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Why after reading that did the Vonage jingle come to mind? :banghead: ( thought I'd check out the Page 3 girls whilst at that sight, impressive )

403, Just a thought, but do you and your partner both hold the stretcher while the wheels go up? We do this and my partner is very petite. As you are aware, once the head end is in the ambo, both of you could be on the foot end and hold it untill the wheels have collapsed fully. Half the work makes Jake a happy camper!

Why would the oral glucose hinder you? It is a basic medication and all that was available to you.

Welcome to our little corner of the Universe. Glad you could join us. This very topic has been discussed here on many occasions. I direct you to the forum search for some " opinions " on this topic. Although you most likely won't find any hard facts for your paper, you will find some interesting reading. Congrats on returning to school!

Your partner has a classic case of whackerdom! I see where your partner wasn't sure what was going on and you considered the pt to be stable, yet you were driving. A more appropriate finding would be " within normal limits " for V/S. Everyone would be different. If the pt's airway was not compromised or he was not showing signs of a MI, then running with L & S is totally contraindicated. Since there is a radio in the back of the ambulance, they should have contacted the hospital with the results of their assessment if they were truly concerned with pt care, and let them decide whether to run L & S or not. You partner obviously watches to many " Paramedics " episodes or is it " Saved! " now? Wait, you would have been at the ED before you most likely had had a MD on the other end. Scratch that. :wink:

Tattoomama, kudos for wanting to continue your education on your own!!!!!!!!! =D> I agree with Prissy, the Dubin book is one of the easiest to understand. The good Dr. simplifies the process of interpretating EKG rhythms. I couldn't be happier with my purchase. I believe the website at the top of the EMTCity home page has the accompanying website to the book. I would recommend looking at it.

Collard green. ( sorry, flashback of a tube I did the other day ) :-& Trachea pink

We've had one of these for about 3 mths now. What a back saver! 8) On our new ambo, we can charge it as we roll. I'm not sure if that is the norm or not. Just a very good tool all services should try and implement.

Was there ever a better reason to obtain your own stethoscope?

Must be, it sure ain't a North Carolina thang!

BBrooks, Don't get discouraged. My partner is a little wee thing and she can lift her share. With a little workout like others have mentioned and develop upper body strength, you should be fine. Don't forget about your legs either. ALWAYS, ALWAYS lift with you legs! Another thing my partner does with our oversized patient's is take the head end after we have the stretcher raised. :roll:

Be safe AK! We'll be thinking about ya!

Excellent list =D> ! I found these to be especially true. 32 - You say to yourself " great veins " when looking at complete strangers 46 - You have ever referred to the ER Doc, Triage Nurse or Partner as a " ca ca magnet " and this one, 82 - When being driven somewhere by your significant other, you drive them crazy by yelling " clear right " at every intersection. Thanks for the laugh! :thumbright:

I agree with Mike. When I'm not on duty, my pager stays off. I have no business responding from home as we have very capable people on shift, This is at a paid/volly service too. There is always 2 people minimum at the station so why would I need to have my pager on? Unless I had a whacker moment. :wink:

We also call it a Ambulance. Sometimes by unit number but since we aren't in the limits of the 5 boroughs, NEVER a Bus. :wink:

We use the Autopulse in our service and combined with a ventilator makes for some pretty good cpr. One can set the A/P to automatic for continuous compressions once you have a ETT placed as per AHA guidelines. We find it a excellent tool and would recommend it to anyone. By compressing from the side of the chest wall as well as the thoracic cavity, the A/P will deliver better compressions then you or I could wish for, since the new guidelines are for 2 min uninterrupted compressions @ 100/min.

Not wishing the young whacker any harm, but he is going to get shot one day with all those lights flashing in the wrong individuals mirror. Most likely before he gets to his trunk. :roll: He wouldn't even be allowed to Volly at our service. We have a limit on whackerdom.

It's not that old cotjockey, all is forgiven! I just did another 24 hrs in the ED and never got coffee once! ( well once, but that is because we both wanted one ) My preceptor was extremely helpful. She asked what I wanted to do and when I said I required assessments for my clinical log, turned me over to triage. In my limited experience with ED staff, I have found them nothing but helpful with procedures or if I just had a question. Oh well, I guess clinical time is what you make of it. It can be a excellent educational experience, or the longest 12 hrs of your life. The choice is yours alone.

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Don't be embarrassed to ask to auscultate your friend's chest for lung sounds. If it was a true 911 call, you would have to do it regardless. You might as well get used to it now. Just a little friendly advice. Now, Where's my coffee?

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I think SooC explained the Canadian Tire money very well. I bought my 1st bike with it when I was a kid. It took a few years to accumulate enough, but it was worth it! High rise handle bars, banana seat et al 8) Here is a link to explain it a little further. http://www2.canadiantire.ca/CTenglish/ctmoney.html

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