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Did the article really state he hadn`t bought one? Maybe there was some kind of mistake. Point is, the airline personell shouldn`t have let this scenario come true.

We sometimes give over to a nurse too, especially in rural hospitals where there`s no full-time attending ER Doc, but in most cases (and always with the unstable pt.) we present the case to the physician.

Thanks for the clarification, AK. As to the sign off - don`t need to do it here either, we need to present the patient orally to the Doc.

A LBB is something like a carrying stool, ain`t it? (Sry, I did google for the abbreviation, but couldn`t find anything fitting) If it would be 260 with a partner, then, well yeah... you need to practice. I`m no Arnold Schwarzenegger double myself, but if you can`t lift that, you`ll get problems in everyday working life. I`d do push-ups, train the legs and the back. A good overall training is swimming (but you need to be consistent with that).

Kinda biased on helper monkeys, it`s hard to keep them living in a natural way. Hate dolphine therapy on the whole. Before anybody gets the shit down on me - there are other animals who`d gladly do those tasks (as dogs do, training mainly goes through playing with the dog) without them being held unnaturally. Horse therapy can reach as much as a dolphine therapy (evidence still needs to be brought forward that the contact with dolphines is better than the interaction with other animals), but it won`t damage the horse. I always hate to see the pictures of those poor crippled dolphines in pools. To topic: I`d take the doggie, service animals are good trained and at some point he`ll need the dog, may it be only for emotional support (which would be higher I guess, than that of a "normal" pet). I wouldn`t take the wheelchair in most cases, though. There are wheelchairs in hospital and the pt. will be transported back home to his own wheelchair in any case, so there`s no need for that thing.

Lol Doc, psychogenic polydipsia? Had to look that one up. Another example: stable hypotensive (MAP around 50) pt. with suspected internal bleeding.

Thanks for the explanation.

This question might sound ignorant, but how do the Amish call you? I mean, they have no phone, right? Do they just come to the station to notify you that there`s an emergency? Oh, welcome to the City!

Totally, don`t get me wrong, but what I sometimes read of verdicts being passed over the pond just seem really overstretched - I couldn`t imagine them being made around here (but I really don`t wanna turn this into a discussion about different systems of jurisdiction),

This is kind of embarassing, but anyways.... Don`t know if this question ever appeared, but I didn`t find it through the forum search, so here it goes: I have a bit of a problem when it comes to trauma shears. See, I`m a left-hander, and it was always an issue for me to use them bloody shears! Mostly, I let my partner do it, `cause it`s an act for me to get those damned clothes off. Are there any other left-handers on here, having this kind of problem? Are there possibly trauma shears designed for left-handers (like it`s the case with normal scissors)?

I guess the initial idea behind it was (as said, just guessing), to get experience as an emt - just to see the other side, you know. That said, some third rides would also justify that. Around here, for example, medical students need a three month nursing internship - not a bad idea, I think. (On the other hand, it`s not really thought through, since everyone needs to take it - even qualified nurses. I know of some cases where year-long ICU nurses needed to make those three months).

On another note: There is an ad at the sidebar of the City that shows asian girls in obvious poses (though clothed) - would it be dangerous to visit the City as well? I know it`s a bit provocative, but I just wanna point out, that I think, some of the cases that are construed to be/considered sexual harassment are a bit overstretched, don`t you think? On a more serious note: I just want to clarify that I don`t make any fun of these ads. I thinks it`s a shame how those girls are exploited and in what way there`s an advantage taken of their often poor background.

Yeah, I`m with Ak. Sexual harassment seems a bit overstretched.

You might try to get some third-rides, to get a good look at the job, beforehand. It`s cool you`re that into it, and there really must be an interest there, if you`ve watched that ton of vids, but honestly, most of that Youtube Para stuff is just the plain old mystifying, heroic adulation, which only shows the "action-packed, nerve-wrecking" side of the job, which may be true to some part, but that doesn`t really give a good overview over the real job. Don`t get me wrong, I don`t wanna put you off, just don`t get the wrong image. When it comes to starting, I won`t be much of a help since I`m residing at the wrong part of the pond, but you might wanna look up the internet sites of the school you`re interested in, they usually give you all the necessary information. As much as I understand it, there are some differences regarding to the various states in the US, so it`s best to look up you local informations.

If you like historical novels (and even if you don`t), try Bernard Cornwell. Always an incredible read!

I don`t have a clue when it comes to HiPAA, but I feel, that even if he had a photographic memory (BTW: you don`t need one to memorize facts really fast, just the right technique), it would still be wrong to use the telephone number, if he got it only through to him being the attending medic. That said - just a nicely phrased question at the end of the call would have made it so easy for him (or not, depending on the answer ).

Mainlining isn`t practiced here, either, at least not in an EMS setting. Some GPs do it though, when making house-calls. Ultimately, it`s a bad way of giving drugs. It`s harder to make sure you`re not para, you have to be damn careful not to "slip out" while administering, plus imho, it`s only viable if giving only one med. Obiously, when facing a possible anaphylactic reaction, you still have to get a line (while having messed up the site of the initial mainline, most propably). Plus, if you wanna draw blood (which is always handy for the hospital), it`s useless.

You guys have disposable laryngoscope blades?

Forearm, possibly. I`d also take a look at the foot.

Only those with Munchhausen-syndrom use them, though....

Absolutely dumb. My Opel Corsa will make 80 mph, too, easyily, once he even made it to 120 mph (going downhill and with a lot of wind). Someone needs to tell him, that the main criteria for rides with blue lights and sirens is not speed, but oversight and sense.

Yeah, only thing - I would do that at the end of the call only, since it could be awkward for the pat. if she declined and you`d still be rendering care.

Well, there was this one time, when I was still third manning. We were at an unconscious hypoglycaemia, the two paras were trying to get a line on the pat. (kinda hard with her) , when para 1`s phone rang, right after that para 2`s, he was corresponding to the dispatcher while who came into the living room? The emergency physician who was talking on his mobile... Luckily I had forgot my phone at home this day - I`m sure it would have rung right at that moment, too.

Lol. Yeah, now I see it.