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shfd739 said:
No kidding. I'm at 3 doa's for the night plus a vented,CVA, CCT transfer that is apparently sedation resistant.

I'm done.
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Yup right after I posted that we went to our second arrest of the night. That one was obvious though, usually are when I'm at the end of my shift just with the time of night and all... I hadn't had one since the first week of October then I get two in one night!
 
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Chase said:
The STEMI coordinator did not go into specifics but they will be published eventually. I was a bit skeptical at first and thought she meant door to balloon time but she insisted it was contact to balloon.

We are a Level I STEMI center and get a lot of HEMS traffic so I know we have the routine done to perfection.
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Still thats ridiculously fast. Our fastest door to balloon time when I worked in a lab was 9 mins. Which means is kinda unbelievable, but EMS contact to PCI would be no where close. In the 9 mins you gotta get the patient on the table hooked up, prepped, set up a sterile field, get a needle and sheath in, put up a guide wire, put up a diagnostic catheter, shoot at least one angio, put up a guide catheter, cross the lesion with a wire, and then put up a balloon catheter.
 
silver said:
Still thats ridiculously fast. Our fastest door to balloon time when I worked in a lab was 9 mins. Which means is kinda unbelievable, but EMS contact to PCI would be no where close. In the 9 mins you gotta get the patient on the table hooked up, prepped, set up a sterile field, get a needle and sheath in, put up a guide wire, put up a diagnostic catheter, shoot at least one angio, put up a guide catheter, cross the lesion with a wire, and then put up a balloon catheter.
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I really like how our hospital is laid out. The cath lab is on the second floor directly above the ED along with a few cardiac surgical suites. Directly off the OR/CCL is our CVICU. One floor above all that is my floor the advanced cardiac unit. Our EMS can bypass the ER and go right to the elevator for the cath lab.
 
silver said:
Still thats ridiculously fast. Our fastest door to balloon time when I worked in a lab was 9 mins. Which means is kinda unbelievable, but EMS contact to PCI would be no where close. In the 9 mins you gotta get the patient on the table hooked up, prepped, set up a sterile field, get a needle and sheath in, put up a guide wire, put up a diagnostic catheter, shoot at least one angio, put up a guide catheter, cross the lesion with a wire, and then put up a balloon catheter.
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I really like how our hospital is laid out. The cath lab is on the second floor directly above the ED along with a few cardiac surgical suites. Directly off the OR/CCL is our CVICU. One floor above all that is my floor the advanced cardiac unit. Our EMS can bypass the ER and go right to the elevator for the cath lab for field activated STEMIs. The Helipad is ontop of that pavilion as well so they can go directly down as well.

Our docs just started doing transfemoral/transapical Aortic Valve Replacments. Pretty cool stuff
 
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There's a lot of hot girls in my A&P class. :) :) :) :):D
I wonder how many of them are single...... Or wish they were single (good thing I know how to tell with out even asking) :lol:
 
Achilles said:
There's a lot of hot girls in my A&P class. :) :) :) :):D
I wonder how many of them are single...... Or wish they were single (good thing I know how to tell with out even asking) :lol:
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How do you tell?
 
Jon said:
How do you tell?
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Robb said:
All of the above plus a remote start. Sub is a JL 10w3v3 in their center console stealth box so it's silly expensive, only place it will fit though with the fold out metal false floor underneath the rear seats.

Gonna go talk to a local audio shop that's done all my other work to get a more realistic price but it sounds about rut including installation.

System I priced out was on crutchfield.com so the 2k is probably close including install. Was gonna just do a head unit, and a sub since I have an amp already from my Heep but I don't think the stock door speakers will be able to keep up.
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Crutchfield is painfully expensive...
My suggestion would be to find some one local that does mobile alarm installs and ask if they know a mobile audio tech. Most of those guys that I've use are great and they'll build a box for 1/3 of what it costs in store.
I had a custom box built for my Firebird that takes up the whole cargo area and my guy charged me $40 to build it. Said if I want to carpet it, it'd be another $20. Said no, because you can't see the box unless the hatch is open and I have absolutely no room back there, so I don't open it... haha.

Like I said though, mine was all less than $900. Which meant replacing every part of the stock Monsoon system (12 speakers stock- last owner somehow blew every last one of the door speakers, tweeters still worked and that was pretty much it... ) I did my head unit install, since I couldn't fit a double din without sawing out part of the dash, didn't trust someone else to take a hack saw to it. 500 watt amp that I picked up real cheap for the door speakers, 1000 Watt for subs, etc.. Got it all through that guy besides the head unit and the 500 watt amp (craigslist and fry's electronics website).
So, I would just call around to mobile alarm companies and such. Even dealerships, because they don't keep alarm/ radio techs on hand. They call these guys in.
But you are right about those stealth boxes.. Silly expensive, haha.
 
Dang it Aidey! I was trying to edit that into my post :mad:

:P
 
What did I do now?
 
Week one of orientation done, stroke and STEMI certified. 11 weeks to go :mellow:
 
Stupid question time, but if I'm having trouble with a matter with my school in which I am not receiving what I paid for and want to hire a lawyer, I would look for an education lawyer, correct? Or is that not the right phrasing?
 
adamjh3 said:
Stupid question time, but if I'm having trouble with a matter with my school in which I am not receiving what I paid for and want to hire a lawyer, I would look for an education lawyer, correct? Or is that not the right phrasing?
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More likely, you would need to find a consumer protection or contract law attorney. A general practice attorney would be able to help, and if not he could refer you to somebody who could.
 
Dear College X,

If you're using this (attached) image on your website to advertise your computer lab, computer classes or whatever, please update with some form of current technology.

Thanks!
 

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Dear College X,

If you're using this (attached) image on your website to advertise your computer lab, computer classes or whatever, please update with some form of current technology.

Thanks!
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And don't make it look like everyone is wearing blue prison jumpsuits.
 
Let me guess, the college is WHU

Wargames Hacker University
 
Dear paramedic student rotating through L&D today,

Yes, I haven't had a chance to introduce myself, and yes, I'm wearing a white coat... albeit a short one, but please stop calling me "sir." My father's a "sir." I'm not that old yet.

Sincerely,
The medical student doing the admits.

PS. Also you don't need to apologize for asking me to move so you can get a shot at getting the IV in the other arm. Don't apologize for doing your job.
 
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