV, I would think an infiltrated forehead would not be fun. Periorbital edema anyone?
JPINFV
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Sure... I don't see why not provided it was not a "Look kids, see what I can do" line. A superficial vein is a superficial vein, and is better than nothing if a line -has- to be gotten.
In contrast, we're talking about a femoral IV... aka a central line. It's a sterile procedure that requires a special kit (scalpel, lidocaine, guide wire, dilator, etc) that isn't going to be found on most/all ambulances. Every time I've seen a femoral go in, it's been under ultrasound guidance, but you can use landmarks.
Anjel
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True but the hospital has a lot more options than EMS does. Like the more invasive procedures.
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Like JP said, a superficial vein is a superficial vein.
I'd rather start a 20 in someone's forehead than drill them with an IO. IO is more invasive when it comes down to it. With that said don't go all macho and shoot for something you don't think you can get. We aren't in the business of giving people ridiculous bruises in less than stellar places (read: forehead) because we couldn't get a line. Honestly though, why don't people look for EJs? I love EJs if the pt needs a line and I can't get one on an extremity. With that said don't go shooting for bilateral EJs or the hospital will shoot you when they go to start an IJ and you blew both EJs trying to get a line...
I'll give you guys a fun one to talk about: our EMT-Is can start EJs without supervision from a medic.
I'd rather start a 20 in someone's forehead than drill them with an IO. IO is more invasive when it comes down to it. With that said don't go all macho and shoot for something you don't think you can get. We aren't in the business of giving people ridiculous bruises in less than stellar places (read: forehead) because we couldn't get a line. Honestly though, why don't people look for EJs? I love EJs if the pt needs a line and I can't get one on an extremity. With that said don't go shooting for bilateral EJs or the hospital will shoot you when they go to start an IJ and you blew both EJs trying to get a line...
I'll give you guys a fun one to talk about: our EMT-Is can start EJs without supervision from a medic.
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JPINFV
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I guess I'm not going to get any sleep before my 10pm to 8am shift tonight. :-(.
adamjh3
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I love my job so much