Jim37F
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Whew, its drill weekend and it took me 3hr 34min to finish a 12 mile ruck march with 42 lbs in my ruck, not counting weight of water, load bearing vest and my M4
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Slacker.
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:lol:
MrJones
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If memory serves, the standard is 3 hours.
Up hill both ways back in the day too, right?
I kid I kid.
Dang I'm on one this morning.
Jim37F
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Lol
Wish I could argue, but..
If memory serves, the standard is 3 hours.
Exactly. Need to spend some more time rucking on my own.
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So I just gained chat access and I have to wonder, does anybody still use it? Back in the day when this thread was started, it seemed like the chat was commonly used...
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I haven't been on chat in a very long time, and certainly haven't heard of it mentioned, either.
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If it was compatible with iOS, I'd be on it more.
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What he said. ^
MrJones
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Not both ways, but Ft. Campbell has plenty of hills to hump. For the record, I completed my last ruck prior to retirement - I was 45 at the time - in a downpour in 2:35.
Definitely an "embrace the suck" kind of day.
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12 miles in 2:35 so that's about 5 mph average.
Dude that's moving with a ruck...well played sir! Well played.
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What is their rationale? Just curious.
Nope. The only problem with pressors via IO is that it can be hard to tell when an IO infiltrates, which is obviously really bad......however, the very nature of any situation where an IO and pressors are both required probably easily justifies the risk.
FWIW, pressors are routinely run through PIV's in the OR and for days on end in the ICU. As long as they are patent there is very little risk. Just check the site frequently to make sure it is running well and isn't infiltrating and/or inflamed.
There probably is less risk of extravasation and/or phlebitis via a CL, but CL's also dramatically increase the risk of other problems which are even worse, such as sepsis, pneumothorax, and rupture of a major vessel.
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We beat this to death in a thread with a KCM1 Medic a few months ago and it came down to ego and nothing more. They do it because they can. There is absolutely no benefit for the patient and even worse puts them at risk for major complications.
There is a promo video around somewhere that shows a KCM1 medic placing a CL with non-sterile gloves and what appears to be no prep what so ever. "clean" environment may even be an overstatement.
True. We frequently run pressors through PIVs during RRTs and such until we get them to the Unit to place a PICC. PICC lines have really cut down on our CL use.
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Wow. That was brutal.
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Welp...stupid motion alarm that's watching my truck woke me up because of a kitty and now I can't get back to sleep because the shoulder is killing me after my dumbass move yesterday.
Been doing a lot of reading and I'm pretty sure because of where the repair is I have to be stabilized neutrally for the 6 weeks post-op...
Hurray for being stuck in something like this for a month and a half...
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I have no doubt I'll be given a dirt cheap one that's not comfortable at all and have to fight with the insurance company to be reimbursed for a nicer one. :rolleyes: but if I have to wear it for that long I'm
Gonna make sure it's the most comfortable one I can find.
Been doing a lot of reading and I'm pretty sure because of where the repair is I have to be stabilized neutrally for the 6 weeks post-op...
Hurray for being stuck in something like this for a month and a half...
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/24/ypubehub.jpg[/IMG
I have no doubt I'll be given a dirt cheap one that's not comfortable at all and have to fight with the insurance company to be reimbursed for a nicer one. :rolleyes: but if I have to wear it for that long I'm
Gonna make sure it's the most comfortable one I can find.
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MrJones
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Welp...stupid motion alarm that's watching my truck woke me up because of a kitty and now I can't get back to sleep because the shoulder is killing me after my dumbass move yesterday.
Been doing a lot of reading and I'm pretty sure because of where the repair is I have to be stabilized neutrally for the 6 weeks post-op...
Hurray for being stuck in something like this for a month and a half...
I have no doubt I'll be given a dirt cheap one that's not comfortable at all and have to fight with the insurance company to be reimbursed for a nicer one.
Gonna make sure it's the most comfortable one I can find.
You might want to add that trailing bracket to your image code
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Nice catch. I wasn't quick enough to edit it :-/
Nice catch. I wasn't quick enough to edit it :-/
Well, all you have to do is wire in the joystick to control your battle mech, and then the guy who's been messing with your truck won't be any trouble at all.