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A Knight's Tale Here's a tough one... "There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie, and Dim, and we sat in the Korova Milkbar trying to make up our rassoodocks what to do with the evening. The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence." Peace, Marty :joker:

Well first off I would like an address. Peace, Marty :joker:

Quick & easy solution. We have multiple sizes and styles of laryngoscope blades, learn to use them all and you can tube multiple patients from the same kit. I still like the condom idea though. Of course my blade is big enough I would have to use a Magnum!! Peace, Marty :joker:

Just needed one more hint ACE. Here's an easy one... "We modeled our entire life on Morris Day and Jerome, I'm smoooooth pimp daddy and he's my black man servant" Peace, Marty :joker:

The answer to this debate is the subject of another current thread.. From Inmate EMTs? Since these inmate EMT's will probably never hold a license to work in the field, why not train them to do executions? Peace, Marty :joker:

Great thread Ace, I was taught as a baby medic that the machines are there to back up what you have already discovered in your assessment. Machines do not think, they cannot see the patient, it is up to us to do our job and lay hands on our patients. I believe that is the problem with technology, too many people are getting caught up in what the machines say. Pulse=look at the monitor Breathing=check the pulse ox, capnography BP=Auto NIBP The machines are a great for quantifying what we have already discovered or suspect, but they should not be the sole diagnostic tool. Peace, Marty :joker:

Good idea MedicDude but alas, too late. Someone already has the patent. Scope cover patent Also found an article on this subject. PubMed Article Peace, Marty :joker:

I think I found the future of extrication safety gear.. Peace, Marty :joker:

This gave me a great mental image. Can you imagine someone in the back of the unit giving report in morse code.. dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit datdit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat dit dit dat dit dit dat dat dit dat back door opens.. "dude we're already here" "damnit, one of these days I am going to finish a run report!!!" Peace, Marty :joker:

Damn cars have gotten complicated. I remember when airbags were just coming out on vehicles and how concerned everyone was. I recently rented a car that had in the neighborhood of 10 airbags. I wanted to wrap it around a pole just too see all the airbags go off. Now we have hybrids, electric, and even hydrogen fueled cars. My nephew is a mechanic, he had to have safety training to work on hybrids. They have to set up cones for a no go zone around the car to even do the basics like change a tail light. They also have a plastic pole to knock someone off the car if they are getting shocked. :shock: It used to be we worried about fires or the car rolling. Now we have to worry about getting beat to death my multiple airbag deployments, getting electrocuted or being blown to hell by a hydrogen fuel cell. To make it worse many buses around here are fueled by LNG, now there's a big boom if something goes wrong... I wonder how much it costs for Bakery school? Peace, Marty :joker:

Wow that is a very good idea. Never considered it uuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrggggggggggg fighting urge for smart ass comment aaaaaaaaaaarggggghhh I'm OK, but it does make sense. Peace, Marty :joker: Edit: P.S. Glad to see your safe. You, your family and all of Israel are in our thoughts.

Your BAD TERRI, BAD BAD BAD BAD!!!!!!!!!! Very funny though..... Peace, Marty :joker:

Yeah me too. Did we miss something? Peace, Marty :joker:

Here ya go Sarge, and anyone else who can't link to that page. DHR Seeks Public Comment on Initial Licensing of Emergency Medical Services Personnel administrative RULE 290-5-30-.12 In a cooperative venture with the Department of Corrections, the DHR Division of Public Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services proposes a pilot program to grant a restricted EMS license to certain classes of inmates that complete an approved EMS education and examination course. Restricted licenses would enable a limited number of persons to work in communities on licensed first responder vehicles under the control and supervision of local community partners. Here you will find the Notice of Termination of Rulemaking Proceeding. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mission The mission of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Trauma Section is to encourage, foster, and promote the continued development of an optimal system of emergency medical and trauma care which provides the best possible patient outcome. Vision By promoting excellence, providing uniform statewide regulation, and promoting healthy communities, we see to be valued by those we serve. An important by product of regulation is value-added information for emergency preparedness, public health, EMS research, and strategic governance. By managing knowledge, EMS can improve public health in Georgia . Values Excellence: We promote excellence, achieve and maintain quality results. Integrity: We are committed to honest, fairness, and trustworthiness in the best interests of the citizens of Georgia and those that represent state government. Teamwork: We encourage active collaboration to solve problems, avoid conflict, make decisions, and achieve common goals. The Emergency Medical Services Section provides services mandated by the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Title 31, Chapter 11, the Georgia Department of Human Resources Rules and Regulations Chapter 290-5-30, and Georgia Health Code 88-31 to license, re-license, and monitor Ambulance Services, Medical First Responders, and Neonatal Transport Services; approve training course curriculum and requirements for the certification and re-certification of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT- and (EMT-I), Paramedics and the re-certification only of Cardiac Technicians (CT). Program Objectives To provide and maintain support for regional planning, development, expansion and improvement to each of the ten EMS regions; To provide statewide coordination of training programs; To provide technical support within each EMS region for the establishment of region-wide medical control of the EMS system; To provide for annual assessment of regional planning and development in each EMS region; To assure continued system development and quality improvement; To incorporate the special needs of children in EMS system development; To provide an integrated EMS Information System for local, regional and state planning and evaluation of system development. Peace, Marty :joker:

I cannot believe that no one has mentioned The Crystal Method. They have some great stuff, if you can forgive them for letting "Third Watch" use one of their songs for its theme. The Crystal Method Website Does anybody use ITunes? They have a way to create play-lists for other members, maybe someone could start a EMS music play-list. Peace, Marty :joker:

No! No way! Hell No! F' No! Absolutely F'ing not! No F'ing way in hell!! There I think that about covers it. It is against everything we do as caregivers, I have always believed that health care workers should not be involved in any kind of capital punishment. If the state wants someone dead then the state can hire and train executioners, but no licensed health care worker should ever be part of the process. Ironically enough while reading this thread, "Are personal faith and medical care compatible?" the other day I thought of this very issue. This is one issue that my faith would not allow me to be any part of, whether or not it cost me my job or my license. Peace, Marty :joker:

Then I would work my butt off to get the uniform guidelines changed. It is ridiculous to have any safety issue based on how good a uniform looks. That sounds like a decision made by a bureaucratic idiot who has no clue what goes on in EMS. Fight the Power!!!! Peace, Marty :joker:

Evolution Stripes Austin Powers-The Spy Who Shagged Me ????????? I won't say!!! :-# "I don't believe it. I've got a trig midterm tomorrow, and I'm being chased by Guido the killer pimp!" Peace, Marty :joker:

Call 911!!! Peace, Marty :roll:

I believe the nearest unit to you would be OH-6. OH-6 NEO DMAT Peace, Marty :joker:

Wow I'm sick for a few days and I missed a thread about the oldest questions known to the human race. Is there a God? First off I want to state unequivocally that Bronchitis sucks, I have never had it before and I never want to have it again. Seven days of hacking, coughing and generally feeling like crap, it was like a seven day hangover without the usual fun that makes it worthwhile. Now back to whole God or no God question. It is my personal belief that we are missing the really big question, it's not whether God is real, it's do we have an eternal soul? You can have God without a soul, maybe earth is nothing more than some omnipotent beings galactic ant farm. We are just beings that live and die and nothing more. The question we really want answered is what happens after we die, the whole eternal soul thing. There will never be an answer, science will never be able to prove it and neither will religion. So no matter what we believe happens after we die it is shear faith. The only way to get an answer is to die. Don't worry though you'll get your answer in time, we all will. Since we will never know if we have an eternal soul until we die the question becomes how do we live our lives? Do we live a life with faith in a loving God who has plans for us beyond this world or do we live a life with the belief that this is it? There are good and bad people in both camps, I just have to ask when was the last time you took a patient to an Atheist based hospital? Religion has had both its good and bad, but I have noticed in my lifetime that the people who are there when things are at there worst are usually faith based groups. The Red Cross, Red Crescent, The Salvation Army and Magen David Adom are just a few and they're all agencies based in faith. I am not saying that atheist are not charitable, I'm sure they are. As a group however they do not have a presence when it comes to giving as the faithful do. Not a slam, just an observation. My personal belief is that there is a loving God out there, who cares about us and has a plan for each of us. If this makes me ignorant or a redneck so be it. I will live my life with the belief that we owe our creator for the life we have been given. That each and every day I will try and help someone, somehow. I will not preach my beliefs to anyone, we must choose our own paths and live our own lives. My pulpit will be how treat others, I might not be perfect in that but I try and I hope God understands that. In conclusion I leave you with a verse from a couple of good ol' boys... [align=center:fa7cfaa85a]I raise my hands, bow my head I'm finding more and more truth in the words written in red They tell me that there's more to life than just what I can see Oh I believe[/align:fa7cfaa85a] Peace, Marty :joker:

I have been reading On Call Cardiology by M. Gabriel Khan, MD and I found this paragraph on Elevator Thoughts... "Elevator thoughts are entertained during the 3 to 10 minutes after the phone call before the student or intern reaches the bedside. During the time spent to reach the ward, it is advisable to consider a differential diagnosis of the problem and relevant causes of the underlying disease. This thinking should provoke a more relevant questioning at the bedside and a pertinent physical examination." This got me thinking about, for the lack of a better term ambulance thoughts. When your dispatched to a call do you consider the case you are running on? I know that many times the call notes are entirely different than what you actually end up with, but is it a good thing to think about and prepare yourself for the call prior to arrival? Does it make your assessment easier when you have already run the case through your head prior to your arrival? I would like to say I used to think about every call en-route, but I am going to be honest and admit sometimes my thoughts were not always on the job. Now that I look back though I can see the benefits of ambulance thoughts for me and my patients. Peace, Marty :joker:

When I worked in Tulsa, the residents from the ER's had the option of riding out with us. I was a big fan of the program, I always had a better relationship with the residents who rode out with me. It gave them an opprtunity to see the conditions we worked in. Peace, Marty :joker:

In the words of the Reverend MC Hammer... Break it Down!!! ATLANTO-OCCIPTAL SUBLUXATION WITH CORD INJURY, Atlanto-occipital joint: The articulation between the atlas and the occipital bone. Subluxation: when one or more of the bones of your spine (vertebrae) move out of position and create pressure on, or irritate spinal nerves. Cord Injury: an insult to the spinal cord resulting in a change, either temporary or permanent, in its normal motor, sensory, or autonomic function. In other words, he done broke his neck! Peace, Marty :joker: Edit: Damn it I need to learn to type faster!!!!

Welcome to the city Randy. Peace, Marty :joker: