paramedicmike

See? Two can play at that game.

35 year old female and a smoker? Is she on birth control pills? You didn't mention any trouble breathing so it's more a shot in the dark. -be safe

um...maybe. depends on how you define "sleep" tpbm has a secret crush on hilary clinton...(ick!)

until he realized he was in WV where they do mountain top removal mining.... and he wasn't on top anymore.

ditto Punisher. patient's complaint? -be safe.

And given some of her recent posts has a thing with getting naked. TPBM likes lil debbie oatmeal creme pies...

p-shaw!

Every interview I've had to which I responded with a thank you note has resulted in a job offer. Every interview for which I have not written a thank you not has not resulted in an offer. It may sound dumb. But it DOES work. Get the business card of each and every person with whom you interview. Write a thank you not to each and every one of them. Want to get in good with other staff? Write one to the secretary who asks you to take a seat and wait for your appointment. They work. -be safe.

was it good for you?

not so fast there...

Our minimums are a little less than yours. Daytime minimums are a 500 foot ceiling with one mile visibility. Nighttime I believe is 800 feet with two mile visibility. And if you've been out there in those conditions you know that neither of the above is a lot. However, with that said, if any single team member doesn't feel comfortable then it's a no-go and the flight is either denied or aborted after lift off. "Three to go, one to say no" is repeated at every shift change, at every pilot brief, at every mention where weather is a concern. I don't know of any negative repercussions to any flight team member for calling off a flight. Safety first, last and always. But damn! it's a fun job. -be safe.

I will, eh? Damn! You'd better be a woman!

A duck walked into a pharmacy and asked the clerk for a box of condoms. The clerk turned around and asked, "Would you like to me to put them on your bill?" The duck, horrified at the question, replied, "What kind of duck do you think I am?!" This has been your lame attempt at humour for the day. -be safe.

Baby, you know you love it when I'm on top. D'oh! Wrong forum! :shock:

And resort to name calling at the same time? All in result to a legitimate question? Who claimed to own posting rights to a message board? In fact, I asked you to further explain your purpose. Far from trying to prevent further posts. Is this a question? Punctuation was taught in first grade. Sure. They might learn how to write an article that can't hold a single thought for more than a paragraph or two at a time. College journalism classes teach aspiring reporters to write at a 7th grade level just so people can understand. It seems that this is just the perfect reading level for you. I have. However, until the study is released detailing results there is little to discuss. Speculate until the cows come home if you like. But that was my point. You're going on and on about what a great thing this is. But you've said nothing other than you've got these great articles on a study that's not completed. Back to my original question...what's the point?! Sure you are! That's why you've posted over and over and over and over again on what a great thing this is! That's why you've said that this will herald unprecedented changes in the world of prehospital trauma care. However, I tend not to rely on the Urban, tabloid media for my news. I tend towards more reputable news sources. How about this. We all know you're terribly excited about a product that has not yet been proven to work. Since the study will soon be ending, why not just wait until the results are released? Then a discussion based on how great this product really is can be hashed out in all sorts of gory detail. That way, too, we'll be able to sit and actually look at hard evidence from this particular study to debate just how good or how bad this product was for the patients who received it. Seems I remember something about the autopulse being the greatest thing to EMS since sliced bread, too. And that study was halted. Wait for solid results before spouting off. And if you want to result to name calling in response to a legitimately posted question then go back to second grade. I'm sure you'll fit in quite nicely there. -be safe.

So, as was questioned above, what's your point? You'll forgive my cynicism, but are you on the payroll of the labs funding this study to keep it fresh in our minds? Because you keep posting but you've yet to say anything. Sure you can cite articles calling people guinea pigs. Sure you've been following this for however long. But you've not yet said anything. So how much are they paying you? -be safe.

Are we to read this as sarcasm?

Google "business casual" and you will come up with examples of what is acceptable. Do a search of these forums and you'll come up with more info on interviewing than you'll know what to do with. Good luck! -be safe.

Ah yes! Times like these I'm reminded of the immortal words of Ned's Atomic Dustbin when they sang, "Kill your television" -be safe.

Yeah, sorry. Been on vacation for a few days. And the new job's going well! Thanks! I think, though, I was clarifying my points while you were posting. That should explain the discrepancies between what is now visible and what was quoted. As to time, I've been on some lengthy transports. I wasn't doing anything differently on those transports than what was being done in the hospital. So I'll echo the question, while I wasn't doing anything different from the hospital was my care less than definitive? I'd like to think no. Especially if it's in line with treatment that would be readily available in the ER. But IMHO I think it goes back to the conception of medicine as a whole or the consideration of each step along the way. Consider it as a whole and there's no such thing as definitive care. Consider each step individually and respectively and I think you'll see that there is definitive care starting with the connection of the 911 call. -be safe.

In that case what would be? We don't provide a final solution to a patient's problems. I can agree with that. But then what? We take the person to the ER. She winds up getting moved to the ICU. Then she's sent to step down or rehab. Finally she's discharged to home with follow up, in house nursing care. There's nothing final in each step, yet each step works until it has reached a final point as defined by the location/specialty of the service. Yet each step "above" us is considered definitive care. If you want to look at the whole broad picture with clear marked end points and solutions then no, EMS is not definitive care. But when considered in the big picture with each step not having anything more than a final endpoint before transferring the patient off to the next step in care then yes I think it could be. And your posted definition is a bit narrow. There are other definitions and meanings to consider. -be safe.

We even did away with the pins. I don't know why. But there you have it. Otherwise, I have to agree with what Rid posted. Fiznat, to answer your question, I look at it as an expansion of experience that I just wouldn't get in a ground job. I still work the ground. But there are things and patients and challenges offered in my flight job that I just don't get on the ground. Not to sound too altruistic but there is a certain satisfaction in that (well, that and the chicks dig a guy in a flight suit and helmet ). And Noahmedic's response on the supply and demand aspect apply, too. -be safe.

Oh G-r-oo-vy!... R/r 911

Maybe we can keep this going all year...! R/r 911