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    Street names for common drugs.

    in Education and Training

    Posted

    Here's a few...

    Heroin – smack, skag, junk

    Cocaine – Coke, Dust, Gold Dust, Blow, Heaven Dust

    Crack Cocaine – Black rock, Crank, Rock

    Marijuana – Mary Jane, Wacky Tobaccky, Weed, Whackatabacky, 420, Buds, Grass

    Methamphetamine – Crystal, Crystal Meth, Glass, Ice, Meth,

    PCP – Angel’s Dust, Ozone, Rocket Fuel

    Volunteers – Your Job?

    in General EMS Discussion

    Posted

    I am a volly with a paid ALS department. My "paid" job is a Developer for a major business. I help produce/create materials to train sales employees. I would LOVE for EMS to be my full-time job, but unfortunately the pay, even if I work up to paramedic, is no where near what I'm making.

    Clinical's....

    in Education and Training

    Posted

    I am doing EMT-I clinicals so there are LOTS of meds out of my scope of practice. It hasn't happened to me personally yet, but I just wanted some advice before it did happen. My instructor advised us to push "whatever" we could and if it's not in our scope of practice to record it only as a med push not the name of the med. I guess I just wanted reassurance that my thoughts are correct in that I should not be pushing meds that I do not know the outcome of even if it comes from a nurse or Dr.

    Spinal Trauma

    in Patient Care

    Posted

    Others can correct me if I'm wrong... but I believe a priapism is said to be very painful. They do not spontaneously resolve on there own. At the very least meds are given to resolve it... if it's a more serious then aspiration is done. Either way I believe a Dr is involved.

    Learning Meds...

    in Education and Training

    Posted

    Thanks for the tips guys. Relating meds to the body and what they do for it and putting it all on flash cards does make things a lot easier. I had just got my list of meds and was a little overwhelmed at first. But now I'm good to go!

    Great website site for reference as well!

    Thanks!

    Wendy

    Oral glucose

    in Patient Care

    Posted

    I have never seen a protocol say to give glucose by mouth for an unresponsive patient. They can't protect their airway! Why stick somthing in their mouth and take the chance of them aspirating? BLS providers in my region can give Glucagon in diabetic emergencies as long as they have attended a local class instructing them.

    oh, I heard a story of a guy that recieved Mrs. Buttersworth's where the sun don't shine and it worked.

    Same in my area... giving oral glucose by mouth to an unresponsive patient is out of the question. Glucagon is the better option, however only an ALS unit can administer it.

    No offense guys... but this is funny!!!

    in Funny Stuff

    Posted

    Two bored casino dealers are waiting at the craps table.

    A very attractive blonde woman from Alabama arrived ....and bet

    twenty-thousand dollars ($20,000) on a single roll of the dice.

    She said, "I hope you don't mind, but I feel much luckier when I

    play topless."

    With that, she stripped to the waist; rolled the dice; and

    yelled, "Come on, baby.... Southern Girl needs new clothes!"

    As the dice came to a stop, she jumped up-and-down... and

    squealed... "YES! YES! I WON! I WON!"

    She hugged each of the dealers... and then picked up her

    winnings and her clothes, and quickly departed.

    The dealers stared at each other dumfounded. Finally, one of

    them asked,

    "What did she roll?"

    The other answered, "I don't know... I thought you were

    watching."

    Moral ---

    Not all Southerners are stupid.

    Not all blondes are dumb.

    But, all men..... are men.

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