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You know, this one has stumped me. For all the years of having one liners, quick with zingers, being known as the go to guy for a smart-aleck response, I've pretty much drew a blank on an absolute ideal response. Of course I'm with Annie and will absolutely deal with something that is a ligit problem. But for something obviously that does not warrant emergency care, I'm drawing a blank. Perhaps something would come to mind if the occasion ever called for it, and if it does, you'll be the first to know about it.

I know it might be redundant to say, but just go to the nearest Driver's Licences facility, ask questions, pick up a book or two and read up on it. :read2:

But what if the flux compassitor broke?

My best advice to get married is??? DON'T DO IT! Just kidding. By all means. I don't know if they can do it but get your licencse, find a Station Chaplain and have it done right there in in the station house. I just thought of that. Hey, Mr.Leary, if thatat's done on rescue Me, I want credit bro.

Well.folks. Started the Chantix. It's still too soon too tell, but I don't feel as though I need a gciigarette near as often as Chantell does.

"Leavin' Louisiana in the Pale Moonlight" - Oak Ridge Boys

They don't say "giiddy-upP" for no resason at all.

"Wait and Bleed' -Split Knot

I'm just going to try and keep this short and to the point of what I think is relevant. When I first started to enter into an EMT-B program, I'd say that 98% of those who entered wanted to advanced to the Paramedic program. The other two percent or so just wanted to get a little more information but didn't particularly want to be Paramedics. Some knew they were getting up in years and would be "retiring" in the near future. But for the most part it seemed like the EMT-I program was an introduction into the Paramedic program. And in some small way did weed out those who wanted to be Paramedics but didn't have the academic or the dedication to follow through the entire class. I might elaborate more on this later. But I'd like to see how other's thought about having to go through the different levels to become Paramedics.

"Country Roads" - John Denver

I stand corrected. And yes, his ankle was broke.

Those are also good examples to ask whether it's an allergy or an adverse reaction. Most lay people don't differentiate between the two so the two are interchangeable. But if at all possible try and be specific. One thing I was once told by a doc was that even though there was an "allergy" to ASA, keep a nebulizer ready. Evidently he had an MI patient that the thought of of anaphylaxis outweighed the MI. Never could quite figure that one out. Besides, I think he was a sub. in the ER.

I'm not sure how quick and easily it can be assembled, but from what I can tell, by the time you get all the "bells & whistles" connected and running, you can get them extricated and in a warm ambulance. But I can see the advantages in a northern region where extrication and transportation can be a delayed.

I completely agree. But for me, the instant I knew, I got shoved into the back while the boss drove and said to yell if I had any questions. Actually, he wouldn't shove me in back unless he had his full confidence in me...I think.

Ducking.... BTW: I have stopped a couple of Paramedics from doing "things" that could have complicated things before I was through with my classes.. Some thanked me, some didn't.

Whenever we made a long distance Interstate transfer we would make a collect call to see if there were somewhere else we needed to go. If there wasn't we would not accept the call. But if the driver had a problem they would call right back. Well, Bill called right back. All we heard by the boss, "Oh, sh!t. Oh, sh!t! What do you mean, you think you think your ankle is broke? You're an EMT!" Evidently he was re-ended in St.Louis. No patient on board.

"A Country Boy Can Survive"- Hank Williams, Jr.

"Locomotive Breath" - Jethro Tull

"Black Water" - Doobies

Good point. But will there still be a ** area stating BAL in the small pring?

I think all in all it's the insurance companies that say yay or nay. But at .09...NAY gonna be the word for awhile.

I'm really not jumping in on this. I'm one of the the old "pappy's", that when I started my first full time EMS job, I was 18. It was 24 hours a day, six days a week, you lived at the ambulance building. We had six ambulances and for weeks at a time at least one of them were out on a call or transfer 24/7. My first take home check was $120.00. My how times have changed. And believe me, there were a few out there worse than that. After being there five years, there were me and two others the highest paid $5.50/hr. But that was in 1989 also.

Similar situation. In my own car. Shots fired. Less that two block. First question? Where's shooter? Second question, where's shootee. Found mid 20 man sitting cross legged on floor holding neck. Very minimal bleeding. No obvious esophageal or tracheal trauma, Patient removed hand from GSW site, still very little blood. Good vitals, patient calm. Other "medic" runs in. The best way I could put it is that he "was all in a tizzy". My query? IV, KVO, NS, monitor vials. Patient remained ambulatory. The other medic, at least one large bore IV 16g, LR, O2 NRB. Anyone's input? BTW. The actual shooter was in his 80's. Shooting victim was trying to get his SS check, so the old man shot him. The older man dies two hours later AMI.

I talked to one of my former colleagues the other day and she thought there was an ACLS class coming up in Apr. but wasn't for sure. But that would be in in IL too.