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shfd739 said:
Yeah us too!!

New thing is to bring a pair of fold up camp chairs and sit outside the truck when posted.

Had about 5 people stop and ask where the beer cooler is.
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I like it!! Definitely stealing it.

Apparently my FTDNITBOMA guy coded in the ER. Bad juju.
 
It is cold. I am wearing a sweat shirt and Tennis shoes.

Bring on the football!!!!!

Perfect Sunday. Before I have to work from 1700 today to 2100 tomorrow.

That's a long time to be in an ambulance.
 
Asclepius911 said:
So call me maybe?
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with bonus image I came across on Google...

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It's soo hot and humid today that getting 12-leads is next to impossible. Limb leads are also difficult. Right after you stick the electrodes on the patients they slide right off.
 
firefite said:
It's soo hot and humid today that getting 12-leads is next to impossible. Limb leads are also difficult. Right after you stick the electrodes on the patients they slide right off.
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Scrub with rag or gauze. Then usalcoholol. Then use iodine. Might get it where you can get a good read.
 
medic417 said:
Scrub with rag or gauze. Then usalcoholol. Then use iodine. Might get it where you can get a good read.
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Why go through all the trouble when you can just go L&S to the ED and have them do it? ;)
 
medic417 said:
Scrub with rag or gauze. Then usalcoholol. Then use iodine. Might get it where you can get a good read.
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Did the scrub and alcohol. It kept the electrode on for a little bit longer but it still ended up sliding off. We have resorted to having the fire department hold down the electrodes for a 12-lead.
 
firefite said:
It's soo hot and humid today that getting 12-leads is next to impossible. Limb leads are also difficult. Right after you stick the electrodes on the patients they slide right off.
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Staples?
 
n7lxi said:
Benzoin. That stuff is magic on sweaty people.
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The tincture of benzoin is my best friend during hockey games. It's impossible to steri-strip a player's face lac without that stuff because of how much they sweat. I use it even when the skin is dry, benzoin makes it tacky and that's what you need to help adhesive. Good for bandaids too.
 
I know someone who carries a can of ether (the car starter sort you can buy at an auto-parts store) for making bandage tape stick to sweaty or bloody skin. Tear off a strip of tape, hold it suspended in the air, spray the ether on the sticky side, let dry a moment, and stick it to the skin.
 
CritterNurse said:
I know someone who carries a can of ether (the car starter sort you can buy at an auto-parts store) for making bandage tape stick to sweaty or bloody skin. Tear off a strip of tape, hold it suspended in the air, spray the ether on the sticky side, let dry a moment, and stick it to the skin.
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Yea I don't that's a great idea when there are sprays out there that are designed for that purpose. If an EMT pulled out a can of ether while treating me I might have some words for them, even if it is "harmless," that just doesn't seem like good practice. Cramer Tuf-Skin works great and would probably work great for EKG electrodes now that I think about it. It's usually used in athletics before taping someone.
 
Oh, that guy wasn't an EMT. It was just his trick to make bandage tape stick. Just like on a call you won't find me using Vet-wrap, but at home I'll use it.
 
CritterNurse said:
Oh, that guy wasn't an EMT. It was just his trick to make bandage tape stick. Just like on a call you won't find me using Vet-wrap, but at home I'll use it.
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I use vet-rap on calls. All the time. I carry a roll in my pocket.

Not kidding.
 
CritterNurse said:
Oh, that guy wasn't an EMT. It was just his trick to make bandage tape stick. Just like on a call you won't find me using Vet-wrap, but at home I'll use it.
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I use it frequently at work for bandaging humans, I see a bit of distinction between that and ether.
 
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