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Oh man, that centralpagazette is good. I don't know what's scarier or funnier, I know almost everything they listed there and even some inside info on a few of those things!

28 was mine.

Hmmm... I forgot the dwarf, missed one color on the campbells soup can, and the no smoking slant. 22 out of 25. Sad is it is to say, I still have a TV with the two knobs.... And yes, to those that disagree with several of the questions, like the FM dial and merry-go-round and blinds... I have seen those things other than what they said the answer was.

There's two that come to mind for me.... ID4 with Wil Smith - "Kick the tires and light the fires" The Mask with Jim Carey - "SHMOKIN!!!"

Hello everyone. My name is Bill and I have been lurking around the forums and going into the chats every so often. I am currently a Fire Marshal for a large motorcycle company in the U.S. Yeah, like that doesn't give it away where I work... But anyways, I am currently waiting on getting my cards after taking an EMT-B course this past fall. My background? I've been around the emergency services for all of my life, but have been actively involved for the past 22 years in the fire/haz-mat end of it primarily. With my job, I oversee the emergency response team and decided that, even though we have a nurse on duty, it would be benefical to at least have the EMT training. We have several EMT-B's and a paramedic on the team but they are not on the shift I work. I was told about this site by a friend of mine and have since been coming frequently. I find this site to be very good for information about the EMS community throughout the world. Bill

Emilea, I had my practicals around the middle of December so they are still fresh in my mind. You got pretty much everything down. One thing to always keep in mind is something that was already posted and that is to learn assessment. That is going to be the biggest and best thing for you to hone for both the testing and out in the field. There have been a few changes as of late, whether they are just for the region I'm in or they are state-wide I'm not sure on but please feel free to email me directly at Bill.Fair@harley-davidson.com. I'll give you a few pointers on the practicals and more detailed info. Bill

I've read through this whole thread and finally decided to voice my opinion for the first time ever wihtin the forums on this. With that being said, here it goes... First, everyone is human. I do not know of a single person that has not had gotten tunnel vision or become so focused on one thing that other things are overlooked. With that, I feel that the EMT-B acted with the patient's best interest in mind when she got the attention of the medic. Once the medic agreed, then the EMT-B should have taken over with controlling the bleeding, handling traction, etc., whatever WAS in the scope of practice and let the medic do the pushing. I firmly believe that you do the best you can within your scope. Second, to lie on a trip sheet about what occurred is just wrong. Simple as that. It would also damage the 'trust' I would have in that medic. Why? Lying is wrong regardless of the reason. In this case, it would make me question this medic's abilities and judgement. If someone lies once and is caught in it, I believe, and this is only my opinion mind you, that they will do it again or have done it in the past. Third, while I am still relatively 'new' to the actual ranks of EMS, I've been around it almost my entire life. I've seen numerous MVA's and assisted with medical calls as a FF that I decided that becoming an EMT-B would benefit others. I am by no means saying I know everything, nor do I wish to be labelled as a 'know-it-all', but isn't the reason all of us are in this profession is to try to make a difference in the lives of our fellow men/women around us? Yes, some may get the "God complex", it happens in a lot of different fields. And yes, I will include myself in that category. I began thinking along those lines in the fire service until a friend pulled me to the side and actually talked to me. Ever since then, I strive to put the patient or whoever I may be helping at the time, first and not my ego. Having said all that, I think the bottom line is this, what was done was wrong. Period. As for some of the other replies to this thread; yes, this is a dead horse (more like the fossilized remains being bludgeoned even more); I do not know of other states or localities except for my area in which EMT-B's are not allowed to start IV's or push meds; for bashing others, I'll just simply quote a line "Can't we simply all just get along?"; and finally, I would like to think that regardless of age, training, experience,etc., we all are here to help others. Bill

First try was 39 seconds. Talk about hurting the eyes though... sheesh.