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You can check out Bucks County Comm. College as well. EMT-P is listed under the course Responding to Emergencies, and there are prerequisites that you have to have before registering. Good luck! www.bucks.edu

I work the Watkins Glen International track. I think that a NASCAR EMS team is a wonderful idea. However I have to question what exactly is going on at these particular tracks. We have training every year....sponsered and directed by NASCAR itself. My organization is under a contract with WGI and NASCAR to provide emergency care. Other local EMS organizations are then contracted by my organization to help cover big events like IRL and NASCAR. Local fire depts and rescue teams are also contracted. The training that we go through is not all fun and games. Rescue teams are trained on the cars and their components ie: which bars can be cut and which ones cant. Medical teams are taught how to get a driver out on a backboard. Its not as easy at it looks. As we all have been in tight situations inside a wrecked car, imagine your room cut to a third, you have gear shirfts and roll bars to deal with. The steering wheel comes off and there is a kill switch for the engine and the fuel pumps. NOW....contend with a pissed off driver....his helmet (which doesnt come off until he is IN the ambulance), the HANS device which CANT come off till he is out of the car and in the ambulance because its locked into the seat. Now...there was statement made in that article by a driver that was hanging upside down in his car..and his complaint was that they didnt put it back on its wheels so he could get out on his own. We dont do that. We dont do that on the street and we dont do that on the track either. Most of the time drivers can get out of their cars with little or no help from us...however when we hear "tool going to work" we know that its serious and time is critical. When they do get out on their own, we do everything in our power to get them to race medical. Alot of times they flat out refuse...we cant force them, just like we cant force someone to be seen when they wreck themselves up on the street. These drivers adrenaline is running so high that ALL they think about is "how bad is my car?" and "how much time will it take to get it fixed enough to get back in the race." And God forbid you touch them after they refuse care. Next time you watch a race and there is a wreck, and they show the action going on, watch closely. If the driver gets out on his own, you wont see anyone trying to touch him to get him off the track and into an ambulance or a rescue fly car. You WILL see them "herding" him where they want him to go. Why? you ask? because they have been known to punch the rescue workers who touch them...but you wont see that on camera. But, like every other time EMS is in the spotlight, you will see them focusing on what was done wrong, but not what was done right. Dale Earnhardt's death was tragedy yes. But ya know what??? he knew exactly what could happen at any given time. He knew that he could wreck that car and that it could kill him. They take the chance every day...willingly. The HANS devices are wonderful, I wont take that away from them. But when your trying to cut someone out of a car, they are a time consuming piece of safety equipment, and they are very difficult to get off and maintain any kind of cervical spine immobilization. And to get them out of the car, the roof HAS to come off, the backboard placed behind them and they are lifted up and out of the seat and slid up the backboard. The seat is form fitted to their body and literally hugs them, very muck like a KED only tempered steel. Working NASCAR or IRL events is not what its all cracked up to be. There are hours and hours of absolute boredom because you cant really watch the race from trackside, and then there are 5 or 10 minutes of sheer terror when you hear the caution flag is out and someone is in the wall and you hear on the radio "tool going to work". To tell you the truth I would rather work the infield and deal with the drunken fools that fall into their campfires. just my .02 cents

ASPN= Associated Symptoms Pertinent Negatives....you go Chris

ohhhh come on guys...everybody LOVES DCAP-BTLS but you need to finish it. DCAP-BTLS TIC. Or how about OPQRST-ASPN. Anyhow, Lisa I know you have had lots of offers for help and Im glad that you've gotten them. As I was reading previous pages of this thread I thought to myself, " Self, it won't ever change. Let's make the new guy/girl feel like crap so they leave", and I really thought that they had eaten you alive. I'm glad to see that you didn't let them. I am going to offer my assistance as well, feel free to PM me if you wish, and good luck in the rest of the class.

SSG let me get ahold of Terri and see what we can come up with. Vegas for alot of us east coasters is just too far and too expensive, family, work and school are my priorities...i just cant take off and fly to vegas, and I know alot of us cant. Hang tight and let me see what Terr and I can come up with. and just an oh btw...has anyone thought about our overseas pals??? just a thought.

coming out of our holes shouldnt worry them half as much as letting the inner bitch out of the box but thats neither here or there....drama is why i stopped coming into the chat in the first place....so if you want we can make our own party

Well for me, a meet on the east coast would work much better.. Im in school till mid june (NR testing) so St. Louis or Vegas is out of the question. Ill help Terr set something up if the idea for an east coast meet pans out. I have no problem driving a few hours to get whereever it gets set up for.

=D> overly caucasion....roflmao tooo funny!!!!

I would take $500,000 and put it in an education account that bears interest. It can only be used for education, tuition, books, conferences, continuing education and the like. Anyone that shows a genuine interest in taking their certification level higher or expanding their knowledge base would be eligible to use it. I would take $100,000 ( again in an interest bearing account)and hire someone to babysit children ( for those that have them) so that there would always be someone available to watch kids for class,clinical and field time, so that parents dont have to worry about trying to find someone that they trust to leave their kids with. They can concentrate on studying or skills practice. I would take $200,000 to institute community involvement in public safety for children, bike rallies and give kids helmets and elbow and knee pads and teach parents the proper use of them, proper use of car seats and booster seats ( maybe even provide them for parents who cant afford them on their own for their growing kids), free CPR and First Aid classes and citizen use of AED's. The remaining $200,000 would again go into an interest bearing account designated to help older or elderly people, who cant get help from Office of the Aging type organizations, to build wheelchair ramps (wide enough for stretchers if needed), install rails inside homes (like in bathrooms) if they need extra help to stay steady on their feet, or maybe just simple things like tacking down runner carpets and throw rugs ( we have all had the dreaded "my feet got tangled in the rug" call), buy and distibute Vials of Life or produce and distribute phone numbers from organizations that these people can call if they feel they need extra help at home, but arent necessarily candidates for nursing homes.

Happy Birthday Vivi!! :icescream: :occasion4: :occasion1: :occasion2: :wav: :occasion7: :occasion9: :occasion6:

Your first name: Teri 1. Famous singer/band: Tom Petty 2. 4 letter word: trip 3. Street name: Ticonderoga Dr. 4. Color: teal 5. Gifts/presents: tickets ( to a game or concert) 6. Vehicle: thunderbird 7. Items on a menu: tiramasu 8. Girl Name: tracy 9. Boy Name: tim 10. Movie Title: The Killing Fields 11. Drink: tea 12. Occupation: truck driver 13. Flower: Tithonia (mexican sunflower) 14. Famous Person: Tom Berringer 15. Magazine: The Archaeologist 16. US City: Talladega 17. Famous Sports Team: Tigers? 18. Reason for Being Late for Work: tire was flat 19. Something U Throw Away: toothpaste tubes(empty) 20. Things You Shout: TIME OUT! 21. Cartoon Character: Tyrone (from the Backyardigans--and yes I know I need a life LOL)

Congratulations on your acceptance. Your diabetes shouldnt be a factor, as long as it is controled and you take care of yourself. There are lots of people with health problems of their own that undertake this program. I wouldnt think that they could keep you out of the program because of it. The only problem that I see stemming from it would be if you felt you couldnt handle the curriculum because of your health or condition. But you wont know if you don't try. Good luck!!

There is only one that I know of that has made that move. His screen name is Stretchermonkey, I havent seen him on the forums though in quite awhile. You can always pm him though. Good luck.

I have to agree with Anthony, that paragraph was very difficult to read. Im having a hard time understanding why they are giving you a hard time for not responding. 90 to 125 calls a year is nothing, in comparison to some. The agency that I am doing my field internship with does that in a day maybe a day and a half. Its hard to keep skills up when you run that few calls. Arguing and fighting with fellow volunteers doesnt accomplish anything either, you need to resolve the issues that you are having with them. If you cant make a call, you cant make a call. Having a schedule may help too. Take the list of people, take a monthly calendar and start talking to people about what days they might like to take calls. Then take it to your chief. If your going to present a problem, you need to present a solution to that problem. It might help alleviate some of the tensions as well. If everyone pulls together, then the problems should disappear.

Like the UK english I didnt understand half of that. I just want to go to OZ for the accent, but then you knew that Phil. :twisted:

I stopped at the second floor....wth is the matter with me?!?!?! :roll: :roll: :roll:

yeah i know....couldnt help myself...needed a good giggle this morning LOL

LOL....you guys have way too much time on your hands....but they are funny...

HI Dwayne I tried to visit her site, but I am getting an error from the link that you posted. Something about your time on the website has expired or the website could not be found. If you could post the the link to her website specifically that would be a great help. Thanks

"We dare to Care" "Always there when you need us" "Bustin ours to save yours" "CHAOS-- Chief Has Arrived On Scene" ( my personal fave) "When Minutes Count" The list is endless....nice graphics btw, keep up the good work.

Happy Birthday North!!! May all your birthday wishes come true. :occasion6: :icescream: :occasion4: :occasion7: :occasion9: :occasion5: :occasion1: :occasion7: Have a wonderful day!!

HEY!!! I like that song...even if it is old and cheesey and tells everyone how old I am LOL!! Anyway, it's a well-known fact the EMS providers eat their young (and old for that matter). As Asys said...you have to rise above it, have confidence in yourself, educate yourself (Dust)....that way when someone takes a bite out of your behind, you can laugh it off. It wont ever go away completely...and in the end, you can only change how you react to whats going on around you.

I have forced entry with my partner before. The gentleman called 911, and told dispatch that he was having severe chest pain and the phone went dead. Our station was right down the road from the address and we got on scene before PD did. The patient would not answer the back door, so we went around to the front door and could see the man sitting in his chair, with the phone in his hand, partially dressed....the front door was unlocked, but had a chain in place. My partner went to the ambulance and got a screwdriver, by this time PD was on scene, the situation was explained and PD said go for it. All we did was simply pry the chain lock off the door frame and opened the door. Unfortunately the man was asystole, and since it took us a few minutes to get the door open, it was too late to try. But we waited with PD for family to arrive and took care of their needs.

I can honestly say that I have never saved my medic partner. I do however, question them ALL the time. NOT because I want to point a potential mistake, but because I want to understand why they did something. For example...a woman with a BP of 246/140....me-"why did you give her nitro?? she wasnt having chest pain....yes I know that nitro is a vasodilator....partner's answer....because its a vasodilator it opens up the whole "container" thereby making it bigger which in turn will lower the pressure...... me-- ahhhh ok now i understand" I just want to understand the information as it comes to me, and if I have a question I ask it. Luckily I have partners that are willing to answer those questions, and not say look your just a basic, Im the medic and thats the way it is, dont bother me.

Thanks Phil..that really helped open my eyes and my mind to the possibility that "memorizing" isnt enough. We as students should always be mindful that, once we leave being a student, can we apply the knowledge, thats been pounded into our heads to remember, smoothly and confidently. Im going to print this off, with the credentials in place, and give it to my program director. There are alot of medics on this site, that have no problems at all helping students with questions they may have. But on the flip side of that, there are those who wont give students the time of day...its all about learning and sharing information and knowledge. I dont usually post on here, because someone always has something nasty to say, instead of being decent to others. Thanks for sharing this Phil....