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  1. Dude........ What part of the stupid tree are you from? "A different breed of EMS"......are you serious! Listen guy. Many of the current practices in civilian EMS come from the Military. HOWEVER, many of the military's current practices have been taken from Civilian EMS. I going to ask you nicely? Please think before you type...........please. As far as not wearing gloves in Combat. Yes it is sometimes unavoidable, but to say that wearing nitrile gloves makes you a target.....ridiculous!!!!! Wearing that excessively large trauma bag makes you a target. Trying to be a hero and using a laryngoscope on a night OP makes you a target. Pretending to be Audie Murphy instead of doing your job, makes you a target, and get you and other killed. Are you tracking here???? AM 571 OUT!
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  2. I bet that is scary lol. Never been told to come back to base. (Granted I have always worked events as an EMT) Hoping it will change soon.
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  3. I may have not stated clearly enough that I would NEVER purchase anything like that from CL. I have bought items for my home before such as dressers and the like, and I think even a bp cuff for school. I just don't know the point WHEN it becomes illegal. I think the Cric kit should be illegal. But who do you report the unlawful selling of these items?? Defibs (IMO) should be illegal to sell unless to a licensed provider AND it is from a dealer, you never know what you are getting or why they are selling it. Is someone REALLY going to test it to see if it works properly?? I dont believe it is something that you can jsut take somewhere to get it checked. Who knows maybe it is and I am incorrect. Irregardless it scares the tar outta me. Iv setups ok sure some ppl know how to do it and I am sure it will be a hey wanna see a cool party trick?? (I can see a new Darwin Award brewing) These items who are to be used by trained personnel should be monitored. I am a Basic I do not need a shiny intubation setup. I also would not be intubating anyone outside of work where I am protected. At what point is the line drawn?? What items have ya'all seen for sale like this? I agree! However it is difficult to monitor these items. I would be willing to bet that most if not all of these items are stolen from who knows where. Wow on a suction catheter?? You can get suction devices online. I have never got one but I would think you would be able to get the tips/catheters from the places that sell them to. So does that mean that a Yankauer is an RX device?
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  4. Time to let this thread die.
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  5. The references to Ted Kaczynski and Timothy McVeigh are not only irrelevant, but only serve to inflame the emotions of those involved in this discussion. The actions of Kaczynski were ideological, not religiously motivated. He was protesting technology and development. The actions of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were not religiously motivated either. They blew up the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in a plitical protest of the government's handling of the incidents at Ruby Ridge, ID; and the standoff in Waco, TX. We haven't heard of any other places of worship being built in the vicinity of Ground Zero, and to be completly honest; the building of an Islamic mosque so close to that area only serves to inflame the passions of all Americans. While not all Muslims are guilty of the atrocities that occurred on 9/11, it IS however the actions of a few radical Muslims that killed so many innocent people for nothing more than trying to cripple the greatest country in the world. To allow the construction of this mosque appears to be nothing more than rubbing salt in a wound that I doubt will ever fully heal. It's almost as if the Islamic religion is intentionally antagonizing American citizens. I don't think that anyone that's taken part in this discussion has implied, said or even hinted that those victims that were non-Christian are any less relevant than those Christians that were killed. I personally don't care if you choose to believe in God, Yaweh, Buddha, Allah or any other 'supreme deity', or whether you choose not to acknowledge a 'supreme entity' at all. If your belief system brings you happiness, then more power to you! Tolerance is mutual. By the actions of some of the Islamic nation, they have proven that tolerance is not something they are willing to give. As I've stated before, due to the actions of some religious zealots, Ground Zero has become a sort of 'holy ground'. To build a mosque near by is to thumb your nose at the victims and families that lost friends and relatives in that tragedy. It's in poor form, and then to DEMAND tolerance is just adding insult to injury.
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  6. I've been sitting on my hands, trying to decide if I really want to get into this one. So far, I've stayed away from politics and such on this site, but I've been talking this particular topic elsewhere so, here goes... Somewhere along the way, people in this country got the definition of tolerance confused with the definitions of acceptance and agreement. Being upset over this brazen act of disrespect (yes, that's what it is) has nothing to do with being intolerant of Muslims or their beliefs. Webster's, Tolerate: "to recognize and respect [other's belief's, practices, opinions, etc] without sharing them" and "to bear or put up with [someone or something not liked]" If anything, the insistence of placing a Muslim development (it's much more than just a mosque) at Ground Zero is "intolerant" (in the PC definition of the word), insensitive and grossly disrespectful to the feelings and beliefs the people of New York and this nation. It's a blatant act of arrogance and contempt, taking pleasure in rubbing salt in an old wound. How do we think it will be seen by the Islamic world? The placement of mosques throughout Islamic history has been an expression of conquest and superiority over non-Muslims. Muslims built the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock on the site of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem in order to proclaim Islam’s superiority to Judaism. The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus was built over the Church of St. John the Baptist, and the Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople was converted into a mosque, to express the superiority of Islam over Christianity. Historians have estimated that over 2,000 mosques in India were built on the sites of Hindu temples for the same reason. But the Ground Zero mosque, or mosques, won’t be another example of that Islamic supremacism, will they? After all, the mosque initiative’s organizer, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, has said that the building of the mosque by the World Trade Center site was intended to make “the opposite statement to what happened on 9/11.” The group behind the 15 story Islamic Center sent a statement to Mike Huckabee’s show on Fox News, claiming that the planned mosque was “a project to honor those who were harmed on September 11. It is a project to proclaim our patriotism to this country and to stand side-by-side all men and women of peace.” And Ground Zero is not a holy site, so the symbolism of Islam conquering and replacing other religions isn’t there—or is it? The Twin Towers, after all, were the symbol of America’s economic power. Placing a mosque by the site of their destruction (at the hands of Islamic jihadists) symbolizes the taming of that power. Abdul Rauf has placed the blame for 9/11 not on jihadists at all, but on the U.S. and the West, saying that they “must acknowledge the harm they have done to Muslims before terrorism can end.” Statements like that call into question just who the mosque organizers have in mind when they say the mosque is intended to honor “those who were harmed on September 11.” The possibility of deception cannot here be ruled out, given that Abdul Rauf has a history of making smooth statements that appear to endorse American principles and values, when on closer examination he is upholding Sharia law, denigrating freedom of speech, and advocating against anti-terror measures. You all are sitting here arguing religion and missing the point completely. Islam and it's purposeful spread isn't about religion - it's about ideology. And it's an ideology that directly clashes with everything our nation stands for.
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  7. Did you ever think that maybe there's a reason behind that? Look up unit cohesion. I'm sorry, but I've tried pretty hard here to be patient, consider your age and experience, support you, give you some slack and maybe explain to others where you might be coming from. But this crap just sounds whiney and immature. You do realize that you joined the ARMY, right? Not a fraternity or the golf team. So you had a bay for AIT, big deal! My entire enlistment, that bay at Ft Sam was the nicest quarters I had! Otherwise, I split time between a semi-insulated, unheated, open-rafter barracks built at the start of the Korean war and a cot in the corner of a chopper hanger. Then while deployed in the early days of FOBs, I saw a cot and tent a total of 14 times in 12 months, sleeping in abandoned buildings and in or under my truck. So excuse me if I don't sympathize with your irritation over living in a bay for 18 weeks. And passes? Yeah, those aren't a right, they are earned. And with the sorry excuse for discipline I see in the majority of new recruits... Too many females got raped? I'd say that's a major issue and damn good reason to clamp down on free time! Damn, you used to get passes pulled for not having your boots shined enough or because the DS decided the bay floor needed to be buffed. You don't like mass punishment. Do you understand the reason behind it? It's to get you into the mindset that you are a team - you live, work, and function as a unit. Particularly as a medic or infantry grunt, if you can't grasp that mindset, that concept of unit cohesion, you will fail. You or someone else will die. You might prefer an individual slap on the hand, but it's not preschool, it's the ARMY, and the Army is in the business of WAR, where slaps on the hand and individuals don't mean a damn thing. They are trying to prepare you for the reality of that. Instead of whining about it, maybe you should find the reasons behind it. Someone as "HOOAH" as you seem to be, proud of your uniform and preparing for a first deployment, you should be taking every opportunity to learn from people with experience, from your instructors, what it really takes to be a good soldier and a good medic. Everybody comes out of AIT feeling like they've conquered the world and are now johnny badass - you haven't and you're not. You should feel good, confident in what you have accomplished, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. The reality is that your education starts when you walk into your first unit. God Bless the "new Army." -SGT Boyce edited for formatting
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  8. First, report him to your supervisor. Second, Report him to yu medical director and third, report him to you state certification/licensing board. This man SHOULD NOT be in this business if since he REFUSES to do the job correctly. He is compromising patient safety and life at all cost and it will come to bite him and you in the butt. It is your responsibility to report him. I would in a heart beat and if your supervisor doesn't like it, then find another job as that says the company is fine with your partners actions and they need to be shut down. Asinine agencies and EMT/Paramedics are popping up everywhere!!
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  9. Nah but you're a dipshit
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  10. I was with your train of thought, bro (because I know Airborne thinking patterns) until this last bit. Here, I think you dropped the ball, and you're going to catch a LOT of flack for it(not just from me, either I bet.) OK, I get the whole "balls to the walls" hero mentality... and I understand that combat medicine involves treating while under fire. WTF is wrong with you that you don't take the 15 seconds to protect yourself? How about popping a pair of nitriles on under your tactical gloves, so that you don't increase your chances of exposure to bloodborne pathogens? I know there's not always time to stop, put on gloves, etc... but you can prep yourself as your unit's medic. Lead by example, dude... you're smart enough to wear a condom, right? This is no different. You wanna die of hepatitis? Nasty way to go... and the thought of going to the VA for care for that for the rest of whatever life you've got is scary indeed. Way to disrespect the SISTERS AND MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS who are fighting just as hard as you are. I dig that there's no chicks in the Airborne, and there's not as many women on the front... but there are women in intelligence and support and medical who are just as vital to the operation of the military as you are. One of my acquaintances just graduated boot and is on contract to be in an aeromedical drop unit. Your first phrase, "it's about a soldier's life" is absolutely spot on. The rest is realllly narrow thinking. Get your head out of your ass. Just because your unit is a bunch of hopped up male adrenaline plane-jumpers doesn't mean that you wholly represent the entirety of the armed forces. No, it's not, from our perspective. We're looking at your education and understanding of medicine, not your setting. I understand that "medic" is a near and dear term to you where you are. It's a badge of honor. Medic means something different in the military- it means "the nearest dude who can maybe plug my bullet holes" and I get that this is different from civvy EMS. But you're on a civilian forum, discussing *medicine* with a group of people who are mostly civilian with some former military and reserve mixed in. We appreciate YOU for what YOU do... don't piss on us and get all touchy because we refer to your actual civilian EMT level. You are indeed a separate breed of EMS, but when it comes down to it you're an EMT-B with some EMT-I skills and less education than nearly any paramedic on this forum. Have some respect for yourself. Step back and try to think outside your military box for a little bit. If you don't protect yourself with something as simple as gloves and don't recognize that you are speaking from a viewpoint that many of us will never be able to fully understand, you're just going to piss people off here. Have you ever stopped to wonder WHY 101st Airborne has such high suicide and mental illness rates? Couldn't have anything to do with the mentality and culture of the unit, could it? Sure, you're getting exposed to gnarly shit... but I bet the special ops folks have a lot more skeletons than you, and for some reason they don't seem to have as many issues proportionally speaking when they get out of the service. Just food for thought. Stay safe out there. Wendy CO EMT-B
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  11. Again your not understanding me. I know females get into fire fights and whatnot, but i am assigned to an infantry platoon of all males. I go out with them. No females in the infantry. Im not saying females dont fight, but i dont treat females because of the type of unit i am in. I go one patrols and missions and whatnot with the infantry. I am a line medic. The females are in support battalions and HHC companies, which have their own medics. Im not saying i NEVER will treat a female, but i am in infantry. Support and HHC have their own missions and their own medics. I am an EMT-B i know BSI is before everything as an EMT, but as a combat medic in the US Army its not too big of a deal. I know it sounds terrible to you guys because its drilled into you as an EMT. Its really different here. I wear gloves in garrison, dont get me wrong. But down there, you dont always have the time todo so. BSI is always good, dont get me wrong. My life and welfare is precious to me, but as a combat medic BSI is preffered but its accepted you wont always have time to get it on. Even in my civilian clothes i always have a pair of gloves in my pocket...but its just different here in the Army. I know its tough and it sounds outrageos to you all i can tell...but its about another persons life, not mine. Someone mentioned just wearing gloves when going into combat........i cant do that. Gloves let the enemy know i am a medic and they will shoot at me first. There arent enough combat medics in the army. I appreciate what all of you guys do. I am a different kind of EMS
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