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After reading this, I wasn't sure whether to post it under 'non-ems discussions' or 'funny stuff'.... It's a sad day when 'bodily functions' get you in trouble! For your reading amusement: Student suspended for passing gas on bus Driver writes up teen on misbehavior form; eighth-grader denies offense LAKELAND, Fla. - An eighth-grader was suspended from riding the school bus for three days after being accused of passing gas. The bus driver wrote on a misbehavior form that a 15-year-old teen passing gas on the bus on March 16 to make the other children laugh, creating a stench so bad that it was difficult to breathe. The bus driver handed the teen the suspension form the next day. Polk County school officials said there's no rule against flatulence, but there are rules against causing a disturbance on the bus. The teen, Jonathan Locke Jr., said he wasn't the culprit. "It wasn't even me," Locke told The Ledger newspaper. "It was a kid who sits in front of me." Whether he did it or not, he might have gotten off easy. A 13-year-old student at a Stuart school was arrested in November after authorities said he broke wind in class.

This was sent to me in an email. After watching it, I realized that the points made are valid. We complain about everything, but what do we REALLY do about it? Here's a suggestion:

Happy Birthday Kaisu!!

The Pontiac Fiero is a mid-engined sports car that was built by the Pontiac division of General Motors from 1984 to 1988. Here's a video of 'worst case' where one might expect the car to 'blow up'. You'll notice that the vehicle is fully involved, and no explosion. Notice the 'reaction' around 0:27; THAT's what happens when water hits something made of magnesium alloy. The biggest problem with magnesium and magnesium alloys is that magnesium by nature is a 'self oxidizer' which means that once it starts burning, it will continue to provide it's own oxygen source.

For those of you that have to forward EVERYTHING you get in your email inbox, I suggest you pay close attention to the following: (Click to view this embedded page in a new window)

http://online.boundtree.com/store/product_...mp;Prod=681772K I agree with Spenac, if the service wants you to respond in 'that capacity', then they should provide the 'gear' you need in order to do it. If they're not going to provide you with the gear, then they should at least offer to pay at least half of the amount you have to spend. Another consideration is where you're working as a bouncer....what are their thoughts on this matter? Will they be willing to spring for the supplies you may need? Also, remember, there IS life ouside of Galls! Other places to check would be: Boundtree Medical Moore Medical Zee Medical Locally, check for a 'hospital supply company' where you can purchase bandages, stethescopes/blood pressure cuffs, etc LS

I would have to agree with Richard's 'City/Country post'. It shouldn't be about who's the 'better medic', but a culmination of both partner's experiences and strengths working together for the benefit of the patient! I've seen so many threads break down to chest thumping, degree waving and outright name calling and bashing. It proves NOTHING! Regardless of whether your primary service area is considered 'urban' or 'rural', we're all on the same side....and that is to help our patients to the best of our abilities (whatever the level of licensure or affiliation), and still maintain our scope of practice; however limited we are by our protocols.

Fire her, and pull her credentials! No wait, that one ain't right....... Ummmm..... Oh yeah, at 17 years old, shows another shinging example of the 'time out kids'! For a second there, I got my 'causes' mixed up!

"Exploding gas tanks" are actually a form of BLEVE (BLEVE (pronounced /ˈblɛvi/ BLEV-ee), is an acronym for "boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion".) BLEVE's are more likely to occur in tanks that are closer to empty than full. The lower the liquid fuel level, the more 'air space' there is. This allows the vapors to collect and pressurize, resulting in a sudden violent ignition of these flamable vapors. Most tanks (including tanker trailers), have pressure release valves built in to try to prevent BLEVE's. In fifteen years of firefighting, and countless vehicle fires, I've never seen a car explode, even those that were 'fully involved'. Remember, that all the car explosions you see on tv are cinematic hijinks, and real cars don't explode like that. As was said in a previous post, you're more apt to hear the tires explode long before you have to sweat the gas tank going up in your face. http://www.answers.com/topic/bleve

Well, it's now 'official'...... People have heard me bragging about all the hoopla that goes on for St. Patrick's Day here in Savannah, GA. It seems that we've 'moved up' in the ranks for the largest celebration of St. Patrick's Day. We WERE ranked as the 3rd largest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the U.S., falling in behind New York City and Chicago. Notice the key word: WERE According to the Chicago Tribune, they've waved the white flag and surrendered the second place spot to Savannah, GA! Eat your heart out gaelicfirefighter!!! Chicago Tribune says Savannah has second-biggest parade We're No. 2. Our St. Patrick's Day Parade, that is. Right behind the Big Apple. No, this isn't from the local parade committee, the chamber of commerce or any of the other likely suspects. None other than the Chicago Tribune has waved the white flag on behalf of the Windy City. "That's right - it's larger than Chicago's and Boston's, taking a back seat only to New York City," the Tribune said of today's procession in Savannah. The newspaper article, published Saturday, the same day as the St. Patrick's parade in Chicago, didn't say how it reached its conclusion. A call to the Chicago parade committee was not returned Monday. In Savannah, the newspaper's concession of the second spot seemed to draw a collective shrug. "It doesn't mean that much to me," said general parade Chairman John Forbes as he juggled last-minute details. "As far as I'm concerned, Savannah has the best parade," Forbes added. "It doesn't matter who's No. 1 and No. 2 in size." The information, such as it was, wasn't news to John Burke, the 2007 grand marshal. "I already thought we were the second-largest," Burke said, "but the important thing is what this day has become for Savannah. "It's much more than the revelry that counts. It's the recognition of the people who came before us." Joseph Marinelli, president of the Savannah Convention & Visitors Bureau, questioned whether there are objective criteria for ranking parades. "It's a kind of fun thing we don't take very seriously," Marinelli said. "I don't believe there are any hard and true statistics. "It's neat that Savannah is mentioned along with places like New York and Boston as having one of the biggest. ... But I bet if you ask the people in Boston, they'll say theirs is the biggest." No one answered the phone at the parade committee office in Bean Town. The Boston Globe said organizers estimated the crowd at Sunday's parade at more than a half-million people. And what of the committee office in New York? The folks there apparently were busy making sure that their parade, scheduled for today, remains the biggest. There was no answer there, either. http://savannahnow.com/node/690039 Éire go brách! 'Sláinte Mhaith!

Does this mean you're volunteering to help me pass my tests?

Without going into a whole 'back and forth' about your GPA, weak areas, etc; let me just say this: The first thing you need to do is RELAX! Get a good night's sleep the night before the test, and don't touch the books that night. If you're at the point of taking your finals, you should already know this stuff inside and out by now! Trying to 'cram' the night before the test will only overload your brain, and you'll end up confusing your 'information'. Next, on the day of the test, do NOT 'read more into the question than is there'! I can't tell you how many people have screwed themselves by trying to figure out what the question 'might be asking'! All the information you need should be in the narrative, take that, and ONLY that to form your answers. Rely on your education to this point! There's no sense in trying to do things a 'different way' than you've been doing up to this point. A 'new method' will only screw up your 'routine' and you'll end up missing something. Don't sweat the medium of the testing! I've watched many people in the City go through a 'mental meltdown' because the written portion of the test was CBT (Computer Based Testing). HOW the test is administered is irrelevant! It will be THE SAME INFORMATION whether it's CBT or paper! After testing, don't get into that 'what did you get for question 37?' 'What do you think they meant by ______________?' All that's going to do is make you second guess your answers and question your knowledge. This will lead to 'undue and unnecessary stress' while waiting for your test results to be posted! I hope this helps you! Good luck! LS

I personally think that receiving gifts for doing my job is unethical. IF you INSIST on doing 'something' to show your gratitude for my services, then write a letter addressed to the Chief of Operations (or Operations Manager), and then it can be placed in my personnel file. Monetary gifts could be made to the local charity in the crew's name, or in the name of the service. Gift baskets, baked items and the like; contact my Chief of Operations and let management decide how it should be dealt with in accordance to company policy and guidelines.

I just want to know what kind of pi it is! I'm sort of fond of Dutch Apple! From what I've found, the value of pi is 3.14152927 So if you REALLY wanted that 'pi moment', in this case it would be 3/14 @ 1529:27

The general policies of both the last service I was with and the Fire Department was; if you got a DWI/DUI/OUIL (or whatever your local/state calls it), you're automatically dismissed. Once you've done your 'waiting period (somewhere around 7 years), you may reapply, but it's on a 'case by case' basis.

CLASSIC!

After watching the video, I can only say that I hope those involved were fired on the spot! I also read about 8 pages of comments, mostly defending the actions of these people. (They were getting drivers training in snow conditions, yeah...riiiight!) What they've done amounts to nothing more than what the topic of this thread is..... http://www.livevideo.com/video/8432F012D8C...-ambulance.aspx

Now that we have several 'powerhouse organizations' that are willing to push for EMS to become a 'recognized as a 'true subspecialty of emergency medicine', the question we have to as as a group is, "What can we as EMS providers do to further help this push?". From what I can tell, if the American Board of Emergency Medicine considers this request favorably, we are one step closer to being viewed as a profession, and no longer 'just a job'. I for one can, only hope that by considering the request favorably will result in a more 'uniform' scope of practice throughout the U.S.; and a more standardized level of prehospital care. This is not something that is just going to be handed to us; we have to be willing to make more sacrifices to further this goal! Be it higher educational standards, tougher testing, more rigerous licensing requirements, or more stringent continuing education. Not everyone is going to be able to make the 'jump', and we need to stand ready to weed out the 'weak links' within this field. Remember, being recognized as a 'medical professional', we will have to conduct ourselves as such, and there will be more responsibility bestowed upon us. We need to show the American Board of Emergency Medicine that we are ready to stand up and accept that responsibility, and that we can handle the mantle that could be placed squarely on our shoulders. With more responsibility, could come more autonomy, and we need to eradicate the 'cookbook providers' from our ranks!

Hopefully, he'll acknowledge the 'errors of his ways' and do the only HONORABLE thing he can...plead guilty and take the punishment that he has coming. I don't see him back in EMS any time soon! Technically, wouldn't he be 'working UNDER Bubba'?

Having been in more than one accident, both as a 'restrained driver' and an 'unrestrained driver', I can tell you from personal experience, that my injuries as the 'unrestrained driver' were far worse than any injuries I may have had while being properly seatbelted into my seat! Do seatbelts save lives? Every statistical report I've ever read proves that they do. Personal experience backs up this data. While I don't reccommend testing this data like I did, I DO advocate the use of seatbelts. Don't follow in my 'footsteps' and have to learn this lesson the hard way!

This was sent to me in an email.... I think it needs to be seen by EVERYONE, especially by those that vote, or will be voting soon!

This is a prime example of nothing more than pure laziness! Had the person using the ammonia solution disposed it properly, there would have been no 'problem' in running more mop water. It's also laziness on the part of the person that mixed up the 'fresh mop water'. Ammonia has a very 'distinct' smell, and should have been picked up on PRIOR to adding bleach! Luckily, no one was seriously injured by a stupid act that should have NEVER happened in the first place!

This is exactly what happens when you take the Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor approach to playing with 'more power'! I guess this means that her "B.O.B" was a 'cut above the rest'!

I've heard stories about cataract surgeries that have had the patients complaining of a 'yellow tint' to everything after the surgery. Someting about not being treated to filter (or tone down) yellows.....