the 100% directionless thread

firefite said:
No clue... Never watched any of the batman movies.
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It's a real life system as well...

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5GJ4cu311o[/YOUTUBE]
 
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Geez, you guys seem to have much more exciting lives than I do...the only thing that happens on my shift is that I get pie with the cops. :ph34r:
 
Keeping stuff in your car

People get all butt hurt about keeping gear in your car. As a student I keep stuff in my car back and forth to school. Just want to point out that I am glad I do. the other day I got a flat tire. Busted out a pair of gloves and kept my hands clean while changing the tire...
 
jameswf said:
People get all butt hurt about keeping gear in your car. As a student I keep stuff in my car back and forth to school. Just want to point out that I am glad I do. the other day I got a flat tire. Busted out a pair of gloves and kept my hands clean while changing the tire...
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Gloves and stuff small like that isn't what most people ask about (most people have a personal first aid kit in their car). It's the ones who want to keep C-collars, traction splints, BVMs, NPAs, OPAs, etc in their car.
 
jameswf said:
People get all butt hurt about keeping gear in your car. As a student I keep stuff in my car back and forth to school. Just want to point out that I am glad I do. the other day I got a flat tire. Busted out a pair of gloves and kept my hands clean while changing the tire...
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Knock yourself out, carry what you want. But don't ask me for advice in the matter...
 
firefite said:
My hiking medical kit is pretty much just duct tape and gauze/paper towels.

Need a splint? Just find a small branch or two and secure in on the injury with duct tape.

Need a bandage? Get a strip of tape (or a couple) and put the gauze/paper towel on it.

Need to close a wound? Small strips of duct tape over the wound closing it and then one large piece to secure it all.

Getting a blister? Slap on some duct tape (usually sticks better then mole skin).

Thinking about it now, I use duct tape when ever I go hiking, camping, and motorcycle riding. I should invest in the company haha
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Pretty much this exactly. Although I do have a soft spot for mole skin after working wildland fire for a few years. I also like the quick clot because it can be used on pretty big wounds, and you shouldn't have to worry about changing out normal gauze that gets saturated.
 
Getting ready for my first clinical as a paramedic student in the AM. I forgot to buy chap-stick and wouldn't you know it my watch breaks. So I'm digging through my drawers trying to find an old watch I can scrounge the band off of. I find a small bag that has some of my dads stuff in it (he died about a year ago). Sure enough in the bag is his watch ticking away and a chap-stick. Even now my dad is taking care of me.

Thanks dad, I love you.
 
How do I know I'm a bad person? Current rotation joke: "I'm going from adolescent psych to surgery... so I'm going from cutters to cutting.
 
Just popped in to change some details. Tapatalk hasnt been working with this forum on my phone so I dont post as much. But yay for being a medic student
 
rmabrey said:
Just popped in to change some details. Tapatalk hasnt been working with this forum on my phone so I dont post as much. But yay for being a medic student
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Yay rmabrey!

You Should pop in more often.
 
abckidsmom said:
Dear EMS crews responding to frequent flyer in my neighborhood:

You have taken this chick to the hospital 4 times this week for a headache. Why are two ambulances responding in a residential area with lights and sirens at bedtime? There are NO cars on the street. There are NO controlled intersections on this street. Please stop with the air horns already.

Sincerely,

Mother of sleeping children.[/QUOTE

All i know is our sop says sirens with lights while responding. County mandates we run code to all 911. When you have people always watching and calling on you when u run soft at night, you start to cover your butt. Is it dumb...yes. do i want to lose my job? Nope

CritterNurse said:
I'll have to look into that next time I know someone who's throwing a Pampered Chef party.

I just don't know why I get attached to certain tools. Some things break and I just toss them out (if they can't be repaired). I don't know what made that spoon 'special' out of the collection, other than the length of the handle.
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My lady had a pampered chef party amd ended up getting just under 1000$ worth of free stuff. Needless to say, i love cooking :)
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I really like 12 lead: Art of Interpretation. I am learning a ton I didn't know. I am getting a little tired staring at all these 12-leads though. I can't wait until cardiology in Decemember. I think I am gonna dominate.
 
Ugh I hate moving... even if it's only across town... But damn, you should see the reference shelf me and my roommate have lol. She's a brand new parapup on the pediatric BS-EMS degree track, her boyfriend is a medic student, and I'm a 6 month medic and Critical Care student... damn do we have a lot of books lol
 
Joe said:
All i know is our sop says sirens with lights while responding. County mandates we run code to all 911. When you have people always watching and calling on you when u run soft at night, you start to cover your butt. Is it dumb...yes. do i want to lose my job? Nope
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Really? I'd think more people would complain about an ambulance running code 3 through their neighborhood at zero-dark-thirty than about running with only lights.

Maybe it's just me but I can't see for crap at night and the disco lights make it nearly impossible for me to read addresses even with my glasses on. I'll run hot until we get into the neighborhood and then shut everything down. If someone wants to complain I'll gladly explain why I did what I did.

"Sir/Ma'am would you rather me keep the pretty lights on and miss your house and take longer to get here or would you like me to shut them down and find your house on the first try? Despite popular belief the lights and siren don't make the ambulance go faster or handle better :)"
 
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Agreed. We have an unwritten policy that we shut the lights off when we arrive in a subdivision. It's easier to read house numbers and its not like I need to move traffic out of the way when I'm creeping down "Elmhurst Court" at 0330 looking for a house. :)
 
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