medic-26

scored a 26...not real sure how, but I am not going to argue

Well, here is my opinion for what it is worth. I feel that we have to be able to provided some sort of field diagnosis before we can treat the presenting complaint. True diagnosis, no. I would say it is more of a differential diagnosis. Come up with a list of possible causes for the presenting complaint and attempt to narrow it down from there. But that is my opinion only...

CCMH, we started a similar thing here last October. Most of our trucks run 12 hour shift. We have 1 truck that is a 24 hour truck. I am one of the ones that ended up getting the gig. We also are only paid for 16 hours. The management did a lot of leg work looking into this. Apparently, according to the labor board, it is legal to do. The only thing is that they have to pay us for any time that we are up during "sleep hours". If we get less than 5 hours consecutive sleep, then they have to pay the full 24. So, according to all the county lawyers and everyone else, this is a fair and legal practice. Do I agree with it, probably not. But, if they were going to pay us for the full 24 every night that we worked, I would get a $15,000/year raise. So in the interest of budget, this is what they have done. I hope this answers your question. If you want the legal answers in print, I can try to get them for you after the holiday.

I just got through with a bout of tendonitis. I kept putting it off for several months until it got so bad I could not walk. (It was in my ankle.) Finally I broke down and went to the doc. Ended up taking 2 weeks off work and resting it. Took NSAIDs for those 2 weeks. It is now much better and pain free. The problem, though, is if you let it go too long, you can desheath the tendon. Then you are looking a surgery. Don't keep putting it off. Go see your doc, make sure that is what it is and get it taken care of.

WOW...I smacked a policeman, because I am sexy and I do what I want... :shock: