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Well at least I will have half the above mentioned equipment, we are to cheap where I work to try the auto pulse, surprised at the fact we have what we do.

Seems as if Hospital Wing Air Medical out of Memphis TN Participated in the study with one of the blood substitutes, I do believe it was polyheme, will have to research and see what they came up with.

I am just as guilty!

However.....this post was not supposed to be about long or short radio reports but the GCS Correct???

Rid, we do send telemetry.....the thought being if you had enough concern to do a 12 lead you should transmit the EKG. And in the GCS realm I have to agree you break it down mainly when you have that so called"great concern" but not for granny with the stubbed toe. I do not consider myself a "Radio Head", kinda like on Dragnet.....Just the facts Ma'am.

Kinda reminds me of the story...you know the one....the little boy that cried wolf, someday they just might need genuine care, so in my thoughts you should treat them all as genuine emergencies, because the one time you dont.....you will get burned.

I just happen to work in the same system as 49393 and they happen to be sticklers for detailed GCS. Although I work for a different service, the nurses and Doc's are very interactive with our delivery of care, they are also very critical of our competence in the field, I think we are just being held to a higher standard here than most places. I worked a busy metropolitan area for several years before coming here and in that area (Little Rock/MEMS) the hospitals seemed to care less other than throwing them a number on the GCS. I think it depends on the system in which you work. I will be curious to see how our highly trained Canadian friends use the GCS in day to day operations.

I think I would use it on the 500lb dude that drops dead and wedges himself between the tub and vanity in a 4x6 bathroom

Thanks for the input folks it is appreciated. Looks as if this will be an asset for my service overall. I would have thought more people might have seen it in action though. I only wish i could convince our medical director to go with the tibial sight rather than the humeral head.

I know this is just a dream...but perhaps we should level the playing field across the nation, I know that some states allow certain interventions under local protocol, but as we have seen here things seem to vary quite a bit from state to state.

What was the preferred sight for insertion with Acadian?The humeral head Appears to be our sight of choice.

Andy....I will be sure and put that in my cesspool of knowledge, So perhaps we should replace water fountains with Kegs? Here is another interesting tidbit of knowledge....your toilet water is cleaner than the water system @ most dental offices, I saw a study that was done on Dateline NBC once on the subject.

Sad how little things have progressed on the pay scale in the last 15 years or so, Back in 1991 I worked as an industrial EMT and made $6.76 an hour and that was far and above what the people on the street were making. I know of a few services that to this day have a top pay of like $6.50 an hour for EMT-B's.

I agree with AK...they both do a fine job(LP and Zoll), although I have not had the experience with the new zoll with the bluetooth technology. Seems that one might think the LP is the standard because there are alot of them in the field, one might speculate they have better salesmen LOL.

Has anyone out there had the grand experience of using the EZ IO, we are preparing to launch it's use in the field here and I would like to hear anyones likes or dislikes on the use of this item. [web:30fb9e5b32]http://www.vitaid.com/canada/ez-io/index.htm[/web:30fb9e5b32]

FTD as I have always heard it stands for ....Fixing To Die.....And then there is always ABC...Ambulate Before Cot, WOJ .....Wating On Jesus....All are good, especially some of the above mentioned.

If it pays that well up your way perhaps we should all come visit and see about the job market. Good money and EMS unfortunately just don't often mix.

Too many drugs in the bag can be a bad thing...

I prefer the Rocky brand, had very good luck with wear and the leather polishes well.

I would remain badgeless with the exception of Class A uniform or PR events, Seems to me most people see a badge but cannot recognize the fact you are indeed an EMT/Paramedic, Just yesterday I had to attend a PR event and if you can imagine I had several people mistake me for law enforcement, in the hood this could be a problem. keep a low profile and dont give freddy the hood rat anything to shoot at, trust me and stick with badges for funerals and other such special events.

Chaz....thats sounds alot like Lusby (Now EASI) down in Pine Bluff AR LMAO, He had all that short of the radio part.

Back In Little Rock we always wanted to put this line on our T shirts.......Dude Shot me, MEMS Saved me....Seemed appropriate to field personnel but not management.

Piss poor documentation on the part of the medics in this case, also sounds like a bit of poor judgment to boot!

They Cancelled the Basketball tourney because of it I think