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Girl: You have what is commonly referred to as PTSD. Like it or not we are all human and as much as we try to file away the horrible calls we need to deal with , it doesn't always work. Most of us have been where you are at some point in our careers. I know I have. Some get through it by talking to a professional , some use exercise or a get away vacation to clear the mind, Others turn to drugs or alcohol to drown out the nightmares. Some even take their own lives in an attempt to escape the demons. Please re-consider talking to someone unconnected to your service with professional training. It can work wonders in re-examining whats important for you in life and how to cope. I found a minister who is also an EMT, so he could relate to what my dreams were about and why it disturbed me so much. Please be safe out there tonight. Ed

Thanks everyone: A few things to ponder ::::: Cosmic questions answered at last! THE 5 ANSWERS WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! Q: WHAT IS AN AUSTRALIAN KISS? A: It's the same as a French kiss, but 'down under..' Q: WHAT DO YOU DO WITH 365 USED CONDOMS? A: Melt them down, make a tire, and call it a Goodyear. Q: WHY WERE HURRICANES NORMALLY NAMED AFTER WOMEN? A: Because when they arrive, they're wild and wet, and when they go, they take your house and car with them. Q: WHY DO GIRLS RUB THEIR EYES WHEN THEY GET UP IN THE MORNING? A: Because they don't have any balls to scratch. BONUS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q: What is a man's Ultimate embarrassment? A: Running into a wall with an erection and breaking his nose. Nominated as the world's best short joke: A 3-year-old boy examined his testicles while taking a bath. 'Mom', he asked, 'Are these my brains?' 'Not yet,' she replied.

sitting here hoping all the amateurs behave themselves until midnight. My relief comes in at 23:45 It's been a long strange voyage over the past 4 decades. Spent a few hours today cleaning out my office & packing up all my old teaching materials and journals. Found AAOS volume 1 orange book on the end of the dusty bookshelf, along with just about every version published since.

Just because you are not solely doing renal roundup , does not make you a medic on a 911 call. Just because your shirt falsely ID's you as one does not make you one. Your company is trying to make the TV viewing public believe they are staffed by Licensed Paramedics. If you are called to a scene and a fellow member of EMS looks for help and see's :MEDIC" on your shirt they might be falsely led to think You are a Paramedic until you tell them your only a Basic EMT.

Yep. There's a bottle of 40 yo single malt thats been getting old for a long while. We will definatly toast in the new year. Went in yesterday afternoon and packed up my journals & books from my office. Tossed a bunch of papers in the shredder pile and laughed at a new unfunded mandate from the state. SHORT.

28 hours till retirement:::::::::::::::::: :-}

Sounds like the case of a testosterone induced 20 yr old wannabe hero to me. But then I'm old and only 28 hours away from retirement so my views may be clouded by old age. :-}

Welcome to the city. There are a couple Kiwi's here. & one poser who pretends to be.

Welcome to the city. Working in metro Detroit is just like being in the sandbox minus the combat pay.

thanks for serving and welcome to the city.

Not sure: We were called because someone found a walker on a trailhead to one of the cliff walks. After 2 hours of freezing our arses off along with several deputies we found no evidence of anyone on the cliffs or in the ocean surf below. Either some kid took grandma's walker out to play and left it or someone who is unknown went for a holiday swim with the fishes. Nobody reported missing at this time ????

6 days 8 hours & 20 minutes to go Went out on a search for a possible missing person today. turned out to be a frigid ghost hunt. pg 93

7 days to go,::: but who's counting. merry Christmas everyone from the islands

Do you need a list of meds for your electronic report software??? Try epocrates for a current list of prescription meds. We use Image trend and their drug library is very incomplete. Probably less than 50% of meds we see are in their dictionary.

It's OK ::: he pushing 60 and never been away from home.

one could fill a whole thread with just the names ruff has used over the years. :-]

me thinks someones rose colored glasses might have fallen off . ::::: :-}

who is it you are responding to Triemal????

there is plenty of evidence of mules swallowing drug filled condoms and trafficking them into the country. Every now & then one shows up after a burst condom either dead or soon to be. This case does not sound like that. It sounds like an out of control barney fife complex street cop with delusions of grandeur. His supervisors and the county attorney also played along with this nonsense , & in the end they found a DR and a hopsital to play into the same foolishness. This guy has just so many different targets to sue.

12 days & counting:::: I'm so short, I can walk under Kate's new jeep :-}

I'll bet there are a dozen malpractice sharks camped out on the stiffs mothers doorstep trying to sign her up. EASY money.

Welcome to the City

Welcome to the city Akula: As you can see we do have some interesting discussion here that require thinking, instead of the How many flashing lights can i stick on my 78 toyota that you keep finding at other sites that shall remain un-named.

Happy holidays to all the denizens of the City from the Maine Coast 14 days & counting :-} my comments in this thread will suffice. http://www.emtcity.com/topic/24878-bls-with-out-pulse-ox-and-or-aed-shouldnt-they-have-one/page-3

Aisle six at Wallgreens Ruff. Ask your kids :: they'll know where to find them. :-}