the 100% directionless thread

[usafmedic45]

What is his avatar? Would it be Hugh Laurie?

No, he'd have a picture of me.

 

[CritterNurse]

I just took a look at the first page of this thread and discovered its just over 3 years old. Wow.

 

[bigbaldguy]

I just took a look at the first page of this thread and discovered its just over 3 years old. Wow.

And that is Paramedic math

 

[mycrofft]

22,722 hits too.

Can we take out ad space on this thread, and sublet it?

 

[foxfire]

I must have sucker stamped on my forehead or something. found a cat along a country road and it looks pretty banged up. Big gash on head, nice road rash above left eye and a possible broken pelvis. found it less than twelve hours ago and already have a name for it and plans to keep him if we can't find a original owner. well, I should say that my class helped in naming him. they named him Christmas.

 

[CritterNurse]

And that is why we recommend microchipping dogs, cats, and birds, even if they're just 'indoor' pets, because they can escape. I've been told that an estimated 33% of all pets get lost at some point in their lives. 90% of unmicrochipped pets are never found.

 

[DesertMedic66]

And that is why we recommend microchipping dogs, cats, and birds, even if they're just 'indoor' pets, because they can escape. I've been told that an estimated 33% of all pets get lost at some point in their lives. 90% of unmicrochipped pets are never found.

How many of the microchipped pets get found and returned? Only 1 of our pets is microchipped.

 

[CritterNurse]

Animal control, animal shelters, and vet offices have universal scanners. The standard procedure in any place I've visited or worked at is to scan any stray that is brought in, or new patients to look for a chip. If a chip is found, and the owner had registered the chip, it is a simple matter of calling a toll-free number to get the owner's contact information.

I'm afraid I don't have stats for returned pets with microchips, but I have seen many happy reunions from a "stray" or a pet that was found hit by car that was chipped. I've only seen one non-chipped pet get reunited with his family.

Of course if the owner doesn't register the chip and keep their file updated, the chip is almost as useless as no chip at all.

 

[mycrofft]

HOw many "lost" pets are "rescued" or stolen?

And, I have thought it would be funny to scan dead predators and any scat they leave around for the chips. Well, not that funny, I guess. We had a cat who wold go to the park across the street and visit people. She disappeared twice for a week each and retuned with traces of a cheap collar around her neck.

 

[foxfire]

And that is why we recommend microchipping dogs, cats, and birds, even if they're just 'indoor' pets, because they can escape. I've been told that an estimated 33% of all pets get lost at some point in their lives. 90% of unmicrochipped pets are never found.

I like the idea of micro chipping, most of our cats were dumped at the end of our drive way. And it is not uncommon to have animals dumped out in the country come fall/winter time. Gets me on the soapbox everytime.

 

[usafmedic45]

And, I have thought it would be funny to scan dead predators and any scat they leave around for the chips. Well, not that funny, I guess.

You're a sick :censored::censored::censored::censored::censored::censored::censored:. I'm proud to call you my friend.

 

[STXmedic]

Left the hospitals O2 on for a second while switching over the patients neb. Nurse comes in and sees it on and not connected, at which point she says "O2 doesn't grow on trees you know!" At which point I proceeded to give the nurse a lesson in photosynthesis.... :rofl:

 

[usalsfyre]

Left the hospitals O2 on for a second while switching over the patients neb. Nurse comes in and sees it on and not connected, at which point she says "O2 doesn't grow on trees you know!" At which point I proceeded to give the nurse a lesson in photosynthesis.... :rofl:

That, ladies and gentleman, that's funny.

Are y'all seeing an increase in hospital cost-cutting to the point of insanity? We've got one facility that wants us to roll the patient off the draw sheet after we move them to our cot.

 

[Handsome Robb]

Left the hospitals O2 on for a second while switching over the patients neb. Nurse comes in and sees it on and not connected, at which point she says "O2 doesn't grow on trees you know!" At which point I proceeded to give the nurse a lesson in photosynthesis.... :rofl:

That's awesome

 

[Sasha]

That, ladies and gentleman, that's funny.

Are y'all seeing an increase in hospital cost-cutting to the point of insanity? We've got one facility that wants us to roll the patient off the draw sheet after we move them to our cot.

We will literally be fired for taking linens from certain hospitals. It's insane.

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[Anjel]

One hospital we go to on the second floor doesnt let us take their sheets.

The other floors are just like hurry and get them out of here.

 

[DesertMedic66]

We will literally be fired for taking linens from certain hospitals. It's insane.

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We have contracts with the hospitals in our response area (3 hospitals) to use their sheets. When we go to any of the other 15 hospitals in our county they accuse us of stealing their sheets because we normally have 4 extra on the back of the gurney.

 

[usalsfyre]

It wouldn't piss me off so bad if the sheets they got a case of the redass over more often than not didn't have a different hospital systems logo on them.

I LOVE for profit hospital chains.

 

[truetiger]

We have our own sheets...however if we use it as a draw sheet and it stays under the patient, I take one of theirs.

 

[Sasha]

Today I have used a KED, a blackboard, and a traction splint. Yeah buddy.

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