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The department that I Work for has an Opticom system on the medic unit its a simple strobe that has been placed after market on the unit. This is sad because we only have one light in our town. even if we have to transport to Olympia there are only 3 other lights and only one responds to the opticon.

I can only get to 29. There's no way the high scores are right

Thank you now that gives me a better idea on what could have een going on I will have to keep those ideas in mind.

Good luck dust and thank you

The other day i was driving priority to a MVA I was going pretty fast about 85 on a 65 road i had a state patrol car pull up behind me and ride my butt with his lights going so i figured if he wanted to go faster id go in the right lane and let him around but he pro ceded into the right lane so i got back in the left and pro ceded to the call. He then ran up to me and yelled at me to stop and began yelling at me for speeding. WTF It was a nasty wreck and we were the first unit on scene. After pt care i graped the Sargent and the officer and the officer told me he should write me a ticket for wreck less driving for going that fast and the Sargent flipped out on the officer.

OK oh many people actually hummed the alphabet song and twinkle twinkle?

Int resting I did a BP on both arms and they were about 10 points difference. Also my medic didn't see anything unusual on the monitor however she did not do a 12 lead

being of only a lowly BLS stature right know but working on an ALS unit I still would not feel comfortable using this device. Spend the extra 30 seconds to put the monitor on the pt.

The posible explosion for the gas is not funny but the sign is funny as hell

I like Its not my emergency don't spill my coffee.

On the topic of blood pressure. I had a pt. yesterday that we were called for a syncopel episode. The report was given that her BP was 210/112 HR 74 supine, 160/92 HR 72 sitting, and when stood up after approx. 15sec she experienced syncope. A BP was taken immediately and it was 60/p HR 74. Now I understand that Pt's. can be orthostatic and one of the biggest causes of that is dehydration but that typically presents with a change in heart rate. Right?? What else can cause this problem. She presented with no other complaints, Resp rations were 16 and she was a healthy looking 68 y/o female with no real medical hx.Any ideas?

We need something like that here. We had a MCI the other day with five pts and we were running tight for ambulances. We had plenty of staff but all five ambulances from a sixty mile radius we would be in trouble if there was another cal. There is one ambulance left that isn't in service but it could be in a pinch. And with transports lasting about 65 mins to get back into the area. Something like that centrally located in our county would be a great benefit

You Are an Iced Coffee At your best, you are: hyper, modern, and athletic At your worst, you are: cheap and angsty You drink coffee when: you're out with friends Your caffeine addiction level: medium

OK i guess i have to admit I must be a wanker. I am frequently in my uniform because a work 15 days a month. I always have my pager on when home for the VFD I'm with and i have 4 or 5 fire or ems shirts. However no light bars, stickers ect.. I do however have my own jump bag because I live out in the sticks and have calls between my house and the dept. So I'm a card carrying member of the wanker club

Wish Bone ?? :shock:

killed by a roadside bomb in iraq. How unoriginal.

our units all say committed to delivering quality services. however our swift watter rescue rig looks like a nascar trailer with all the sponsors stickers on it

good laugh

What is your name? Brandon When is your birthday? july 9th Eye color? blue Hair color? brown What nationality(s) are you? indian irish french Any piercings? no Any tatoos? not yet You have three wishes, what are they? wisdom charm more sleep What sound can you not stand? Special talents? no anwser What is the first thing you do when you wake up? strech What is the last song you sang? happy birthday Do you play any instruments? does the butt trumpet count Do you know any random facts? i am the kink of useless trivia BE HONEST- Do you listen to show tunes? no Do you want to go to college? yes Whats the first thing you do when you get home from work? kiss my wife Is there anyone you are desperate to meet? no Do you dance around your house when nobodys home? no Favorite quote? to early to think Main source of exercise? walking stairs Yay or Nay Diet Pepsi? y Kids? y Bread?y Hair cuts?y Hiking? y Black and white photography? sometimes Coffee? y What C.D.s are in your sterio right now? mixed Guilty pleasures? coffe lots of coffe If you had to eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be? steak and baked potatoes Speak other languages? some spanish Favorite song (as of right now)? Favorite flower? Contacts, glasses, or neither? contacts Hometown? sandpoint ID Favorite Drink? coffee Have you ever been in love? (depending on what your concept of love is) yea maried Have you ever been skinny dipping? yes Assertive or passive? passive agressive Sing in the shower? n Any regrets? n Do you swear?y Do you have any pet peeves? every thing has to be stocked Favourite Ice cream flavor? white cholate mouse Member of the red light club? whats that maby?

:shock: cant say i have. The person below me has secretly swiched the stations coffe from regular to decaff waited till the caffine adiction is gone and used espresso beans latter on

nope sorry no boogers. The person below me wheres the opposite sexes under ware on a regular basis

there is way to many types of certification levels out there. But i do have a question I have heard that there is a law WAC or RCW here in Washington that you had to be an first responder ( in dire situations) or an EMT-b to be in an ambulance has any one else heared this before

WE cover 200 sq miles with one BLS crew of 2 and a crew of 2 medic/FF

I ve used them once on a pelvic fracture just for the heck of it rathere then a pelvic sheet wrap

I like to use them on transfers but i get a manual bp first and then i switch to automic. If things change a go back to manual