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CSAR_MEDIC last won the day on December 31 2010

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    Remote and Operational Paramedic, MCSO SRT Medic, PSD Team Medic and AHA Instructor.

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  1. Emtcutie were do I begin. If you truly want to be a SWAT MEDIC you need to earn your paramedic and put in serious time as a medic. Strive to be a leader in your field of paramedicine. Like everything in life it is not as simple as just that though, you now need to test and I mean test for every hiring police Dept that runs there own team. It will help that you have a medic to get on a team however most teams wood rather train an officer to be a medic than train a medic to be an officer. If you want to be a medic on a team military service is huge and I mean it so much so that with out it you can pretty much count your self out. As far as XE and 3c they only hire current law enforcement ( you must be POST certified so volunteering will do nothing but waste your time.) or they hire AF PJ, 18d , MARSOC medics medics with out need not apply. Truly your best bet now is to be great as a medic (NEVER STOP LEARNING) and at the same time hunt police work. Finally do not let Me say this again DO NOT take any 3-5 Day course they are a complete waste of Money for a private citizen. The only course worth a trip is CONTOMS and You must Be an officer or agent to attend. The others are fun but will not help. It is a simple formula to Be an officer medic you Need To be a officer first. Send me a PM if you have more questions and if your near AZ we can setup a meeting and a tour of my Dept. Always 10-8
  2. Armed, and extremely proficient too. And if I say so one of the better tac drivers on my team. Being armed is one thing, being able to shoot on the move and proficient is another thing. High Speed Medicine, Low Drag Medic.
  3. 21 y/o wants to sell her virginity dude I am so in ! I have like 55 bucks left in money from Santa Clause !!! WOW I am sooooo gonna score !
  4. Agreed I bill willing to Post honest wages for my state we should start a dedicated thread, granted I don't do the box anymore I but I can provide current numbers from friends and cohorts. High speed medicine, low drag medic.
  5. I have those same ones but in olive drab green lol
  6. Funny i always thought PCP was something you did when you were young and made poor judgement calls, live and learn lol
  7. I agree with AK, If the the reason to upgrade to Code 3 is because of failing equipment then equipment is the issue. The Pt had a 1st degree, not an immediate life threat so no need to risk you or yours partners lives. Code 3 Light is in my opinion for response and response to mitigate an Immediate life threat. If your nurse is squared away she should be able to handle this patient no problem.
  8. On the boards one frequent thing I see arise is our pay and lack of respect. I personally feel among the new trend in short cut to education (yes 6months accelerated program to paramedic is a JOKE) and the lack of professionalism. I sad trend I see if folks who want to play hero but want to live it. I agree with Everyone here if your a 300lb medic you better be 7ft tall, and that goes for the rest of our fellow public safety brothers. The public hold us to a higher standard and if you dont like it please leave there is plenty of work for dedicated professionals. Your uniform says plenty about you if it is covered in stains and worn you look like a SLOB and I dont want to hear your crying about "well my service only give me X dollars for uniforms, The Army as of 2011 currently gives enlisted personal 1,400 male and 1,600 female initial uniform allowance and I can assure there KIT cost allot more yet they maintain exceptional uniform standards in much hasher conditions. The way you dress and carry yourself speaks mountains about you and who you are. On a recent assignment I had the pleasure of working with someone from this very same forum and we became friends quickly. I asked him once why he felt I was different and he said " your not always telling BS war stories and you act professional" and that my friends is the secret to respect. The more we dumb down our standards and make it OK to be 450lb pound EMT the more the Doctors and Nurses will look down on us and keep our salaries in check. I would love to not have to always take contracts in harms way and away from my family, I dream of a day when ALL MEDICS need a 2 year degree and I can earn at home doing what I love and able to take care of my family . Sadly as I look online I see another 1 year 100% online medic program and watch as a officer I work with referes to a EMT as an ambulance driver and comments on his untucked polo/ with shorts and black sneakers I am realizing we are heading backwards in a profession. The ones who won't Iron probably are also the ones who can't check there drug boxes and always need to be reminded to certify at the last minute too. 5.11 are very professional if worn as you said well.
  9. I also hold an AAS Paramedic. That said I was wondering what to do next, I make as good if not better money than some RN's however some day I do want to cut back the hours worked. I toy with getting my RN and going thru the Officer appointment route with the Army and I am also torn with getting a more advanced degree in my Paramedic. Anyone feel like bouncing pro's and con's ? To me time to completion is a factor but not a limiting factor. Very curious on your responses.
  10. You know sometimes the it comes down to basics and strong fundamentals. A strong Hx, Monitoring and ensuring Pt comfort is needed here. I would be very interested to see what the lab values and 12 lead say I feel they may have more of a story to tell.
  11. As a fellow Pararescueman technical specialist i would agree this is an amazing video, I showed it off at our camp and no one was interested because everyone claimed they have seen one before and treated it (Bravo Sierra IMHO) I would really like to see more videos like this on here as well as some instructional videos as well. Forums like this can only help elevate our profession. my .02
  12. Brutal not the way we use it. The Pn associated with the IO is from the change in pressure in the osseous and can be delt with using 0.5 mg-1.0 mg/kg of lidocaine. All that said I WITHOUT being there I belive I would not have done the same thing with the information I am being presented granted we are dealing with a poly pharmaogical overdose there other ways to deliver narcan that are less invasive. IO are amazing I am a big proponet of themhowever with the above information I feel it was not necessary .
  13. Ok so the meds are leading me to heart failure, if the pump is not pumping maybe there is an accumulation of an enzyme or protein leading to the joint Pn, With his heart compromised and the recent Hx of Staph I wonder if it could be pericarditis however with inflmation in the pericadiium I am pretty sure you would have diffuse ST elevation in all leads. I am researching the WBC counts now. This is a good one. Fever is real low grade too, hmmm damn you dwayne ! I am wondering about the celuitous, typically this resolves without issue however with the comorbid factors of CHF and renal issues I wonder if that is causing a pooling if you will at the distal.
  14. Taco's are amazing !!!

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