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Wasn't joking when I said what I said, that's just how I deal with my mom's fear of dentists. She has to take a muscle relaxant/anti-anxiety med every time she goes 'cuz her dentist is such a jerk. I.E., he cracked her tooth the other day trying to fit her dentures. -_-"

I don't work in a medical environment, but I am often mistaken for a guy even though I am a girl. On a regular basis people call me "sir". Doesn't really bother me, but I'd just want people to ask. Gets it out of the way as soon as possible, and if someone addressed me the way I wanted to be, as Capt said, then I'd definitely feel like I got a lot of respect from that person and I'd be glad they asked rather than continued being wrong/guessing.

Also that. Anti-anxiety meds tend to be something that goes along with dentist appointments for some people, needed or not.

Too late. I can't learn from it either!

The lengths people go to to get their hands on drugs are kind of astounding. Abusing prescriptions, stealing a friend's pills, or, what the hell, let's just rob the pharmacy! Really, there seems to be three types of people: The people who actually need the meds and take them right; the people who needed the meds but keep taking them and abusing them; and the people who need the meds but won't take them out of pride.

Burn.

Man, that's a mess. Big mistake on the crew's part, not only are they likely to get in trouble but they left that poor lady with a hefty bill.

Good idea, Capt. Admin can link in a WIKI page on the main menu bar up top. He can also just add a new category in the list of forums for FAQs and lock certain threads.

No, I have not been able to get into an EMR or first responder course. Enthusiasm on my parents part to pay/even LET me take it is low. I need to wait until I learn how to drive and get a good job so I can drive to/pay for it myself. But I am doing an at-home type of first responder course. It won't get me a certification but I am learning a lot from it. I got some info on a guy with volunteer info at the fire department. But lately I have not been up to much. Just working hard at school and learning a lot about the heart & heart attacks.

Ah, too late, Kiwi.

Haha this was great. Thanks for posting,

Hm. Um, not any kind of EMS responder here, but do either of the parents smoke? Even if they're not when you arrive? Could it be asthma? (Just guessing don't get mad. . .)

Thanks Monte! Definitely going for paramedic.

It's also a really good idea to chat up the paramedics at football games. They're really eager to help and can give you contact info for people w/ volunteer opportunities. Also, check with your local Red Cross organization. They often help kids in middle school, high school, and even grade school form Red Cross clubs teaching disaster preparedness and first aid. That would be a good way to get experience and meet people who share similar interests.

@Richard That puts it in a nutshell. . .

Wow that actually sounds really cool. Surprising what they come up with these days. Kind of pricey but maybe in the future it will become a part of every medical personnel's arsenal. . .

Thank ya much Capt! Uber useful.

Interesting. . .sounds like the guy just wanted to call in a chopper. The mom could have just driven the kids to the hospital at that rate!

I will then! Thanks for your help on this rather menial topic. :/ I've been trying to talk to someone about volunteering at the football games, thinking at the end of this week. Thanks for the help Capt and everyone!

There are lot of sites that offers practice computer tests. Learning Express, a free program available through your library, offers a lot of materials for EMT and paramedic study. You might look there for help.

I just stepped into something dangerous didn't I?

Yeah. . .that's a really good perspective that you gave me there. I can see how they would think that way, especially if they have kids of their own. Damn so I'm lumped in with the rest is what you're saying? I'm not mad; I get it, but boy does it suck. I'll just have to follow everyone's advice and sped s'more time around the crews at events and stuff before I ask. I'll be sixteen in a few months, too, so that will help to wait. But even so I have a really hard time around other teens because they are so airheaded. I just don't think like that. I'm pretty introverted and the things that they say, id est, the way they talk about boys and singers and moviestars. . .I hate it. I can't engage. I don't know if there is something socially wrong with me or what, but I'm better at talking to adults than kids my age. I donno, this is the most 15-year-old I think you guys have seen in me since I signed on. Hope this doesn't hurt my rep around here too much. . .

We're both fifteen. I needed to grow because I had a really stupid blind faith in all my pals. It was like someone took a bag off my head. I can't believe I just trusted her like that--she hadn't earned it at all. And man you just never can trust humans can you? I know. And that's why I will not be putting myself in another situation that allows her to leave me in a dangerous place again. I know how it is. Done it a couple times myself. I don't even know what to do. I love this girl. But even though we talked, I can't trust her. How do I know when I can trust her to have my back again? Can I, ever? Lucy's really not the malicious type. She's just airheaded and selfish. She did it completely without thinking about what could possibly have happened. I don't really know what to do from here.

Hey guys. I read through your replies earlier and I thank you all for them. I read them before I talked to my friend today and so they were helpful to me. Well my friend came to my club and I told her to step outside of the library for a minute because we needed to talk. Basically what happened was I told her I was upset and frustrated. I gave her my view of what had happened, that I had to walk home by myself. She thought I could have gotten a ride, and I told her that that wasn't even possible. I think the most meaningful thing I told her was this: "Lucy, girls have to take care of each other, they can't do this to each other, because shit happens when girls are by themselves. We have to have each others backs. I've got yours, I need you to have mine." I have known this girl for ten years. I can tell she realized she did a really crappy thing, and I forgive her, but I do not trust her and I told her as much. She promised she would not do it again. I think we both grew from this. My friend realized that she needed to be more considerate. I realized that I can't trust my BF. Which sucks. But at least now, she can earn my trust, rather than me just giving it to her to begin with. I think in the long run, we'll be closer because we could talk out our problems calmly and without fighting. Next time I can only hope it won't happen.