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If I get laid in it while the wife is still in Wisconsin, I can take a guess at what the price will be. :wink: Thanks for the info. I'm hoping to go the the WEMSA conference (remember, Wisconsin not Wilderness) and EMStock next year. With the new kids, I haven't gone to much continuing ed in the last couple years and am starting to miss it.

I'm really disappointed I wasn't able to go this year. I had to pay for my wisdom teeth removal out of pocket, so that took care of my EMStock cash. Sounds like I missed a good time. Dust, how much was the RV rental? Or what company did you go through? I'll see if they have a web site.

From what I've seen, most sucide results from someone either trying to make a statement or because they don't believe they can overcome some sort of pain or depression and don't want to try anymore. However, I disagree with assisted suicide and termination of medical care being in the same category as a suicide as described in the story. This lady seems to be of the former. I entirely disagree with the way she did it, but it was still her choice to make. Now her kids get to live with that.

Does the computer based testing let you know what areas you failed in if you did not pass. That would be one problem I would see in taking the test cold. The two study guides I used were the paramedic exam prep book by Mark Marchetta (sp?) and a computer based test by El Salvier (sp?). The computer based test may help get used to that style of test. Good luck.

Thanks. Mountain Dew is painful when shot through the nose.

I've never been, but I have heard they have beer vending machines. That alone may be worth the trip! Plus the girls are cute, which doesn't hurt. Also, aren't you sick of hurricanes yet? Seriously though, if you have an opportunity to visit another culture with someone who has a good understanding of it and can show you around, I'd say go. That seems to me a pretty rare opportunity. If nothing else a change of scenery may give you a different view in other aspects of life. As far as medicine, I'd be interested to see how their service based pricing works. Who knows, you may find an EMS system worse than NJ! Crap. Now I want to go. Take pictures! 8)

Doesn't Scaramedic live in Oregon. Where has Scara been, BTW?

A previous DUI does not mean you are an evil person. Believing that lights and sirens are a requirement of the job does make you a wacker though. :wink:

I agree with your point. I shouldn't have said people as it implies the general public, I meant other EMS crews. The statement was mostly tongue in cheek however there is some validity to it I think. In the areas where I work, we have some volunteer services who have no dress code whatsoever. I have seen EMT's wearing cut off shorts and "Big Johnson" T-shirts bring patients into the ER. Unfortunately, it no longer stands out. The fact that Superior staff has to wear ties does imply far more professionalism, it just really stands out. Also, I was going to use the phrase, "like putting lipstick on a pig" in that post somewhere, but I'm not familiar enough with their quality of care.

Yeah, I suppose it was more common. Now it just makes people think Mormons have their own ambulance service.

LOL!! I ran into some guys from Superior Ambulance a few months ago in an ER garage. My partner said something to the effect of, "Aren't you guys a little over dressed?" to which one replied, "Yes, we know, we feel like asses," smiled and walked away. At least they are taking it well!

On that point, the chaplain in the article did sound a little wackerish. I guess fire and ems aren't the only careers where people are willing to give away their services. He made it sound like the EMT was going to break down on the spot if he wasn't consoled by super-chaplain. I can see where a service would like to provide a resource for people; however as was stated earlier, without providing a resource for every religous group and sect, it would be opening itself up to complaints. Also, during the "getting to know your EMT" phase, if I were a patient, I would likely give less information knowing there was a chaplain along for the ride. Personally, I would have no use for a chaplain before, during or after a call. But I'm not going to stand in the way of someone who does. I would rather see co-workers look out for each other than rely on a chaplain to see problems.

Never seen bevel down technique. Probably would be shot for it here. :wink: If you mean one of a Veinlite then yes, and you can find a thread on it by doing a search for "venoscope" on the site here (I think it's the second thread in the search). Otherwise I've seen a very bright light used on the bottom of a neonate's foot that illuminated the veins on the top of the foot. I've been able to use a very bright LED flashlight on newborn to 1 month old kids with limited results.

If it were me, the dog would have more holes in it than Hillary's Bosnia story. As far as the 911 system goes, in about 5 years it will be outsourced to India anyway.

It's interesting you bring that up. One of the doctors on "Hopkins" made mention of a theory that alleries are based on experinces of childhood.

Thanks, Richard. The post original post lost me. Yes, I think there should be education required to become an officer. Without proper training the new officer is set up to fail.

Thanks for reminding me! I'll be going to Amazon.com in a moment to get the book. It's very few and far between that you see a news story that in actually inspiring. If I get to it before you do, I'll put my review on the book review thread, assuming I can find it. :-k

Huh. I didn't think policemen had balls anymore.

Exactly. Not everyone who sues is trying to get rich quick. It is a shame that due to our society, that is the assumption.

Really. :shock: So, let's say that this was your wife who went in for the operation. The operation involves working on her lower back. The next day, you two find a temporary tattoo below the panty line, on the front side of her body. When she says, "Oh, my god, how did that get there?" So you ask and find out the surgeon placed it there, but no one else saw him do it (just so we're clear: HE WAS ALONE WITH YOUR WIFE, TOUCHING AN AREA BELOW THE PANTY LINE, WITH NO ONE ELSE AROUND AND FOR NO MEDICAL REASON!). And you're not going to be curious at all whether something inappropriate occured. Then, when your wife tells you that this has upset her and would like some action taken, you're going to call her a crook and give her the finger? Does that sum it up? Is there something I missed? Considering this happened in Philly, he's lucky he didn't get rolled in the parking lot.

#-o Thanks for giving them more fodder. :x

I agree. However, the only time I flash my lights, I turn them off, then on again to let a semi or large truck know it is safe to merge.

True enough. There's a quote somewhere about the fact that people don't remember your exact actions or your exact words, but they will remember exactly how you made them feel. Out of curiosity, was it that you used your name directly in the posts or did you give the hiring agency your username for them to search. I'm not making a judgement against you by any means, just curious if people are referring to their input in forums as a reference to their involvement in the occupation. The problem that I have is that there was no formal reference made. The quote was used to link paramedics to covering up a malicious act. There is no verification that the person is a medic or even in healthcare at all. Should military medics have to answer for something SOMEDIC said when he was posing as a military medic? How about the security guard for Macy's who states his occupation is in "law enforcement" because technically, that's what he does? I could have posted a comment on that channel's website saying that I'm her ex-boyfriend and she is a horrible person. That doesn't make it truth.

Meh, I still like my Tilt better. I think Flight's analogy is probably dead on. The features that are advertised are less convenient than they look. Also, if I see one more person "eat popcorn" or "drink coffee" from their iphone, I'm going to kick their iass. I still haven't tried the epocrates software. Is it useful on a daily basis or just during brain farts?

Dust would be laughing to see where the troublesome post came from. It may start Chapter 48 of his book, Why hosedraggers shouldn't be involved in EMS. At least the rest of this topic wasn't discussed in the report It is interesting however, that the posts are from 2002.