Scaramedic

Pepid & Epocrates are by far the best.

Another great Tee from T-Shirt Hell!

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Congrats!! Might talk to admin and see if he can change your name without losing your post count.

Oh ok, I was wondering when it snowed in Fl. Thought I missed some global warming thing.

Kind of like Certificate RN's, I notice less and less of those.

The death penalty is a joke here. Giant money pit. Unless we go to my fathers system of Justice. He thought you should have the suspect strapped in the electric chair when the verdict is read. Guilty, and ya fry him right there.

Your from Florida right? Is that SNOW under the tires?

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#3. chuck a sickie; call in sick to work chuck a spaz; Throw a fit chuck a U-ey: a U-turn. Not related.

What a scandalous accusation!! :wink:

A lawyer, a rabbi, and a Hindi were driving in the country. Suddenly the cars engine seized and they were stranded. Being late they walked down the road to the nearest farmhouse and asked the farmer if they could spend the night. The farmer said he only had room in the house for two so someone would have to sleep in the barn The Rabbi said "oy vey, my people are used to suffering I'll sleep in the barn. So out he goes. A few minutes later there is a knock at the door. It's the Rabbi hey says "I am sorry but I cannot sleep out in the barn, there is a pig in the barn and that breaks Jewish law." The Hindi says "No problem, I grew up in Calcutta so it can't be that bad." So out he goes. A few minutes later there's a knock at the door. It's the Hindi, he says "I am also sorry but there is a cow in the barn and I cannot sleep in the same building as a holy vessel." The Lawyer says "Fine I'll sleep in the frigging barn." So out he goes. A few minutes later there's knock at the door. It's the pig and the cow.

How to speak Australian

Rather than hijack another thread I'll start another one. First off I am not a tree hugging environmentalist, but I am concerned about fossil fuels and how they are effecting our planet and pocketbooks. Having said that I have a question, is this really necessary? Do we have different patients then they do in Europe where ambulances tend to look like this. NO fat American jokes please. The problem as Al Gore and I see it is that WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!! OK, maybe that is a little extreme, but we are using up our oil supply and now a barrel of crude is over $100. So as fuel prices climb, budgets get larger and we have to charge more or milk more money from tax payers. Also there is that whole pesky global warming issue. I am not sure whether or not fossil fuels are responsible but why add to a potential problem? Is it patient comfort? Nope. I used to work with Medics that started out in the Caddies. They always said that nothing rode like those Caddies. Yes they didn't have much room to work in but they were more comfortable for the patient. I see it like this, the patient only cares about the 3 ft by 6 1/2 ft they are occupying. That and how smooth the ride is. I have worked in all three types of ambulances and I have found that the bigger you get the rougher the ride. No matter how many snazzy air shocks you have, the higher the center of gravity the more sway and the rougher the ride. Don't believe me? Go drive a semi and then get in your car, you'll see the difference. The other thread was about buying a huge ambulance to do long distance transports. Having done many long distance transports I have a simple question. How much actual medical care do you on an LDT? Usually not much. So instead of a big, diesel sucking rough riding concrete truck with a box wouldn't this be better? I bet it has a lot smoother ride than a truck and gets a lot better gas mileage. Change the color and you have a pretty snazzy little ambulance. So the question is with the change in fuel prices and with the world going towards more economical vehicles is it necessary for us to have such big ambulances. It seems pretty obvious to me there are going to be changes in the future. I do not see EMS, Fire or Police being immune from this. So what do you think? Oh yeah I found this picture while looking for ambulance pics. I thought it was pretty funny.

Wow, that is the most beautiful view out the drivers side window. Isn't the river shining tonight? Oops did I miss something? Nahh.

I love it, you gotta love the easy OT. I once worked a convention for science teachers. 12 hrs OT not a single problem. To make it better shift started at 0600, convention didn't start until 0900. Spent first 3 hrs sleeping in first aid room. P.S. Scored some cool swag from the expo area.

A BUMP from a year and half ago? What's with all the old post BUMP's?

Wow, that is a big rig. I'm thinking the way things are going your yearly diesel bill... $1,987,345.67. In all seriousness, and I know this is not going to be popular with the Fire Boys and Girls, we should be going smaller not bigger. I honestly think you are going to see more Sprinter type units due to fuel costs and environmental rules.

They technically could be called "Non Emergency, Not Really Medical Unless You call Taking Grandmas O2 Canister Along Medical, Nursing Home To Doctor For Checkup on Hemorrhoids and then Back to Nursing Home and then go Lunch Services." AKA... NEMNRMUYCTGO2CAMNHTDFCHATBNHLS. Certified by the National Registry as NRNEMNRMUYCTGO2CAMNHTDFCHATBNHLS-Basic.

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Yeah but you don't have to worry about numbing the area of the cut down in your other job.

Gotta love the countries where guy/guy sex is illegal but girl/girl sex is okay. Who's running these countries Ron Jeremy?

Are you trying to say a volunteer isn't "a person having impressive competence in a particular activity." I think volleys can be very professional. Whether or not there should be volunteer services does not weight on the fact that they can be professionals. If I am volunteering for the Red Cross as a First Aid instructor I am still a professional. If I volunteer for Northwest Medical Teams as a Paramedic I am still a professional. Being paid is just one definition of professional, what I was pointing out was the other definitions.

Funny you didn't highlight this part of the definition. :wink:

My service is kind of cheap they wouldn't fork out the cash for EZ-IO's... ...oh well, we'll make do.