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A pharmacist buddy of mine sent me this link, and I think it's too funny/true not to share with everyone on here. http://drugmonkey.blogspot.com/2006/08/i-realize-today-ive-done-you.html Fireman1037

I can't find the type of fob I am talking about online, basically they look like a large watch battery that you wave over the locking mechanism and the safe door unlocks, IMHO faster than trying to line up a key to keyhole on a bumpy road.

I will adress the fob in anohter post. What I ment about drug box, is what is the list of medications you use up there, what meds have to be kept under lock and key and which can be free to grab in your truck?

Dwayne, I think if you turn snow balls to snowballs it might work. apparantly Balls are offensive...

When it comes to IO, I am a fan of EZIO, it appears to be far more painless, and FAST 1 seems better suited to a combat medicine base, What does your drug box look like up there? If you get all the fancy toys a fob based swipe and open safe may be an advantage to a key system. Fireman1037

A Public fire based ambulance in Washington state was going to be a pilot program when we got a new medical program director who was all excited about changing the face of EMS. It was going to be a ILS drug for long bone fracture and it made sence as it was an ILS agency with long (45 min plus) transport times. But alas nothing ever came of it.

No babies in my rig, All of our OB pts. get the asprin protocal. Place an asprin between her knees and tell her not to drop it until we get to the hospital!.

This is going back a few years approximatly 2003 but I remeber an article in JEMS talking about ALS providers and BLS skills, Specifically appling a traction splint. The article discussed that the "repitition to perfection" experiance of bls providers could more proficiently apply a sager splint. Has anyone seen this in the field?

To set the scene We were working night shift on a state mob fire, We has a task force of 6 engines from our district ( imagine 20 of the biggest redneck volly firefighters, all walks of life etc.) we worked and on night 5 coming down off of the mountain about 0500. The following occurred on district channel which was well known in scanner land Command 21: Command 21 to lead truck Brush 114: this is brush 114 and lead truck go ahead Command 21: brush 114 why are you going so slow we are tired and hungry and wanna go home Brush 114: Webby (command 21) take it down a notch its not easy to drive and roll a doobie on this bumpy road, Needless to say we got a radio etiquette class the next week. *************************************************************** Opening of hunting season Medic *** respond to a person being attacked by a deer Will this be a wild deer No just a domesticated deer ********************************************* Again to set the stage A friend of mine was a medic in San Francisco in the early 70's, at that time paramedics carried a .357 in shoulder holster. He also was a special forces Medic over in Vietnam. medic unit: we have a 10-66 ( shots fired) Dispatch: Are you Sure? Medic unit: Yes, 2 Tours in Vietnam tells me what receiving fire looks like. Returning fire. medic clear *********************************************************** just some off the top of my head Fireman1037

May i be nieve in asking with a known psych pt. there is possibly PD on Scene, i know that was the case in our district, that we if suspected could ask PD to do search to provide for scene and transport safety, i honestly haven't had the experience with gang members but i know the first thing i learned is if you cant provide for your own safety, to make the scene safe then proceed, i realize this isn't an option on all psych calls but maybe a thought to conceder.

Who all carries nubain or stadol? i personally am allergic to Demerol and morphine doesnt do well unless its a huge dose, (6'3 275 lbs, With cronic Migraine) but a normal dose of stadol or nubain releives the headache. unfortunatly thats all they carry up here is morphine and demerol, i havent rode in a rig but once but it would be nice to have that other option available Fireman1037

Well i can tell one on my self and that the PT may sound lost and incoherant, but may be more altogether than you think, but just have expressive aphasia. I personally was the patient, i got mad at a nurse and was yelling "who has the pink bottle, get rid of the pink bottle" what pink bottle? what do you want us to do with the pink bottle? "shove it up your @ss for all i care just get rid of it! What was the pink bottle, Wal-mart sold a generic perfume in a pink bottle and for some reason an EMT on shift, transporting me was wearing either the "pink bottle perfume" or the origional perfume, As it was the perfume my ex girlfriend wore ,who i was on bad terms with at the time, i didnt want "her" around. so incohereant speech had a true meaning behind it, it made sense in my head just not to the rest of the world. Same ambulance trip as the PT. i was flown to another hospital (fixed wing) to rule out an anurysm, and when i got out of the bird and was in the ground ambulance they asked me where i was and where i was going, i replied probably close to eastern state, (eastern state is the mental hospital.) the Medic was "oh no you are going to sacred heart." Well yeah i know that! then fell back asleep, The flight crew checked in on me 2 days later and asked me about the strange things i said, and i explained, yes i thought we landed at a diffrent airport and had we landed there, we would have been driving by the turn off to eastern state hospital estimating by how long i had been riding, So again no matter how whacked the PT may sound, it makes sence in their head, and may remember what was said. Something i learned doing alot of mental health transports a few years ago... so there the fireman tells a story on him self Fireman1037

Shears, Pens, Mini mag in thigh pocket, ambo key, Handcuff Keys,( we do alot of mental health transports in full leathers, Tape, Hemostats (great for stopping a line or clipping to rookies), Pocket pc with a few field guides and PDR 07 also some music for stand bys, ht1250, S&W Swat knife, Alpha Pager, Sharpie, Can of Skoal, Cell phone Backpack: Extra uni shirt and BDU's, Extra socks, Pack of Gum, and i am inviting a wanker comment by admitting this, a MRE, But i have planned on a 12 hr shift and had it roll to a 24 and rural Washington st gas stations close at 10pm. and my Volly 3 season ansi 3 Green and silver jacket ( Required to have on every scene)

In my experiance with forest service that low bid Toilet Paper is John Wayne Toilet Paper, No offense Dusatdevil, Rough, Tough, and dont trake no $hit off no one Fireman1037

When i was looking at the naloxone, it clearly says protect from light, i know that several meds deterierate from light exposure, but why isnt narcan in a brown bottle or dark blue such as promehtzine??? just a thought Fireman1037 8)

I would say a COMBI TUBE insted of ET, just because why not add another tube in the mix Fireman1037