medibrat

nicotinamide

tomodensinometry

mesoteric

lacrimose

First line of treatment: O2, then large bore IV, NS, D50 25g...(before she had the seizure of course). If I miss it, slam the 1cc glucagon. What's her ecg show? Brat :angel8: ps. is there family around? does she have history of seizures?

trigeminal

OMG Richard I REMEMBER that episode! One of my favourites for sure! Very 'white rabbit'. As for the cake...well...if they had the money to do it...never mind...it's still wrong on so many levels...or should that be tiers? ACK! Brat :angel8:

You know, every once in a while, I get a call that you would think should evoke tears, and I walk away thinking, "well, am I finished?" and then, out of the blue, something will happen, something will strike me on just the right day, in just the right form, and I'll get back to the rig and tear up. Usually I can wait until I get home, and then I have a good long cry... It's the young, terminal Ca pts whose family meets you at the hospital so they can say goodbye. It's the parents and younger siblings of the SIDS baby you are trying valiantly (and hopelessly) to save. It's the patient who you just shocked back to life waking up on the way to the hospital and holding your hand...giving you a hug and saying thank you. Sometimes the things I love about this job are also the things I hate about this job. Brock honey, like someone else said...the day you stop crying is the day you quit ems. Brat :angel8:

MOST....FUN.....EVER!!!!! So excited to try some of these things....see folks? An understimulated brain at it's finest! Thanx for that! Brat :angel8:

ecnalubma (it HAS to be a word, it's printed on the front of every rig I've seen!)

I can see this in my head (warning to sensitive viewers, this scene contains contorversial content): 12 year old boy sits in front of tv with can of soda. Baby starts crying. Boy yells from couch for baby to stop crying, and turns up tv. Baby, can't understand why he isn't being listened to increases intensity and volume of crying. Boy gets up with baseball bat, stands over baby yelling "I'm warning you...if you don't stop this crying right now..." I can't help but wonder if that is how THIS boy was brought up. That might be all he knows. This is a good case for the nature/nurture argument if we had a whole lot more of the background...like what's been going on in this kids house for the last 12 years. True, some kids are just born 'bad'...but if this kid had not shown any other signs, it makes me wonder...this was just the straw that broke the camel's back. Someone mentioned timebomb...I think that's accurate. The kid was just pushed and pushed and pushed...and that was it. That being said, the kid needs to be punished...psychiatric for sure. And after the psych counselling and testing...what then? This kid needs to be defused...I think if he had no priors then treating him like an adult would be a mistake. Sure he had the knowledge to know that no, he shouldn't have hit his cousin with the bat, but did he have the maturity to understand that the cousin, at 17 months, didn't understand the threats he was making? Again, I think the majority of the punishment here should go to the parents. I mean sure, they teach that babysitting course for 12 year olds, but some kids at 12 are more mature than some adults, and vice versa....it has to be an individual thing...each kid's limit is going to be different. My question is why are we not dealing with the parents more forcefully?? Chemical castration and Haldol all around. I'm footing the bill. Brat :angel8:

Holy cannoli. Ruff...I am so not worthy...I was looking forward to doing some number crunching and to see just what kind of cool stuff I could put in a rig. Guys who have been bashing: this was a phenomenal learning opportunity. How many of you actually know the prices of the drugs you are pushing, or those straps you just lost? sheesh. Now I have to find something else to do on the weekend. Thanx anyway Ruff. Brat :angel8:

10 years in the field....a couple of close calls, but the only thing I've ever actually delivered was an inverted placenta...that was more than yucky enough...there is a reason I don't have children, and the process of childbirth is a big one! No storks on my uniform. Brat :angel8:

liver

laryngoscope

SPOON!!!

microscopic

narcolepsy!

bring the temp down, the seizure should go away...that being said, since we all know you never give anything to anyone HAVING a seizure (not PO anyway) tylenol wouldn't be used to treat the SEIZURE...just the cause...will think more on this once I have slept Brat :angel8: ps. in response to the original thought of the thread, I'm not sure that IV tylenol would be beneficial in the long run...I'm thinking back, and I"m not sure how often I would actually have used it, if given the drug to use...

I concur with your concurrence! The comment about the rigor in 10 minutes was sarcasm (correct me if I"m wrong) The cursing may be being done by people who are fantastic at their jobs, but that doesn't make it right (and believe me, I can curse like a drunken sailor). Don't we crab about wanting respect? Not the way to earn it. ITK: sorry honey...I don't think this was personal...it's like everything else though: there's more of them than there are of us (ie NH staff vs ems) and we all have stories about people doing really stupid stuff. Heck, I have stories about cops doing unfreakingbelievably stupid stuff...it's just a vent...and the problem is that the bad ones, like in any other situation, make us forget about the ones that are really good. For example: big pet peeve: "what's this guys' story" NH staff says (after they've called us out l& s) oh, I don't know, someone's getting his paperwork." pardon? Brat :angel8:

Sorry...I couldn't resist! Blood drops on pavement and those late night dry runs Bright flashy red lights and loud raging sirens Psychotic patients all tied up with string...these are a few of my favourite things. Smiles from young children and hugs from old ladies Morphine and Narcan, D50 and maybe.. Pass that ET tube through that cartilidge ring...these are a few of my favourite things. Laughing at dispatch and families who thank you Saving a life--oh yeah! there's that too "clear"ing and "shock"ing ,sometimes just listening...these are a few of my favourite things. When it's late night When you've no sleep When I'm feeling bad....I simply remember my favourite things....and then I don't feel so bad. (In my defense, it is after 4am and I've been working waaay too long) Truth is, when it comes right down to it, sometimes it's really great just to be there for someone when noone else can. Brat :angel8:

We, too, have the pretty red buttons to push, and a ridiculously complex 'safe phrase' that has to be repeated to the letter in order to call off the cavalry. BeorP brought up the 10-2000...have had to use that twice in 10 years....you should SEE what comes out of the woodwork when that comes over the radio!!! Looove the little red button...have yet to see if it works in a real emergency though. Brat :angel8: ps. can someone call a code green for me? no really, it's for me.....

I have eaten sillier sounding and stranger looking things...I would be game to try it at least....if someone else was footing the bill of course....I can get a moose for cheaper than 30$ per 4 pounds! Brat :angel8:

I have asked Santa for one in my stocking, but somehow I have my doubts.... The theory behind it is good, but that guy most CERTAINLY looks like a cop...I can get myself into enough trouble on my own without someone wanting to shoot me off the bike...might be good in the Toronto area??? Until that first snowfall of course. Perhaps they could make them look a little more EMS and a little less CHiPs?? I"m at a loss... That being said, having my bike license, I'd take the job, pros cons and looking like a cop aside! Brat :angel8:

One of the first things that should be taught when you get out onto the road in this job is that most of our patients have not read the textbooks. They will do things you don't expect, and you will have to react differently. You will see your partner do things that you wouldn't necessarily do. Just remember, that when they do something differently, that doesn't always mean it's wrong. And even if you're working with someone you don't ~ahem~ get along with, when you get back to the station, and paperwork is finished, just ask them...don't challenge, just say something like 'hey, I was wondering why you did such and such in the order you did...maybe I missed something?' You'll be surprised. Some won't talk to you about it, but a lot will. Different days, different calls, different partners. It's not all going to be good, it's not supposed to be. But that's what makes this job interesting! Remember that every shift is a new learning experience. You'll never be disappointed with that! Brat :angel8: