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Were is that "awards" thread- cause Im thinking Ace should get the award for the most sound clips in his posts. My goodness! You must've just found out how to do that in the past couple days- wow- I could be wrong- but I think ACE has found himself some cheap amusement lol. Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming- "is EMS definitive care...."

I love it how those from S. Ontario think Barrie is "northern" Ontario- I think thats hilarious- However, my opinion of Northern Ontario would be that it starts around Sudbury...But Im sure that after living WAY up north- even Sudbury seems southern. I think your ADHD might kick in if you were in James Bay too long VS - Personally, Id love to go to the more northern (WAY) north areas of Ontario..beats the rat race of TO jk Havent figured out where in Ontario Id like to say Im from- not sure where I consider home - So "Ontario" here

/ again, not a hockey fan- Im learning alot today lol

Well, maybe surprised is the wrong word- I guess since I dont watch hockey I havent heard the anthem in AGES- I dont know if I know all the words or order anymore ...Guess most Canadians are into hockey- so I guess I'll just speak for myself- my bad.

...its interesting to see that the Canucks actually remember all the words to O Canada...to be honest- Im surprised LOL

(bet ya cant tell hammer was a lifeguard- only the lifeguards in my class knew that little saying lol)...we also included "guy with a gun" as part of our hazard check...might be more useful to our American friends

31% Yankee- hmm... Lets try this: (I scored 100% ) You Know You're From Canada When... You're not offended by the term, "Homo Milk." You understand the phrase, "Could you pass me a serviette, I just dropped my poutine, on the chesterfield." You eat chocolate bars, not candy bars. You drink pop, not soda. You know what a Mickey and 2-4 mean. You don't care about the fuss with Cuba. It's a cheap place to go for your holidays, with good cigars. You know that a pike is a type of fish, not part of a highway. You drive on a highway, not a freeway. You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers. You know that Casey and Finnegan were not part of a Celtic musical group. You get excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada. You brag to Americans that: Shania Twain, Jim Carrey, Celine Dion and many more are Canadians. You know that the C.E.O. of American Airlines is a Canadian! You know what a touque is. You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is always pronounced "Zed" not "Zee". You understand the Labatt Blue commercials. You know how to pronounce and spell "Saskatchewan." You perk up when you hear the theme song from "Hockey Night in Canada." You were in grade 12, not the 12th grade. "Eh?" is a very important part of your vocabulary and more polite than, "Huh?" Winter. Whenever you want it. And then some. There's German food, Italian food, Chinese food, Armenian food, American food, but NO Canadian food.. You like the Americans a little because they don't want Quebec either. Contests run by anyone other than the government have "skill-testing questions" that winners must answer correctly before they can claim a prize. Everything is labelled in English and French. Milk comes in plastic bags as well as cartons and plastic jugs. Mountain Dew has no caffeine. You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Canada (or in the interest of educating our American neighbours Source- All over the internet- no author? Sorry for the thread hijack- back to yankee vs rebel

/note Little kids dont generally have hair on their chest- so I bet its easier (and less painful) to get the electrodes off kiddos

Dust must have some amazing sources to come up with a pic like that so easily

Oops, so I missed the "elderly" part :oops:

Hmm....sounds like everyone has a good reason why they got involved in EMS....wish I had one- I dont even know why, but just one day it clicked- this was definately what I wanted to to do with my life. Never had any interaction with any paramedics before I decided to persue this career. Rode out for 4 months in my last year of highschool (seems like forever ago) and was exposed to a variety of different calls, making me want to persue this career that much more! I've wanted to do this for 7 years now- and am finally in the program. So to answer the original question "did EMS make your life more or less fulfilling"....Im still a student (so I dont know if it counts), no other job would "fulfill" me like being a paramedic....Since alot of my classmates and I may not make it into our second year of the PCP program- we've discussed 'what we would do if we didnt become paramedics', Id probably end up a homeless bum downtown- I dont think there is any other job for me (wow I do sound like an overly-ambitious student!)

Would there be a consideration for epi for exacerbated asthma at all? Assesment finding seem a bit concerning- 1 word dyspnea and worsening, 30 breaths/min, use of accessory muscles, 89% sats... If there is no history of asthma- just keep trying the ventolin (hoping your service has an nebulizer- there is no severe respiratory illness outbreak and the pt does not have a fever over 38 degrees C- may be easier to use with the pt than an MDI) If there is a history of asthma.... Conditions: -under 50 years old -simply 'yes/no' question for a history of asthma would tell you if he fits under that protocol- or medic alert bracelet indicating asthma -"any pt with severe SOB from a suspected asthma exacerbation AND requires ventilatory support via BVM and/ or severe agitation, confusion, and cyanosis" So if they dont need or tolerate a BVM- may still administer epi based on the agitation, confusion and cyanosis if present. = 0.01 mg/kg SC (rounded to the nearest 0.05) to a max dose of 0.3 mg Sounds like he needs more than ventolin...but Ive only used the ventolin/epi protocols in scenerio-land so who knows. Correct me if Im wrong- better now than after my final practical scenerio

Hammer, Girls definately have an advantage cause we all sleep with our instructors- didnt you know that already?? Sheesh :roll: If not that, lets show a little cleavage and then they'll ignore the critical fail criteria in our botched scenerios...I knew this college thing wouldnt be as hard as I thought it would be- all ya need is a female form and a male instructor- what can ya say? 8) Fingers crossed- if I sleep with all the male lab techs too- maybe I wont even have to do a final practical scenerio- sweet! Glad being female has its advantages

Wow that definately portrays a professional image!!! Id love for people in my community to be walking around broadcasting that slam to EMS. I seriously hope you are kidding. Oh well, just dont send them to Ontario thanks

To be honest. Centennial does have its politics- but what school doesnt? As far as theory vs practical time? Especially in second year during rideouts- I still think thats a priority in Centennials mind. There are the minimum hours to complete while riding out- Ive been told that some schools allow their students to stop riding out when they have completed their hours- we were told that unless we have class the next day- we <will> be out on the road with our crews regardless of how many hours we have done on top of what was expected. If you find a perfect school- let me know- Id love to go there- but as far as I can tell, they all have issues...Anyways, that was my biased opinion, good luck in chosing a school.

Its hilarious to see the paramedic sit in the captains seat and nod off during a transfer.....with a pt on board...made me laugh out loud every time

Hmmm.........thats interesting Hammer..... lol Another thing I thought of to help improve scenerios might be to try watching yourself on tape. I try to bring my digital camera to practice (nice little video function that tapes 20 min scenerios). That way I can see what it looks like when Im second guessing myself or being indecisive during a scenerio- might that be another option?

No worries. You're not the only pcp student that is getting worried about final scenerios. This whole term for me has been about being confident in the decisions I make and not second guessing myself. Final scenerios are going to be stressful for everyone- even those who appear completely calm- they're just better liars than we are!!!!!! . My approach to final practicals -No second guessing- If I make the wrong decision, dont verbalize it!!! -No sitting on the fence- you know your protocols- follow your gut (more than likely its the right decision) -Walking into the scenerio as if I own the place (even if you arent confident- smile and take a deep breath) -Remember- its all about ABCs....when it doubt- check the ABCs again! -Knowing my protocols inside out, backwards and forwards- chances are less likely that I'll have to stop and think about them -Make sure to ask any protocol or treatment related questions before finals- my techs have said that you shouldnt walk into a final practical with a question still nagging at you (Im sure your techs are as wonderful as ours- there are no stupid questions- and with drug/treatment protocols- so many grey areas!!) -Verbalize everything- verbalize what I see, what I am looking for during assesments- aka "verbal diarrhea" I know that we've been told to just ask for a min to catch our breath during the scenerio if we start to get flustered- Even if they dont allow- sit back for a few seconds- take a couple deep breaths- shouldnt kill your scene time or your pt :wink: . Another "tip" that we've been given is to pretend the evaluator isnt there- easier said then done Im sure but focus on the scene, your partner and your patient. The evaluator will be feeding back information to you but other than that- dont even acknowledge their presence in the room. My program coordinator posted a message for the students and my favourite piece of advice he gave was "do not throw things, swear or leave during the middle of the scenerio!" Not sure if this helped you at all, but just some things to think about. Try to picture being out on the road and when you're verbalizing all your mistakes- think how the pt is going to feel "wow- doesnt sound like my paramedic knows what he's doing- yikes!!..." I think half the battle is at least making it <look> like you know what you're doing or that you are confident when you arent! Just remember, the techs (school) isnt out to 'get you' in a scenerio. We have been told that the final scenerios are generally medical trauma and that they wont be any harder than our lab scenerios- They want to see sucess with the testing and they dont make money from you if youre not back at their school in the fall :wink: Deep breath- you'll do fine!

Acosell, One of my instructors works in one of the GTA base hospitals (and is an ACP), and throughout the year he has impressed upon us the fact that base hospital isnt out to get you. Just think, there are much worse things you can do- like shocking a pt 21 times (one of the stories my teacher has told us about- would love to see how they were draining batteries left right and centre lol)

Sweet. Thanks for posting that site. I'll have to take a look- acid-base lectures start next week

9 hours of water rescue training. Wow. Thats great....that was about the amount we got for my lifeguard certificate lol.

...guess a fear of vomit isnt going to help my future paramedic career :?