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Lone Star

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  1. Wouldn't a wet burn dressing be better than the dry one?
  2. Terri, if you're gonna tell fibs like that.....the least you can do is show us enough respect to tell fibs that we might believe!
  3. Definition A fracture is a complete or incomplete break in a bone resulting from the application of excessive force. Description A fracture usually results from traumatic injury to bones causing the continuity of bone tissues or bony cartilage to be disrupted or broken. Fracture classifications include simple, compound, incomplete and complete. That being said, it gives one pause to ask, how can an organ with no bones actually be 'fractured'? I could understand ruptured, I could understand lacerated, I can grasp bruised...but in this case, the definition of fractured as applied here, escapes me.....
  4. I only know what I've been told.... And so far the only thing I've been told is that I don't know anything at all!
  5. Someone needed to tell Dust that he needs to be careful of the toes he steps on today....they might be attached to the dude(s) who will kick his ass tomorrow!! Seriously Dust...quit bein such a klutz and get back to the land of the 'functional'!!!
  6. That may be 'pretty cheap learnin'', but with anything, higher price does NOT guarantee higher quality.....
  7. This is what I would suggest for an Associates Degree in paramedic Technology: General Core Courses Course Number Course Name Hours EMS116 Behavioral Emergencies 1 ENG101 English 5 ENG195 Technical Communications 5 BIO197 Introductory Microbiology 5 SPC191 Fundamentals of Speech 5 MAT191 College Algebra 5 BIO193 Anatomy and Physiology I 5 BIO194 Anatomy and Physiology II 5 PSY191 Introduction to Psychology 5 SOC 191 Introduction to Sociology 5 Fundamental Courses Course Number Course Name Hours AHS109 Medical Terminology 3 EMS126 Introduction to Paramedic Profession 3 EMS127 Patient Assessment 4 EMS128 Applied Physiology/Pathophysiology 3 EMS129 Pharmacology 4 EMS130 Respiratory Function and Management 5 EMS131 Trauma 5 Specific Courses Course Number Course Name Hours EMS132 Cardiology I 5 EMS133 Cardiology II 4 EMS134 Medical Emergencies 5 EMS135 Maternal and Pediatric Emergencies 5 EMS136 Special Patients 2 EMS200 Clinical App of Advanced Emergency Care 11 EMS201 Summative Evaluations 5 Total Credit Hours 105 Course description based on the cirriculum offered at Savannah Technical College, Savannah, GA For what it's worth, the appearance of the information posted was actually better aligned and presented, but the forum client doesn't support margins and tabs etc. This course would also include 100 hours of clinical rotation, 40 hours of field rotation and 24 hours in the morgue (practical applications/establishing skills) I'm not sure what the 'going rate' for colleges are presently, but I don't see why this course shouldn't be available for more than $75.00 per credit hour. This would bring the course fee to $7875.00 plus the cost of books, lab fees, and incidental materials.
  8. At the risk of getting beat up by the college medics...I only have this to say: I checked into the local college here that offers "Paramedic Technology" course and of the prerequisites, I found several that could be better off forgotten about, or traded for more relevant courses to the field of Para-medicine. I offer the following examples: General Core Courses Course Name: Composition & Rhetoric I Course Credits: 5 Course Description: Explores the analysis of literature and articles about issues in the humanities and in society. Students practice various modes of writing argumentation and persuasion. The course includes a review of standard grammatical and stylistic usage in proofreading and editing. An introduction to library resources lays the foundation for research. Topics include: writing analysis and practice Course Name: Literature & Composition II Course Credits: 5 Course Description: Emphasizes the student's ability to read literature analytically and meaningfully and to communicate clearly. Students analyze the form and content of literature and practice various modes of writing. Topics include: reading and analysis of fiction writing about literature. OR Course Name: Introduction to Humanities Course Credits: 5 Course Description: Explores the philosophic and artistic heritage of humanity expressed through a historical perspective on visual arts. The humanities are presented as a source of subjective insights for the understanding of people and society. Topics include: historical and cultural developments contributions of the humanities. Fundamental Courses Course Name: Computer Concepts & Applications Course Credits: 3 Course Description: Provides an introduction to the Internet and computing concepts as well as application and operating system software. Topics include: history of computers; computer hardware and software; data hierarchy; use of word processing software; computer operating systems; history and overview of the Internet data communications. I think rather than study the history of the computer, visual arts or current events, this time (a minimum of 18 credit hours) could be better utilized studying for more 'relevant' courses that actually apply to the field of study. I don’t see how being able to read “Portrait Of Dorian Gray” and being able to philosophically discuss it from the protagonists point of view is really going to be able to increase a patient’s survivability of a gsw. Exactly how will knowing and understanding the philosophy and artistic heritage of humanity going to help you remember the proper dosages and effects of your pharmacological arsenal? How will knowing and understanding computing concepts or knowing how operating system software help treat a cardiac patient, or understand what you’re seeing on an ECG/EKG strip, or treat a drug overdose? Now before anyone tries to beat me up with the old “These courses make for a more well rounded medic!”; let’s be honest here….you CANNOT teach someone to be ‘well rounded’ by forcing them to do book reports on literature that they don’t really want to read in the first place, and you sure can’t teach ‘well roundedness’ out of a textbook! I agree with those that feel that higher educational standards should be required for the field of EMS to progress, and to ultimately be viewed as a ‘professional health care field’, I think that we should be able to gear the college courses to be more ‘relevant’ to the chosen field of study. Course description can be viewed here: Savannah Tech
  9. I won't tell terri that it was you that put it there, fred.....that secret's safe with me!
  10. Terri, Terri, Terri....what am I gonna do with you? The word you're looking for is 'SELL'..(haven't we had this conversation before?) You can SELL something....you can wait for a SALE on an item, but you cant 'SALE' an item! would sell could sell should sell to sell will sell might sell sold already sold sold yesterday... on sale Found a sale, looking for a sale garage sale yard sale rummage sale And this concludes our 'word of the day' for today!
  11. And people actually wonder why I want to start My own church....: "Our Lady Of The Chlorinated Gene Pool".....
  12. It's nice to see that Al Sleet is still trying to apologize to the former residents of Rogers, OK
  13. One of the great icons for 'telling it like it really is'....I wonder if more people listened to him that to Paul Harvey for 'the rest of the story'... I grew up listening to him, and it's funny to think that what he was saying 30 years ago still holds true today George Carlin's 'influence' will be greatly missed!
  14. =D> =D> =D> =D> Well done, Doc! Now...where is the hospital that you'll be working in, so that we can flood it with all of our favorite 'frequent fliers'? Keep up the good work, and I personally look forward to more of your posts!
  15. It's good to see people actualy being proactive about doing some good someplace other than their own back yard! Dwayne, Flight-lp, be safe and keep in touch so that we know you're both still causing grief to someone!
  16. *Lone Star changes Richards name to 'Mutton Head'!*
  17. Considering the 'bad guy' had only a knife, it seems rather inane to even mention 'if the maniac didn't shoot him first'...if the guy had a gun, why even bother with the knife in the first place? With the size of the torso, as compared to the size of the head...it's not going to take an expert marksman to hit 'center mass' and still kill the knife weilding yahoo. All in all, those people that want the government to step in and protect us from ourselves by banning anything and everything that can be used to hurt us....effectively changes our status from 'citizen' to 'SHEEP'! At the end of the day, when the government has succeeded in protecting us from us...who will protect us from THEM??? Even the US Supreme Court has recognized that the 'right to keep and bear arms' is an INDIVIDUAL RIGHT, not one reserved for the military. While the event that happened Japan is a tragedy....had the government NOT banned guns, someone in that crowd would have been able to 'remove the threat', hopefully on a PERMANENT basis. The mere thought that a potential 'victim' of violent crime may be armed, and willing to take a 'pro-active'stance in their own defense, is in and of itself a deterrent to violent crime. It's time that we stop with the 'kinder gentler America bullshit and wake up to the fact that while that may be a 'good idea', there IS an 'element of society' that will ALWAYS try to take what isn't rightfully theirs....and they will use any amount of force (up to and including the use of deadly force) to reach this end. The ONLY people that will conform to the 'control' of whatever item or weapon that the government is regulating, will be the law abiding citizenry; the 'criminal element' won't...this just makes their 'job' easier......
  18. whats goin on 3 doors down? Is it a party? Why wasnt I invited?
  19. With studies that have been done showing how fast and high temps inside a vehicle can get (used primarilly when theres a case of child endangerment/neglect) also apply to adults! I hate to say it, but it looks like your company's 'no idle policy' is in direct violation of OSHA/NIOSHA guidelines for safety!
  20. "You Rubbed It In All Wrong" - Billy "Crash" Craddock
  21. THATS IT! "Get Your Tongue Out Of My Mouth, 'Cause I'm Kissin' You Goodbye" - Ray Stevens
  22. Who knows you like I do, terri?
  23. Here's the song that 'terri's men' are singing to this day...... Its Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night, That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long (The Notorious Cherry Bombs) She used to call me baby I thought she was such a lady But my, how things have changed Since time's moved on. I gave her my last dollar And now all she'll do is holler Oh, my life has become A country song. I've learned she can resist me By the way she always disses me And comes to bed at night With that cold cream on. Sometimes I might feel frisky But these days it's just too risky. Chorus: It's hard to kiss the lips at night, That chew your ass out all day long. All day long It goes on and on. If a tree fell in the forest, she didn't hear it, Would I still be wrong? I guess I should admit it She ain't never gonna quit it. It's hard to kiss the lips at night, That chew your ass out all day long. Man I remember when her eyes Used to be so blue and shiny God you oughta see What's happened to her hiney (Her what?) her hiney. Man that thing is big enough To land a small plane on. (Small plane?) I'm tellin' ya I used to roll her in the clover, (Mmm, hmm) But thank God those days are over, (Halleluiah!) It's hard to kiss the lips at night, That chew your ass out all day long All day long She gnaws on and on. If some day they drop the big one, I'd say sweet Jesus, She's gonna finally leave me alone. It's alright if we say it 'Cause the radio won't play it. It's hard to kiss the lips at night, That chew your ass out all day long It's hard to kiss the lips at night, That chew your ass out all day long... LINK (P.S. Terri, Eric's last name is CLAPTON, not 'Clampton'.....)
  24. Dave, if rumors are correct, you'll be paying a 'to boot fee' when its all over! ('To boot fee' = trade plus cash 'to boot' [in addition]). :laughing3: :laughing3: :laughing3: :evil3: :evil4:
  25. Oh, great! There goes my 'trade in value'!!! :crybaby: :crybaby: :crybaby: :crybaby: :crybaby:
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