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But had he died somehow it would have been the real medics fault not all the ff's that were sitting around in lounge chairs.

My doctors are spoiled was said in fun. I agree with your comments as well though. I have also seen doctors, CRNA's, etc screw up and not know when to back away. I have also seen hospitals request certain Paramedics to come intubate for them. So while there are many bad in EMS we do have some that airway specialists. One day when education improves though this will not even have to be a discussion.

Definitly not for a life threatening injury or illness, don't recall what it was but the guy was pissed. Nothing like the blood and vomit to darken the way. What I hate is there are now Paramedic programs that are not even requiring intubation of anything but a dummy. At least OR patients are alive even if clean so it is more like what we deal with in the field.

I thought it was the hind lick maneuver?

Yup maybe we should start doing that in the field. Sorry buddy I can't protect your airway because you ate today. When doing intubation's at the hospital they actually canceled a surgery because the person chewed a little tobacco that morning, said the juices could have entered his belly and be a possible aspiration threat prior to intubation. They should be with me in the field where we remove the tobacco from the patient just so we can try and see the landmarks to intubate. Doctors are so spoiled.

Sorry as old as you are the only place I could find for you in med school was as a cadaver.

Funny I work in 911 make good money and benefits with 911 and actually have guidelines that allow me to practice medicine rather than being an over paid taxi driver like californification has. And with californifications financial situation I think you bums free ride on the tax payers shoulders is about to end.

This site is getting full of whiny cry baby politically correct people.

Kelis - milkshake Favorite meat?

The Partridge Family - Walking In The Rain Favorite dance move?

Kenny Loggins - Leap Of Faith Whats scares you?

Run faster than the bullets?

Rodeo - Garth Brooks Whats your favorite card game?

And rot in mediocrity.

grease - summer nights john travolta & olivia newton john What is the greasiest food?

Excellent idea. I'll get right on it.

Search narrative writing. Might also search documentation and report writing. This has been discussed extensivly. Hope that helps.

What no c-sections by the Paramedics?

Excellent idea. How do you do that?

Granted. The butler did it and the cow jumps over the moon. I wish I could have a million dollars.

"Wasting Away In Margaritaville", a classic by Jimmy Buffett. Whats the worst profession you could have?

You mean ER was not an accurate depiction of a day in the life of an ER doctor?

But wheres the fun in that?

Glad you took college credit EMT-B so you can end up with a degree. Sadly most Fire departments force people to do both which leads to people that do not want to do both being forced to and either fire or EMS or both suffer.

Actually I am no longer fire as I disagree with how fire deals with EMS in the majority of city's. For a person to excel they need to specialize. If the fire department will let you "just" be a Paramedic in the good sense that you only work on the ambulance then you might be ok. If you have to rotate fire and EMS then you become distracted and often we find sub par patient care and very limited protocols which harms patients, basically you become a taxi driver as you are not allowed to perform hardly any medical interventions. I hope you did not spend thousands of dollars for an EMT-B certification unless it was part of a college degree. There are 2 week courses for EMT-B as it is just a hair above a standard first aid class. While waiting to enter Paramedic degree program go ahead and take college level A&P 1&2, microbiology, and other pre med courses to get you prepared. Bite me.