Connie31079

**sheepishly whispers**.....ummm, I don't know the above fellow. Who is he????

You see, there's a fine line between "good debate" and "verbal harassment", and some people can't tell the difference. And a lot of people cross that line. I'm not looking for things to be "watered down", just looking to avoid being verbally harrassed everytime I post my opinion on something. And if I hit the "report" button to report something to you or AK that I find offensive, if neither of you find it offensive, is anything actually going to be done about it? Or are you just going to sit back, have a good chuckle at my expense, and say "Oh, poor Connie! She's so thin-skinned, that poor girl! She really needs to toughen up!"....then move on with the rest of your day? I know I've reported things in the past, and nothing's been resolved, at least to my satisfaction. So, if I report things in the future, why should I expect things to be any different? I would love to be able to contribute to topics in here that interest me, but I'm afraid to!

IDDM or NIDDM? CVA Hx, was it hemmorragic or embolic in nature?? Hmmm....recent abd. surgery....thinking maybe she threw a clot here? Pupils? What she showing on the monitor? A-fib? Another reason to being thinking "clot". Wouldn't hurt to treat for hypoglycemia, but obviously that's not the only problem, Terri-Lynn wouldn't make it that easy!

Was enough blood put on the test strip before it was tested by the glucometer? Can we re-test again, to see if we get another "LO" reading? Were the batteries checked at crew change in the glucometer to make sure it was working properly? This has happened to me before, thought someone was hypoglycemic, and wasn't, because the glucometer failed. If glucometer checks out fine, and still get a reading of "LO" on subsequent readings, then full assessment....another set of vitals, 12 lead, oxygen, IV, lung sounds, neuro exam....anybody know this patient? PMHx, meds she's on, compliant with meds?? Last time she was seen with normal LOC, was she complaining of feeling unwell, etc....

Didn't everyone? My gawd, it was like rabbits in my medic class.....everybody was banging everyone else!!!!

The question to the above quote is WHY??? Maybe because those of us who used to post more often are tired of every post being picked apart and attacked? Doesn't matter if you're "New" to the site or not! And admin does nothing to stop it. I know that's why I don't post much anymore. So, even though I'd like to respond to posts more often, most of the time I don't, for fear of being chastised and made to look like an idiot. I know sometimes I AM an idiot, I don't need anyone to re-emphasize that fact!! Talk about kill self-esteem!

Sorry Anthony, I just have to ask if a 16 y/o is mature enough to handle working in this field? I mean, speaking from experience, I know what I was doing when I was 16, and it wasn't learning about anything medical, that's for sure! Well.....maybe in the gynecological sense.... :oops: Just the thought of a 16y/o coming to my aid when I'm knocking on death's door kinda' freaks me out, is all....sorry if I offended. As always, just my opinion. Not everyone has to agree with it.

Kyle, don't automatically assume that the next time you go pick up this same "little old lady" when she calls 911 because she's been stung by a bee, that it's BS. It might be anaphylactic shock. Her body's been exposed to the venom before, and now it's reacting violently. Would you know the difference? How would you treat it? What happens in the body with someone who's experiencing anaphylactic shock?? You think a 16 y/o EMT who works the trucks in Darien, CT would know how to treat it? Would he/she know the difference between anaphylactic shock and a minor allergic reaction?? Would ALS get there in time if it was genuine anaphylactic shock??? I say they're too young....

only have Gravol for "active vomiting" here, nothing else. No Reglan, no Zofran, no Maxaran, no Stemetil......and I can only give Gravol for active vomiting. That's right folks, if they're nauseated, and haven't puked yet, I can't give them anything. Pretty bad, huh?

I remember the first jaw surgery I had almost 5 years ago (due to have another Jan. 22, 2008). They got the IV in, and gave me the typical mix of versed/fentanyl to "relax" me before putting me out with propofol, and after the versed/fentanyl mix was pushed, I started giggling uncontrollably, and saying to the nurse "hey! You have 3 heads!" ......then I don't remember much after that, except for them waking me up after the surgery was over, hearing my name being called loudly, saying "Connie....Connie, time to wake up, it's all done!".....and they were pulling the tube out of my nose (I was nasally intubated, due to them working on my jaw). Wow, still had pretty good gag reflex, because I vomited right then and there, and I was wired shut! Wasn't a nice feeling, being suctioned out like that!

Hi Dwayne! Please know that I would write in Alyssa's guestbook if I could. I've tried several times, but I can only get into her journal, I keep getting the message that "I have to enable cookies".....whatever that means. :? I'm not very computer savvy, so I have no idea how to "enable cookies"! I'd go and bake some and feed it to my CD-ROM, but I don't think that would help! LOL! Anyway, I read her journal whenever I can, and sometimes it brings tears to my eyes, seeing what she is going through. No child should ever have to struggle with cancer!!! I close my eyes and take a "step back", and count my blessings for all that I have, and how my life has turned out, even though I complain about it most everyday.....Alyssa's journal makes me stop and think how different life could be if I ever suddenly became sick. Please thank her for me, since I can't access her guestbook. Connie

I've not been chewed out by docs so much, but by nurses, oh yeah! And again, for following my protocols. After being repeatedly chastized by the same nurse for treating patients according to my protocols, I went back to base, photocopied my protocol that I had followed (for which this particular nurse was giving me hell), went back to the ER and stuck it under her nose, in front of her nursing colleagues, and said "READ IT! Now tell me that what I did for my last patient was wrong!" Not only did her face turn a bright red, it looked like she was about to cry! That's what she gets for making ME want to cry in front of my patient!! Payback's a bitch, what else can I say??

Hey! Where'd my post go? I thought I posted something in this thread.....or maybe I'm losing my mind???? :?:

Geez, you guys give Amio pre-hospital? We're still stuck in the dark ages, only have Lido here..... :x

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We aren't allowed to check to see how far dialated a woman is, we're only allowed to check for crowning of the baby's head. No fingers (or other equipment for that matter) is allowed to be inserted vaginally to check to see how dialated our patient is. Gotta ask all the other questions for sure, water broke? Lost your mucus plug (bloody show?), how far apart are the contractions, what # pregnancy is this for you, good pre-natal care, how fast did your other babies deliver? Stuff like that.....I wouldn't want to have to stick my fingers up there anyway.

Unfortunately, regardless of the topic, some people in here take great pleasure in intimidating and humiliating others, regardless of their level. Guess it makes them feel better about themselves. :roll:

Sorry, I take the above to be a personal attack. An attack on what I've chosen to do for the last 16 years (with pride), and wether or not I'm good at what I do. It was completely uncalled for and un-necessary. How can I not take that as an insult???

You see that's where the problem lies. I didn't ask for anyone to call me out on anything. You just naturally took it upon yourself to do it, because that's what comes natural to most people in these forums, hense why people like me don't like posting here anymore.

Sorry Dust. I answered your orginial question at the bottom of my original response, but when I try and explain why I do what I do, somebody always jumps down my throat. And people wonder why I don't post that much in the forums anymore. I think they've proved my point. Maybe I should go back into hiding.

Geez, I wish you would have told me that 16 years ago, CBEMT! Then I wouldn't have become involved in EMS, and I would have done something completely different because you don't feel EMS is for me! LOL! Geeez, what do I do now??? *L*

Girls don't poop? Don't tell that to my co-workers, they'd beg to differ! They make me bring in my own can of deoderant spray when I come to work! LMAO!!

Quote: "...why are you putting nurse's attitude's in front of patient care?" Answer: Because I don't like the nursing staff making me feel like I'm a retard, that's why. Shane, obviously you've never had a problem with a nurse questioning your treatment when you've wheeled your patient into the ER without a line in place. Good for you. I've had problems with them in the past, maybe you should count your blessings that you've never had that problem. I've actually been reported by nursing staff in the past because I didn't start on a line on a patient who THEY felt needed an IV. I felt differently and told them so, but they didn't concur, and decided to call my supervisor on it. Literally, whining on the phone, asking why not EVERY patient transported by ambulance doesn't have IV access in place, because "they're just going to get an IV when they get here" (meaning the ER, I guess). Needless to say, nothing ever came of it, but it still irritates me to this day that I even had to explain my actions. Obviously, some nurses feel that we lack the knowledge of when a patient should and should not receive IV access.

Ha ha ha!!! I'm an out-of-the-closet pooper! I bring my magazine to the bathroom with me, but always offer to my co-workers the ability to "go pee" before I get in there, and "peel the paint off the walls".

Nope, not from Ontario. Nova Scotia, Cape Breton to be exact.