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98% + 96% + 100% + 103% + 127% = 524% 5/524%=104.8% is your average. That might not be right, but.....

I was so chicken of marriage I didn't until I was 30, and I still got burned. How old were you when you thought you were old enough for sex?

I almost used that the other day. "Landslide" - Fleetwood Mac/ Stevie Nicks

17, when I first started in EMS How old were you first had a death greatly effect you?

I forgot about that one.

I'd vote for you in a heart beat.

What's worse than ten dead babies in a trash can? One dead baby in ten trash cans.

"Slow Ride" - Fog Hat

AMEN, Well said.

Saw where the charges on Obama was dropped. Fishy??? Strings pulled??? Evidence lost??? Who knows.

Johnny Gage and Roy DeSoto :wink: Sorry, couldn't resist.

You'd think, but I can parallel park a ladder truck easier than I can my wife's SUV. :wink:

Good call. Always follow your gut and listen to your patient. Something else that may occur is when assessing your pt. a spouse or someone else in the family is trying to tell you that there is nothing wrong, that they always have that complaint or think that it's nothing serious and to leave him alone. Take what they say in stride, but look, listen, and feel your pt. Even if you treat and transport and turns out to be nothing, at least you took care of your patient. Rather be safe than sorry. Have fun in your new class. Keep us updated.

If I sang, the animals of this world would commit suicide.

He was in the Navy during Viet Nam, so that does make him a vet. One day he'd tell us how he was with a SEAL detachment and picked something up in the bush. Another time he'd say how was with the Marines as a Hospital Corpsman. Come to find out he was a only a welder on a ship, was never on shore in Viet Nam and the closest thing to combat he saw was if a helicopter landed on his ship and he had to wash it. Another reason he left the company was because too many of his lies caught up to him. If you ever seen Taxi with Rev. Jim, he was just like him, but dumber.

"Squeeze Box" - The Who

You sound just like me early in my career. I'm proud of you being so ambitious and willing to use each experience as a learning one. Keep it up. But to prevent burn out, try not to do too many 48's very often. My first full time job right out of high school was 24hrs a day, six days a week. We lived at the ambulance building. For the first nine months I was really into it. But eventually it did start wearing me down physically. So I learned the hard way to pace myself. As long as you stay eager to learn and committed to EMS you can have good longevity in the field. Keep it up and more power to ya. And, oh yes, if you do start to feel some burn out or feel over whelmed, talk to someone. Get whatever off your chest. We are also here for ya. Come to almost any of us.

Ugh, Valentine's Day, worse day of the year, IMHO :? Sorry ladies. :wink:

Jack passed away Saturday afternoon. Everyone knew it was just a matter of time. His wife and daughter was with him. He just went to sleep so it was peaceful. My wife and I went over and talked with them and another lady who was a friend of the family. The family felt like it was a relief for him and a release for them. His five years of suffering is now over.

My heart goes out to the family and commrades of Mark. The other EMT that ran down and tackled the shooter showed amazing bravery. Godspeed, Mark

"Sundown" - Gordon Lightfoot

This guy was a habitual liar. He tried to use Viet Nam and some other events in his teen and early adulthood years as a scape goat. You knew he was lying when his mouth moved. The soap and deodorant that was thrown actually hit on the table he was sitting at and slid onto his lap. We said it should have hit him between the eyes. After about two years he was "encouraged" to quit. Besides, his certification was up and they knew he couldn't pass the recert. We never knew how he passed his first EMT test in the first place.

AZ: 21 Pitt: 18 Maybe, sort of, could be, might be....

We had a guy that one day the owner came in and threw a bar of Dial soap and a thing of deodorant (and I do mean threw), and told him to not come back to work until he did something about the BO. He lived off coffee and cigarettes which made it worse. He started to explain that he picked some kind of fungus up in Viet Nam. Yea, right. The guy was in the Navy and never stepped ashore. Not only was he "uncleaned", he was a total idiot.

Oh man. They found out my MO. Gotta get a new gig. (Just kidding)