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But Lone...... Firefighters spend their day playing with their own hose.... and cowboys think 8 seconds is a good ride....

OK, now that that is over, I am going back to the original point of this thread. I am a big fan of providers doing thier own research, but to be honest, the nervous system can be really confusing, and IMO at the EMT-B level you need a specific understanding (does not include synapse). The nervous system is divided into 2 parts, the Sympathetic, and Parasympathetic. When the body is injured/struck with illness/under stress, the sympathetic system will be dominant. This sympathetic response is also known as "Fight or flight response". SYMPATHETIC: Primarily driven by the chemicals Epinephrine & Norepinephrine which the body releases to cause the following: •stimulates heartbeat (Force of contraction, rate, and electrical excitability) •raises blood pressure •dilates the pupils •dilates the bronchi •stimulates the conversion of liver glycogen into glucose •shunts blood away from the skin and extremeties for increased supply to the brain, and heart *Causes diaphoresis PARASYMPATHETIC: Works opposite the sympathetic system. Also known as the "Feed or Breed response" This is what system is working now as you sit typing on your computer. •slowing down of the heartbeat •lowering of blood pressure •constriction of the pupils •increased blood flow to the skin and viscera Just a quick thought connect the dots for you: Do you administer an Epi Pen as an EMT-B? If so, what is in it? how do you expect your patient to present after having it administered?

I really don't understand this country's obsession with mingling politics and religion. In the majority of European countries, politicians are not asked about or pressured into divulging their religious alliances because, in all honesty, it doesn't matter. Who cares what the religious views of a politician are? We're not electing them to be our religious leaders, we're electing them to represent and interpret the will of the people in accordance to the law in the legislative, executive, and judicial systems. Yet here in America we hold the religion of our political leaders to be of supreme importance, to the point that non-Christians in many states have a hard time winning the majority vote based solely on their religious beliefs. I don't want to get into a debate regarding president Obama, but I will say that I am disappointed whenever I see people insisting he is a Muslim and either implying or directly stating that that would be a bad thing even if it were true. I really don't care if our president's a Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Bahai, Hindu, Shinto, atheist, agnostic, whatever--I just want from my president and all of my political leaders to do their job well and to lead this country in the right direction.

First off hello. I was doing some searching about a topic and came across this site. I was a medic in the US Army for 12 years and am currently hold my EMT. I work as an instructor for a Medical Simulation Training Center for the Army as an instructor. I did some perusing around the site and liked it so I decided to register and introduce myself. Seems to be some useful information on the site. I look forward to finding more on the site and giving my input when I can.

I would have thought "CHOCOLATE AND MONEY" would have been the first two?

By keeping silent, we are tacitly condoning this type of behavior. By expressing our outrage and disapproval of this poster's behavior, we are attempting to a.) correct the behavior and b.) to distance ourselves from the negative image that the poster is putting forth. By defending the original poster, you are thereby defending their actions and vicariously defending their behavior. Honestly, being a fry cook (or even Fry Manager) at the local McDonald's doesn't take a plethora of education, and it's not a profession. I seriously doubt that the local colleges will offer an Associates Degree course in 'Fryology'or 'Fast Food Preparation'. It is this type of image that we in EMS need to dispel, so that we can concentrate our efforts on projecting a positive and professional image. Hopefully by being ridiculed, the original poster will see that this type of behavior is frowned upon, and can become active in changing the face of EMS that the general public sees.

I said to myself that after being called a rookie (no it was not direct however the inent was there) I would no longer post to this thread. However, I have two more things to say about it and then I agree with Richard I hope this thread is locked. First, I am going to make an assumption and it might come back to haunt me but eh, nothing ventured nothing gained. I would like to take a moment to thank you for not only being someone who set back EMS, but I suspect you set my generation back as a whole. I say MY generation because I don't want to include you as part of it. Some of us especially in this line of work have had to work hard to overcome the stereotypes set upon us by our elders. I for one am fortunate that most members on this forum know that I am not immature (most of the time). They also have watched me grow not only as a professional but also as a human being. Most them including me possibly have more time in rank than you and so for you to call us rookies is not only disrespectful and immature it is a slap in the face. Wait until you have seen a six month old infant die in your arms and then see if it changes your perspective on humor. Second, and in my opinion most important IMHO is the fact that we (the members) are not the only people who read and see these forums members of the public, the general public, see these as well. That is how you have set back the industry and the generation and hurt it the most. Just the other day I was googling something so I could find some contact information to another post. When i typed in my search query the first thing that came up was a thread on another EMS website that I am a member of, you need to remember that you are always in the fishbowl as a member of a public safety group. If you are not sure what a fishbowl is than just ask. So with that in mind I hope that you will learn from your mistakes and hopefully we can watch you grow and learn as so many have watched me and I have watched others grow and learn both professionally and humanely.

I find neither of your stories funny, nor do they qualify as even being 'slightly amusing'. That you attempt to justify the 'humor' makes it that much less funny. As far as your second 'story', your lack of professionalism makes things even less so. It's apparent that the day your class was taught about professionalism; you were either asleep, or you thought it applied to everyone BUT you. Your actions and your lack of maturity are the antithesis of what those of us that are SERIOUS about our profession are trying to accomplish. Your attempt at casting aspersions (the attempt at using 'rookie' as an insult), only makes you more all the more reprehensible. There are many that regularly post in these forums that have more time in service than apparently you've been alive. Rather than lash out at those who DARE to chastise you for your actions, maybe you should view this as a 'teachable moment' and learn proper ettiquette and professional demeanor from those of us who are quaified to point out your errors in judgement. Congratulations, you and your contemporaries have succeeded in setting EMS back to the days of it's inception. I hope you're proud!