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I thought a heavy pull was a obese patient on a steep incline. darn,

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Is "wanding" the patients common inyour area? I have never seen it before.

I hope you have the time to get to it. Be sure and post them when you do. Have you done the research do know that they don’t? What is wrong with toys and LED's?

23,237 accidental non-fatal gunshot injuries in the United States during 2000. During the same period there were 215,836 Active License Holders in the state of Texas alone, More than 800,000 in Florida. This is more than one million people who legally carry guns in just two states If you consider the accidental non fatal gunshot injuries for the entire nation and factor it into the chl license holders of only two states it would be 2.3%. aprox. I don’t have the time and inclination to do the stats for the entire country but you can see how far off your assertion is. Your wiki link also said the accidents occur predominantly in poor urban areas. This would indicate an entirely different demographic group that the license holders. Getting and maintaining a license is expensive so your accidental shooting group could not be considered among the so called “experts” The person who has called them experts is you! So you are arguing against your own semantics! Once again the reasoning behind your post is BS.

If your co-workers are part of your emotional support system seeing them is good. This is an odd comparison and really doesn't make sense, You make the huge, incorrect asumption that every talk with the religious leader will end in a "come to jesus" moment no more than talking to a FF will end up in a bar. You still have not read the presentation. The idea is that the normal healing process is more efective than CISM through normal support groups regardless of who they may be. First it is not necessary for pastor, priest, or religious leader to understand your job or your situation. They only have to empathize with your heart. They see lives and hearts that are severely broken every day and endeavor to care and help them. They help people that they see and help experience things much worse than what the average EMS worker will see in a critical incident

You will find that although there are still religious leaders that have not completed their degree the vast majority have. Depending on the church or denomination you will find that most have at least a bachelors degree. Religious studies for pastors, priest, rabis etc include classes on psychology and counseling. And in some denominations a masters or doctorate are almost required to be a senior staff person. Many churches have counselors on staff or on referral that they send people to for counseling when needed. This practice is encouraged when the patients “problems” obviously exceed the pastor’s abilities. Your assumption that religious leaders are unprofessional and uneducated once again is made out of your ignorance of the subject at hand. I am sure that there are exceptions but your generalization is incorrect. First it is not necessary for pastor, priest, or religious leader to understand your job or your situation. They only have to empathize with your heart. They see lives and hearts that are severely broken every day and endeavor to care and help them. They help people that they see and help experience things much worse than what the average EMS worker will see in a critical incident.

Oh, cramps. Now I have to find the right story again. Fixed it. http://www.huffingto..._n_1114486.html

This chick could have used some of your imagination!! http://youtu.be/gT32DPJ7ug4

This story talks of the deterioration of values among people that live in America. How people are willing to do anything and everything to get what they want or what they think they deserve. Does it speak of Americans as a people and our core values or a freak occurrence? http://www.huffingto..._n_1114486.html There is another story that claims that shoppers continued looking for bargains while nurses did CPR on a man who colapsed in a department store. I know they probably could not help but does it say something about society? Can we consider this "normal" behavior? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/27/black-friday-target_n_1115372.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Chp-laptop%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk3%7C115827 Are times really that hard?

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Don't do heavy leg presses a couple of days prior to the test. Leg presses make me very sore.

The thread was created out of curiosity as to the different opinions and practices put forth and applied in a industry that bridges many different, countries and cultures. It was put forth in a forum frequented by professionals that work in these countries and cultures. The differences could be vast. Why does this irritate you? Just because a random person unsafely handles a firearm in no way means that the next person will. There are millions of people in the USA alone that are in direct contact and handle firearms every waking moment of their day. Are you wondering why there aren't millions of firearm accidents perpetrated by these people? I am not sure what you are wondering? I have always shot for fun, preparing for the day I have to shoot for another reason.

I don't think anyone in this thread has expressed a problem with the firearm Each in turn has mentioned how they would handle the scenario based on their experience and level of skill with firearms. Where do you perceive a problem?

Very interesting. It makes perfect sense allthough I would not have thought of it on my own. When you use the term "inmate" it jumps out a little more.

You really lock the Policeman's pistol in the lock box? In Texas? Is that part of your written policy? Does anoyone else do this?

I am with everyone here. I have no problem with leaving the weapon in the holster but to me a secure weapon is a unloaded weapon. If time permits I would prefer to unload and clear the weapon, If it has a slide lock I would open lock the chamber open. If it does not have a slide lock I would still clear the chamber and visually confirm no round in the chamber. I would probably store it in my pocket, an inside compartment or my bag. Once unloaded I could store it anywhere where it will not be stolen. If I did not have time to unload the weapon for whatever reason I would store it in an inside compartment until the time I could unload it. I would definitely clear the weapon before turning it over to LE or security, I don't think the dfib shock would cook off the rounds but would remove the weapon if I knew it was there.

You didn't read the Power Point did you? You should read it so your commentary will be congruous and make sense. I could even take your side sometimes but you make it impossible with comments like this one. I think you are much smarter than you portray in your careless comments. I will not go back and count how many studies are referenced in Dr. Bledsoe’s presentation, but it is many more than one. I am sure it would benefit your cause for you to count them before offering unsubstantiated commentaries. You take a relatively good argument and mess it up by pulling a statement like the one above out of thin air. You make it really hard to take you seriously. And although I do not personally know Dr. Bledsoe, a guy that started as an EMT 40+ years ago and is now considered "heroic" in EMS as a Emergency Physician is not what I would call an academic. At least not in the derogatory way you mean it.

Now that is funny, I don't care who you are! I am not sure why it is funny but it made me laugh. What is not funny is this tired, wore out, unrestrained obese person discussion.

Dr. Bledsoe has a new fan! His study is very interesting and informative. I find it interesting that I have opted for "operational debriefings" because instinctively it is what has worked for me. In the beginning when EMS tragedy was still "very alarming" I always found solace in an informal operational debriefing with my colleagues. Knowing what I did well, what I could improve and a true understanding of operational limitations have always been key in putting traumatic events behind me. I have never been to a CISM session and am pretty sure I never will. Thanks for the link. To the contrary I do know men that cry often. Some have deep underlying psychological infirmities but others are simply men who are brave enough to demonstrate appropriate emotion to an incident. The idea of an adult male somehow being less intrepid, brave, strong, tough or otherwise virile simply because he is capable of outward manifestations of his feelings is not only archaic and steriotypical but intellectually offensive. To speak of your local men as if they were a bunch of "knuckle draggers" that you somehow “grow” contributes to an overall impression that you have a very poor opinion of the men in your geographical area. You have brought a tear to my eye!

Very good point. Why would crying be more significant than other symptoms?

I wish I had thought of all of that smart stuff to say. It is just a tad more organized than "Since you grow men, do you sell them or store them in a shed?" I could not get the Bledsoe Power Point to work and would love to see it. Any pointers?

Muchas Gracias. You sound like you have done that before :0 I was thinking along the same lines except I would possibly confirm an empty chamber as well.

I was simply looking for clarity on the disparity of grown men and crying. A grown man could be anything and what does "grown" have to do with emotions? Tears may are a sign of irritation and often of emotional stress. It could be anything. Since you grow men, do you sell them or store them in a shed? Do you live near where Romney2012 lives?