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Believe it or not, this conversation actually happened almost verbatim.

I may be the exception, but I thought that was funny! Is it PC? Hell no, but I'll admit it gave me a chuckle.

It was funnier when Siffalis posted it in the humor section though.

That was awesome! And if you switched the accent for a Spanish one, it would represent SNFs here perfectly

Acting on my swinging rope humor, per se, I thought it was funny. There are quite a few of these floating around, often depicting the frustration with substandard care we see in some nursing homes. In the OP's defense, and myself having an Xtranormal account, there are no "actors" with EMS uniforms. The fireman is as close as you can get, aside from the nurse, cop and doctor. This should have gone under funny stuff, though, not EMS Discussion. One could argue that humor is a defense mechanism used to combat stress.

QUOTE (Dust): Again, put up or shut up. I say they are not, and you cannot prove a negative. It is therefore incumbent upon you to prove that they are or STFU. Funny, I used facts from Halliburton and KBR's own websites and their own public announcements to back up my position, so I already proved it... if my brother and I weren't busy planning our mother's funeral tomorrow, I could get you the latest financial reports from both companies to provide you with further information... you have done f*** all to defend yours other than tell me to STFU... so, unless you can come up with something more tangible than STFU, don't waste my time.

Our European, Aussie, and Kiwi cousins (and I don't specifically refer to any one of them here) often spout off about how violent America is and how we have a "gun problem." I'm a member of several different forums, and see such generalizations regularly. Yet American paramedics being attacked with pool cues and ashtrays is pretty much unheard of. And despite all the awful guns our country is supposedly awash in, we in EMS are not routinely attacked or even threatened with them. If we're so allegedly prone to violence and stupidity, why are you guys the ones getting a shit kicked out of you on the job?

very funny.. depicts how A LOT of nursing home staff is (not ALL)

Having survived my own 'face to face' with a giant cerebral ANEURYSM, I can tell you that in most cases, the headache will be the only (and last) symptom you'll ever get. We know that the aneurysm is an abnormal swelling and subsequent thinning of the arterial wall, until it reaches the point that it 'balloons out' into the surrounding tissue. If you're lucky (like I was), the body will try to encapsulate it in calcium to hold it from rupturing. In the case of cerebral aneurysms, there's no place for the brain matter that has been 'pushed aside'to go. With the increasing size of the aneurysm,(or the increased blood volume) in the skull, the brain becomes compressed to the point that it starts to die. Most aneurysms aren't found until they've ruptured. Since they affect the arteries, theres usually very little that can be done to save them. My aneurysm was in the right posterior communicating artery where it joins the Circle of Willis. It was a 'berry aneurysm' that measured approximately 3cm X 3cm. The doctors that treated me couldn't be sure if it was from trauma, or if it was from a congenital defect. At that point, I really didn't care what the etiology of it was! If her aneurysm was only leaking, and that's what was causing the headaches; there might have been something that could have been done in time to possibly save her life. If the aneurysm had just ruptured, she only had several agonizing minutes to live. I can tell you from personal experience, that the headaches I had that were caused by the aneurysm were some of the most excrutiating pain I've ever dealt with. I actually overdosed on ibuprofin a couple times trying to get the pain down to a 'manageable level'. At one point, I actually ended up taking between 1200mg and 1600mg of ibuprofen. After 18½ hours of surgery, the neurosurgeon told my parents that he didn't expect me to come off the table, but I had; and he didn't expect that I'd ever walk again. 51 weeks later, I was back 'on the job' in both EMS and the Fire Department.

Yeah, just more rules. It was my experience overseas that, at least in the environment that I lived in, there were two types of Aussies (in this context). The Crocodile Dundees, of which I met one or two, but otherwise the most amazing babies I've ever met. They need a rule for everything it seems. If someone sneezes on them, they want a rule that there be a box of Kleenex on every flat surface, if someone gets pushed they want a new rule about pushing, if someone gets threatened with a pool cue, I'm guessing they want all the pool cues removed. I love our Aussie members here, and made some very close personal, life long Aussie friends there, but the friggin' 'rule for everything' stuff made me batshit. Is this a cultural thing? Or did we just get an unusual Aussie subset overseas? Dwayne Edit: Rereading this after posting made me think it sounds a bit like I'm saying "Americans are stronger and more macho than Aussies." Nothing could be further from the truth. I was underwhelmed by the majority of Americans not in uniform that I met there as well. This was only meant to comment on what appeared to me, in this tiny subset of mixed cultures, to be a difference in rule following. The type of friends that I have most often have a real dislike of the over use of rules. It seemed to be different in the Aussie culture. No offense intended to anyone. Dwayne

Well, he did say that it was a "workable" rhythm, not necessarily a statistically salvageable rhythm. I have to agree with that. Look up asystole in any textbook and you'll find a strategy for working it. Therefore, it really adds little to nothing to your assessment of a DOS. Conversely, you will find no textbook protocols for resuscitating decapitation or rigor mortis, so those are useful assessment tools.

From what I've been told, 'four wall construction' is the way to go....... CH is a 'butt dialer'!!! As far as the ipad goes, congratulations to Steve Jobs and the 'apple orchard' for creating the world's largest iphone that won't make calls and won't fit into your pocket! I wonder if that comes with a handy belt clip like their phones do?

First this news was already posted in news feed. Second why do a strip? Asystole is a workable rhythm.

Why do you feel the need to make the distinction vollies? Why not just say an EMS crew kills another one? Plenty of paid people make mistakes as well not just volunteers.

Fred, thank you for those resources. I recently outfitted my parents medic kit for a 3-year circumnavigation on a small sail craft. They will be traveling in countries with very limited medical resources and on waters between land for several weeks. They both have CPR and First Aid training, but as you are aware, that will only get them so far. They have quick-clot, KingLT, burn kits, and plenty of small bandages. It's hard to prepare them for everything, but they have a Wilderness Medicine book from NOLS and I made a little quick reference book for them. The big things they will run into are fractures and head injuries from falling from the mast, lacerations, and burns from engine fires. They have the silverlon burn kits and such. They also have several Epi-pens in case they encounter some funky marine life in their adventures. Anyone interested they have a blog about their adventures. http://sv-grace.blogspot.com

Sorry, can't help ya much there. I know a bit about off-shore medicine for Sailing and trans-atlantic/pacific passages but not so much what you're looking for. Good luck!

define marine? USMC? or like aquatic and boats?

We all know how hard it can be to talk about (or aboot for our canadian friends) sex to kids, so here is an easy visual way to teach them!

very funny and unfortunately way too true.

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW

Oh really? How about you prove to us all, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that you are -REMOVED, ADMIN-. Then get back to me on how one is supposed to prove a negative. Again, it is incumbent upon her making the accusation to prove it, unless you live in a totalitarian dictatorship. tniuqs, quoting wikipedia = teh fail. Quoting Osama (the Arab, not the president) = even greater fail.

Yeah .... but there is no crime in Canada, or so Canada wants us to think Canadian ("ka-nae-dee-in") noun: An unarmed American with health insurance

how do you edit a post on this board?

Yup that just shows how unprofessional fire fighters are. Also very racist. 2 thumbs down.