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It stinks that too many people in the US are too squeemish for that to air. I agree with the idea of showing it during the Super Bowl and other times like that. I also agree with the idea of having kids see it as part of their driver's education. (Here in Colorado, the state patrol has a program called "Alive at 25" that does show stuff like that. Unfortunately, it's normally only used for kids who have gotten in trouble behind the wheel and not manditory before.) I'll definately be showing this to my son who's learning to drive right now.

What an IDIOT!!!!! <--- This is the description of where his brain is. I hope the dumbass loses his job and any certifications he has over this. There is no reason for a scene video to be used beyond showing the ED and training. It's just F--ed up!!!

Welcome to the City. Sounds like you love your kids and your job. Twins are enough to stress anyone. (I've known a few people with twins.) I would start by asking what kind of support system you have? Family, friends, a mom's group? What do you enjoy away from work and without the kids? These are all important because you're going to need to balance things out. When you say "run a rescue squad", I'm (and most on here) assuming that you mean that you're a director/supervisor for an EMS squad. That takes a lot of time and energy. If you plan on staying where you are, you're going to have to set priorities and probablly delegate work. You will find that you're not able/willing to do as much as you were BC (before children). Kids require a lot of time, energy and love. They get sick, have regular appointments, and need family time. This definately doesn't change as they get older. (My kids are 15, 12 and 11, and I think I run more now than I did when they were younger.) If running a squad means enough to you, you can do it. It will take time from your kids. There will be times where you feel like you're torn between duty to family and duty to job. You'll probablly have times where you want to sit down and cry. Without a doubt, there will be times where you MUST be there for your kids and work be damned. You can do it but it won't be easy. If you need someone to talk to, feel free to PM me. (I can also give you the name of a Mom's forum that you might like and get support as a mom if you like.) Ratty

Now if we can get all the states in the US (or most of them) on the same page as to qualifications and protocals.

Condolences to the family, friends and coworkers of these responders. Our prayers go out to all.

There was a lot of good news coming out around that earthquake with the low injury count. Glad to hear that you made it through safe and sound. Good points. We work the emergencies and disasters. We need to be the first to have our plans and a basic 3 day survival kit put together. Remember to keep an eye on the things that you are storing in your kits and rotate them out as needed becuase you don't want to end up with health issues due to expired foods and such. Meds are important to have in the event of an emergency, but they expire too. Stay safe out there. Uglyeye and others in NZ... Stay safe through the aftershocks.

Hmmm.... Either they've not realized the husband's missing yet or the wife already bailed out on murder charges with an insanity plea. Great one, Annie!

Yep, there was a CT done after the head injury. I know the person personally. The issues with the high temps has gotten better since I posted.

Wondering if anyone's ever seen a pt who had a concussion within the past few weeks who started having problems with summer high temperatures? This pt, I was told, normally does fine in temps around 100 degrees F and is actually more comfortable in the high temps than when it's around freezing. Pt was c/o dizziness and nausea when in the high temps. These s/s improved to where the pt denied feeling them anymore within 5-10 minutes of getting into air conditioning and returned within the same timeframe of going back out into the heat. Pt noted drinking plenty of water and eating normally. I'm wondering if it's the pt's recent concussion and pt not being completely healed from the concussion. Anyone else seen anything like this in the field?

Needs a boat load of information added to it for this to be believable.

Good luck getting through the tests. I hope that this works out for you. Having lived in both SE TX and CO, I can tell you that dehydration feels different there than in CO. You don't feel as dehydrated in TX until you get really bad because of the humidity. Make sure to get plenty of water over the day.

Interesting topic. Doublly interesting for me since my EMS Director has a copy of the COEMS "EMS Star" out for all of our service to read about the old ALS vs BLS argument in the area titled "EMS Skeptic". Living in a rural area, we only have 2 ALS providers with our county ambulance service. Our ALS intercepts are called as soon as we know there's a chance we may need them. This includes calling to put flights en route. Normally, we get the pt into the ER before the flights get to us. For our local ALS, we have them come out either POV or in our county suburban. I've only seen a few times that our ALS were able to do alot for a pt and only because the pt or family caught an AMI right away. Flight intercepts are a regular occurance for us getting out critically injured or ill pts to higher level of care from our level 4 ER. This has saved many lives for us.

I would have had a major choke with the protocal about O2. Between her age, hx and the MOI, the best thing you could have done with your protocals was to get that O2 on her. Older people are horrible about pain, IMO. They don't feel it like those who are younger do. This causes increased issues with treatment. Dementia makes it more difficult for them to understand their own pain sometimes and definately makes assessing LOC more difficult. You noted AAOX2, but the question to ask should be "Is this normal for her?" to assess, per family, how normal she seems. (I know you may not have been able to with where she landed, though.) Kudos to you for stepping up and taking a lead position. Calling for flight when it's not a normal and being willing to question basic protocals for basic BLS is awsome on your part, IMO. I believe that you've got to remember your BLS no matter what. Sounds like an exciting first day on the job.

Special hugs to you, spen. It really sucks when a friend is lost in such a tragic way.

Headache, dizziness, pale, SOB that doesn't resolve with sitting down and dehydration can all be included in altitude sickness. We get people out here who've been up in the mountains and didn't realize that their constant low-grade headache was part of altitude sickness and end up calling us when they collapse or start vomiting as they return to the lower altitudes out here on the plains. It seems to be worse in the 16-28 y/o range. This might help you a bit too. http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/altitude-sickness-topic-overview Ratty

LMAO!

Congrats! I would figure that the limits in the protocals are to limit liability. Not sure. Maybe you can talk to the doc who's the med control at some point to get more information. Good luck!

Tigger, Congrats!!! I was out there for the same reason just a couple of weeks ago. Depending on what you like. Circus Circus has a really kewl indoor amusement park. The Valley of Fire is supposed to be beautiful too. (I didn't get the time to get out there.) If you hit Hoover Dam, be prepared for major backups due to security point check stations at either end of the dam. If you talk to a couple of the places out there that do the weddings, they may be able to help you with your idea of having the wedding at a fire station. Good luck with your ideas for what you want for the wedding.

Sounds like there was a problem and the pilot was trying to land when the plane flipped and caught fire. All 3 flight crew, pt and wife were lost. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38089732/ns/us_news/ Very sad! Condolences to family, friends and coworkers.

Very sad! Condolences to family, friends and coworkers.

Glad to hear that the doc thinks that a heart cath will help him. Hope the surgery goes well. Continued thoughts and prayers for you & your family.

I've always heard this as "incomplete quadraplegic". I know a gal who was injured last October in a hockey game and is in similar condition. Hope you dad's cardiologist is able to help him.