firedoc5

I believe he came flying out of no where from off side of the road. Somebody driving drunk in Mexico, who knows?

Let's see. Growing up I was "Fourth Generation Oil Field Trash". Was heavy into FFA and raising horses, love(d) animals. Would've considered something behind the scenes in the music industry. Always had an interest in history, Egyptology or Archaeologist. Oceanography seemed cool. I have NO idea.

Do not pass GO, Do not collect $200

"OK, mom. Let's sqeeeeze this puppy out." "Did you ever see 'Rosemay's Baby'"? "EEEEWWW, yuck!"

You can also check with your local Red Cross Chapter and see what they have available as far as CPR and Life Saving courses to (pardon the pun) get your feet wet. It's always best to start in your local community. And welcome aboard.

Repeats are OK, just not too often. Besides, some songs just warrant it.

Saw that on the news this morning.

"One Toke Over the Line" - Brewer & Shipley

Oh, this could be endless. Whatever you do, just don't whistle. Before checking for crowning, just be sure they are pregnant. "OK, come to Pa Pa." "Does it hurt bad?" "Now, if I remember right..."

To be a little more blunt, if you think you can get on just because you are already a paramedic, you're wrong.

I've seen it work and I've seen it not. Usually when it doesn't work out someone, if not all partys, leave. My immediate family worked well together with a volunteer service that I helped out with on my days off. But it's also something I'd be very hesitant in doing if two people just start seeing each other.

You tend to be more aware of what people are doing when there is a potential for injury. Seeing someone hot-rodding or doing some stupid stunt you think to yourself, "There's the next EMS call." And when you notice someone is obviously not feeling well you sort of watch them from a distance in case they get worse. You prepare yourself for anything and everything, then hope nothing happens.

CONGRATULATIONS. :occasion7: Knew you wouldn't have a problem. :thumbleft: And here you were, all worried about nothing.

My very first call was just a transport of a CT. But nine days later my first actual emergency call was a full arrest. It was a non-save. So, I just returned back to school just in time for typing class. I was still in high school. At first the teachers kept asking me if I was OK and making over me. I just told them I was fine, didn't bother me. It was expected when I signed up for that kind of duty. The school principal took the class the same time I did so occasionally we'd be scheduled together and ran out of school in the day. But most of the time we were paired up was at night. After about 11 months we had ran on almost any type of the usual calls you get in small town, rural areas. We had a blast. After a late night or an all night call they offered to let me stay home from school but never did.

I hope I word this right. When in question and something tells you something just isn't right, look at it as a zebra until you find out it is a horse. Common sense will carry you a long way. And you're right when you said that it will all come together with more experience. The more horses you experience the greater the chance of a zebra will showing up. And personally, don't worry about expenses.

"Dream On" - Aerosmith

That's what I did. Depending on the hiring practices, tests, physical agility, practicals, etc. Some depts. may even announce that they are looking for Paramedics. But you still have to qualify as any potential firefighter would. If they use a point system you may be given something like 5 extra points for already being a Paramedic. That will give you a little bit of an edge over someone who isn't. Most of the time you are put on an eligibility list. Depending on points will determine where on the list you are. As someone leaves the dept. the next person on the list is hired. Check with whatever dept. you are interested in and find out what their hiring practices are. Good Luck.

BUMMER :homework: How are you suppose to know how well you did? Guess I'm showing my age, Back in my day....

Congratulations. I had no doubts that you'd do it. Let us know what your score is when you get it.

Furosemide is probably the 4th most common med. we administered. Some docs and nurses were concerned about us giving it in the field without a foley cath. inserted. But since we were in town and usually no longer than 5-6 min. from either hospital, it didn't appear to cause any problems. We'd make it there in plenty of time.

I'm sure that if you got a 97 on your course final that you should pass the national with flying colors. Don't worry. Besides, you're not a nut case, at least no more than any of the other nut cases around here. :wink:

One key word here is "tolerance". You may not like someone for whichever reason, but you can tolerate them. Many times it wasn't always the pt. I had tolerating but the friends and / or family surrounding us.

Yeah, you might be right. I know I've got my old notes around somewhere. Maybe it was that you could use as one. I'm not as think as you confused I am.

This was just sent to me... Things Got Ya Down? Well Then, Consider These . . . .............................In a hospital's Intensive Care Unit, patients always died in the same bed, on Sunday morning, at about 11:00 am, regardless of their medical condition.This puzzled the doctors and some even thought it hadsomething to do with the supernatural. No one could solve the mystery as to why the deaths occurred around 11:00 am Sunday, so a worldwide team of experts was assembled to investigate the cause of the incidents. The next Sunday morning, a few minutes before 11:00 am. , all of the doctors and nurses nervously waited outside the ward to see for themselves what the terrible phenomenon was all about. Some were holding wooden crosses, prayer books, and other holy objects to ward off the evil spirits. Just when the clock struck 11:00, Pookie Johnson, the part-time Sunday sweeper , entered the ward and unplugged the life support system so he could use the vacuum cleaner. Still Having a Bad Day???? The average cost of rehabilitating a seal after the Exxon Valdez Oil spill in Alaskawas $80,000.00.At a special ceremony, two of the most expensively saved animals were being released back into the wild amid cheers and applause from onlookers. A minute later, in full view, a killer whale ate them both. Still think you are having a Bad Day???? A woman came home to find her husband in the kitchenshaking frantically, almost in a dancing frenzy, with some kind of wire running from his waist towards the electric kettle. Intending to jolt him away from the deadly current, she whacked him with a handyplank of wood, breaking his arm in two places. Up to that moment, he had been happily listening to his Walkman. Are Ya OK Now? - No? Two animal rights defenders were protesting the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn, Germany. Suddenly, all two thousand pigs broke loose and escaped through a broken fence, stampeding madly.The two helpless protesters were trampled to death. What?!? STILL having a Bad Day???? Iraqi terrorist Khay Rahnajet didn't pay enough postage on a letter bomb. It came back with 'Return to Sender' stamped on it. Forgetting it was the bomb, he opened it and was blown to bits. There now, Feeling Better

Me, I've got to turn the shower off to sing. :-({|=