DwayneEMTP

Outstanding!! You have restored my faith in the integrity of young people! As Ruff said, being attacked, hurt or not, damages your sense of security...and that makes you mad. It should. The fact that you've decided to deal with that and make REAL changes as opposed to pretend changes speaks volumes about your character. (Putting this person in jail makes you feel better but doesn't keep you from getting punched in the head tomorrow) You made my day. Have a great (safe) day! Dwayne

Great post Asys... Recently there was an 18 year old local autistic boy (some might say man, but he is a boy) that was arrested for assaulting his teacher. His teacher got elbowed in the head while they were trying to restrain him at school and the teacher decided to press charges. A situations that should never have been allowed to develop. What amazes me about this situations, and I am pursuing my position with some zeal, is that by doing so he is admitting to God and everyone that he was unable to care for this boy. He is telling everyone..."I claimed I was qualified to do this job, I've accepted money for doing this job, but now that I've failed I would like someone else to be responsible." Ridiculous in my eyes. It seems to me that you were responsible for this patient (I'm guessing as you haven't responded to the other posts yet). You were responsible for your own safety as well. I sounds as though you failed on both counts. Why is putting the patient in jail a solution for this problem? You're young yet, but I hope that the time you spend here will convince you to invest yourself in things that will make positive changes, not things that allow you to feel powerful and vindictive. I'm guessing that if you look back on this situation you can come up with at least one way you could have dealt with it that would not have put you, your patient, and a couple of nurses in danger needlessly. Now you've been there, done that. You now know better, so next time do better. Take good care of yourself. Have a great day! Dwayne

Thanks so much! That is exactly what I needed. For some reason I just couldn't get this in my head... Welcome to EMTCity!! It's pretty exciting to see your first two posts so clear, to the point and helpful! Thanks again! Dwayne

Thanks for the info Ruff! I guess it didn't pique anyone else's interest... Have a good one! Dwayne

Happy to do it Doc! Dwayne

Hey all, Starting pharmacology in medic school and need to answer when and why certain drug constitutions/routes would be chosen. One of them is an oil-based emulsion given IM...And I can't find any reason to use this prehospital!! It seems like it might be painful, being more viscus. An that it would absorb more slowly than IV, sublingual, rectal (possibly?) I don't know... What would be the advantages to this route either in or out of hospital? Any ideas would be appreciated... Have a great day all... Dwayne

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma_of_Higher_Education "A Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) is a higher education qualification in the United Kingdom. It is awarded after two years full-time study at a university or other higher education institution. They certify that a student has achieved a minimum standard in 1st and 2nd Year courses."

=D> Dwayne

You know Michael, I'd like to come to your defense...but when you're seen associating with becksdad...well, people are going to talk. :oops: Dwayne

Come fall I'll have completed my AAS in emergency medicine.. (Yeah...I feel silly posting it in this type of company...but hey...it's all I've (almost) got...) Dwayne

Jenn, Keep your chin up, remember to cut yourself and those around you some slack when you hit those times when you want things to make sense...but they just don't...And as others have said, there should be a special place in heaven for Hospice workers...I hope you'll use them... Prayers for you, your dad, and those who love him, from the Womacks in Colorado... Dwayne

Yikes....great points and I would have missed them had you not pointed them out. Thanks for doing that...

How did nurses do it? I don't believe they've always enjoyed the status they now share...what path did they take? Dwayne

C'mon Teddy! Fire away...Other than the obvious BS tone, I'd like to know what the BS specifics are.... Dwayne

I see part of the issue to be that when we have these discussions the focus tends to be on the people entering the professions. And for the most part that means kids. (Below 25 or so). I believe it's not so much they are unwilling to do what is best as that they don't know what is best. When I get my medic this fall (God willing) I'll have about 2 ½ years into it. But that is because I found the City before I got too far into my education. When I started looking at medic school my original plan was to go to AMR's 9 month program. I had no idea that that was not an admirable standard! For instance, had I chosen to become a carpenter, it would never have occurred to me to become a contractor first, so that I would be a better carpenter. (In fact it would be much easier to do that then to have completed the education that I added to get my AAS) Certainly I would be a better carpenter, and the profession would be better for me having my contractor's 'cert' but I don't see many contractors pounding nails... We continue to denigrate kids for not meeting a standard that almost none of the people training them have met, almost none of the people they respect (see at work, or those that got them interested in EMS) have met, no one will compensate them for meeting, and having met them (from what I've seen here) will not even distinguish them in the work place later. When I lay it out like that, I feel like a complete idiot for spending thousand of extra dollars and almost two extra years to enter EMS. (Of course feeling like an idiot comes naturally to me...) I'm not sure why any kid would choose to take this route when they don't yet have the life experience to show them that it's not all in the money and/or glory. I guess my point is, to continue the mantra of “So you got your basic? What an idiot.”, “You got your intermediate? Jeez, paramedic wanna-be” “Became a paramedic without a degree? Bottom feeder” “Got your AAS in Emergency medicine? Call me when you get serious with a Bachelors.” When people get all excited and choose to live EMS as a lifestyle they are whackers and there's no shortage of people to tell them that “it's just a job!” Yet when they approach their education as if they were getting any other job...(Meeting min standards to get paid) they are idiots and a disgrace. I guess I'm not really saying that anyone is wrong, just asking, how is any of this helping? I'm 43, having respect where I work is a big deal for me. If I go back to 23-25 and you tell me I need to spend two years +, yet gain no additional respect, advancement opportunities, compensation, or job security...I have got to tell you to go and pound sand. Besides, many of the medics from countries that talk about what losers the US system is are still unable to use capital letters, complete sentences, or create a readable paragraph...So I'm not sure that degrees are even an answer to the problem. So my real question is...What's the next step? Where do we go from here. This poll has once again shown that people with degrees think everyone should have a degree. So now what? How do we move on...? What turns the talk into action? Dwayne

Ahhhhh....you made the connection to food!! Dwayne

seastrat, that was an amazing post!! And unheard of for a first post...Thanks for the info. You know the reason I've never had any trouble making fun of TEMS (TOMS) is that they always sound like cavemen when they post...There was certainly nothing ignorant or macho about your post. You have made me pause and take another look... I look forward to your posts in the future. Dwayne

Good God! It works! "A village idiot" Though, anyone I know could have told you that... Dwayne (You know chaser, and idiot and ass kisser can probably find some way cool ways to spend a weekend!)

I wan't looking so much at defining those two things as professional or not as I was curious of the thought process of those that chose to defend them. It certainly seems to be a common enough thought process in EMS. It seems that if we can figure out what causes those that defend these practices to do so, then maybe the issue can be moved a bit...We haven't even defined the problem really. Being unprofessional isn't the problem. Wanting to be unprofessional, or not wanting to be professional is the problem. The act is an effect of the mind-set. It's really not more difficult to be professional, so why do people choose not to do so? (Find the reinforcers, remove them, reapply them to a productive, yet incompatible behavior) (Yeah, I know, this is going to start a whole nother thread) Obviously what's being done now isn't working. Continuing to shout " We need to be better!" seems to make some feel better, but it doesn't seem to be moving the issue any... Anyhow, just my thoughts... Dwayne

Shoot PRPG, I'm guessing you know better than most that that's the way these things always go...There are always the core, with opinions and the gnads to express them, those without opinions, but willing to adopt those of the posters that appear to be "winning", and of course some that I have trouble telling what they are talking about. The greatest loss I think are those willing to express their opinion...but then unwilling to defend it... I was kind of getting excited that we seemed to have cornered at least a partial definition of professionalism (I can be in pajamas and still be professional, I can be rude yet still be a professional, etc, etc.) I was curious to see how the parties would explain/defend or review their opinions...That is what I meant by the comment above. Have a good one buddy...sorry if your lady was offended.... Dwayne

Wow...When it was Shira taking a beating you had plenty to say. I'm with the others, I will be sorry to miss your future posts...But I'm even more sorry to see that you didn't have the backbone for honest debate... Good luck to you. Dwayne Edited for spelling.

Wow...That's my thought for the day! (Hopefully longer) Thanks for that Michael... (By the way, do have any idea what I'll have to go through to replace the bumper sticker you crashed into?!? It's not like I can just pick another one up at the next truck stop!) Dwayne

It appears here that you do get it, you just don't want that fact to interrupt your rant. The problem is, that you acted unprofessional, took credit for it, yet decided to continue to act unprofessional. That is why there is a “submit” button. You had the opportunity to say “Hell, that's not how I want to represent my profession”, and change your post, yet chose not to do so. Everyone has their excuses for not being professional. For not shaving, tucking in their shirts, polishing their boots...You just picked yours. You chose to emotionally and intellectually show up in your pajamas...No difference really. You asked her why, when so many people told her she had done wrong that she didn't act like a professional and say “Oh, I see this differently now, I may have been wrong”, I would ask you the same question. You made a good point, in an unnecessarily mean way...Oooops...Take credit, make it right and move on. You've told us that's the professional thing to do, and I agree. This attitude could be part of the reason folks here didn't take you at your word about learning from your post and moving on, and doing different in the future. I happen to love nicknames. But they don't fly well in the context of “Do you see how stupid you are Pumpkin?” (Meant to clarify. I'm certainly not calling you stupid, as you appear to be anything but.) Both of your previous posts seem to smack of “I'm new to the board and I'm gonna show 'em there's a new Sheriff in town!” We get that. You seem to be smart, confident and competent, you just stepped on your proverbial pee pee on this one... We can take it, I hope you can too and move passed it now. I look forward to your posts in the future. Back atcha. Dwayne

Hey all, I don't know if you've seen this before, but I've never even heard of this type of advertising (Not a screamer!) I thought it was pretty funny! http://www.cavemanscrib.com/ Have a good one! Dwayne