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  1. I have used it twice on car now.
  2. This took me by such suprise. We had some great conversations throughout the years. I always liked reading his posts because you always knew where you stood with him...There was no BS!! EMS is a better place because of him. RIP Dust. You will be greatly missed. My condolences go out to all who knew him. Denise
  3. turning into the patchy haired crazy lady...

  4. Hello everyone. Just wondering if there is anyone from Jasper on here? I am a paramedic student and am looking at doing my practicum (intermediate) there.
  5. Thanks everyone for your input and confirming that A&P is hard! LOL Annie, I did download the vango notes that you suggested. It has helped somewhat. Like you said it is nice to listen rather than have to read all the time. Nice change. Right now I am just having a struggle/fight with cells and chemistry. I think once I get onto the rest of the stuff it will be better. I will actually be able to see what I am talking about. It is much easier imagining and arm than a cell. I think the memorizing will be hard - too much diet coke consumption over the years. My brain is in exit only mode!!! Things leave and it is very hard to get anything to go in and stay.
  6. I started the paramedic program a couple of weeks ago and have been trying to fight through the required reading of A&P....I seriously am thinking I am stupid! Is it just me or is this really hard? I am doing the chemistry and cells part and not sure how to dumb it down. Any suggestions? Is there a website with A&P for dummies? lol Neesie
  7. We wear white button shirts with crests on each shoulder, navy ems pants and black boots for our regular shifts. However, some of us do wear a navy T-shirt at night after 2300 hrs (service protocol for the time). I for one hate sleeping in the button shirts. It's bad enough having my pants twist around never mind my shirt too. If we get called in for a short time, we can also wear our t-shirts. I would much rather see an attendant in a nicely kept t-shirt rather than a wrinkled, dirty button shirt. We work very long hours. For example, I worked 22 hours last night and there was no way I was going to stay in that button shirt for longer than I absolutely had to. Yes, the "uniform" is definately more professional looking, but comfort aned neatness is important too. IMHO I would say looking professional, goes far beyond a button up shirt!
  8. My thoughts and prayers go out to all involved in this horrible accident and to all the family and friends of these people. To all my friends on here and who I work with, safe wishes go out your way. Neesie
  9. Neesie

    New mommies!

    My son is 13 now and I was very fortunate that I was able to be a stay at home mom until he started kindergarten. I think I would have done anything possible to make that happen. This of course was my decision and thankfully, financially we were able to make it work. I understand that for some people, that is not an option because of money, etc. I started EMS when my son was 6ish. I was so greatful to be able to spend the first 5 years at home with him and see all his firsts. I feel though, over the past 7 years, I have missed out on so much. He is not near as exciting as he was when he was learning to walk, talk, get his first tooth, etc, etc, etc but now I am missing out on his hockey games, school dances, and helping him study for exams. My husband missed out on so much when our son was a baby because of work, and now I can understand how he felt. I hate missing anything in his life, but thankfully he is a very understanding and forgiving kid. He is proud of me and what I do, but if he felt I wasn't around enough or if he was suffering because of the hours I work, I would quit my job today if it meant it would make a difference in the outcome of his life. Being a mother (or father) is the MOST IMPORTANT job you will ever have. Take the time to enjoy your kids while they are young. This is the time that matters most. Work will always be there....your babies wont be! Neesie
  10. One thing I tell my patients is that it is ok to tense up their whole body if they want to, but they have to leave the arm I am working on nice and loose. Have them look away and tell them not to pull away. Patients who jerk/pull away or tense up are way harder to get a successful start on and it hurts a lot more. Tell them on the count of 3 you are going to poke. Remember to hold good tension on the skin because that can make all the difference in some starts. Most importantly, as many others have said, you must be relaxed (or atelast look it). There is nothing worse than someone holding a needle in their hand looking terrified! lol Hope that helps a little. Neesie
  11. After reading this, I agree with most of what has been said...if nothing else, I can see both sides. My opinion....discuss the treatment with your patiet (maybe I am just assuming they are conscious and alert), let them know the consequences of the treatment then ask if they want it. Ultimatley, if they are alert and oriented, they have the final say what treatment they get regardless if a DNR is present or not. We still need to get consent from the patient. I recently went to an elderly female who was hypoglycemic and had a DNR. The daughter was pushing this DNR on us stating that her mother did not want ANY treatment. I had been to this residence (daughter lives with the patient) a few times and each time I honored the DNR...pt said she was dying and did not want us to do anything - just called so the daughter wouldn't get in trouble if she actually did die. Pt refused to come with us even though she was in severe resp distress. Turns out, those 2 times pt was suffering from pnuemonia and thankfully the daughter took my advice and too the patient to her family doc the next day.....back to the hypoglycemic incident with this pt - daughter is pushing the DNR. I explained to the patient that I wanted to give her some D50. Pt was alert enough to say no IV. However, when asked if she would be able to take oral glucose, she said she would take it. The daughter was not happy with us because we "breached" the DNR. I explained to her (as it was written on the paper) that she did not want us to recusitate her if her heart stopped...I still have to treat while she is still alive AND the pt agreed to the treatment.
  12. Trust me you don't need to tell me how hard it is to go from one province into Alberta. I was working as an EMR - trained in Alberta. I then decided to take the PCP course in Saskatchewan (as I live on the border of the 2 provinces). Because of the border issue, we have to be registered in both provinces to be able to work at our service. After I completed the PCP course, I had such a hard time getting registered in Alberta even though I already held a valid EMR license. They told me I would have to complete a course in Alberta. I fought them hard and finally was granted a restricted license allowing me to work only at my service. I guess I fought hard enough because people coming from other provinces are now having a much easier time getting an AB license. And, I am happy to say that after 7 years, my restriction has finally been lifted!!
  13. Rock shoes, how come you are taking the course in AB if you are from BC? Is there quite a difference in quality or are you planning on moving to AB?
  14. Thanks for the input. Nice to hear from someone that is in the program now. Were you at the MCI this year Annie? I thought it went quite well. Nice to sit on the sidelines and watch...quite different from actually "doing" the call yourself. We have had a lot of EMT students from Portage and that is why I have decided on going there. For the most part, they seem like they got a very good education. I did my PCP through distance learning and it worked well for me. I just hope I still have the same level of discipline now as I did then. Mobey, becareful what you say....I just might call you up! LOL Where are you again? Wainwright? I actually got accepted into the Camrose program as well, but when I went for the orientation, a couple of the instructors really turned me off and that is the biggest reason for me deciding to decline my acceptance. I am sure it is a really good course as well. A guy I worked with is in his 2nd year and loves it. Each to their own right? Denise
  15. I know I haven't been on here in ages, but once I got the news, the only place I could think of going to tell people was here!! lol I just got accepted into the paramedic program beginning in January. Has anyone taken the course at Portage College? If so, do you mind letting me know what I am getting myself into? I am very excited that I got accepted into this school. I got accepted into another one a few months ago, but declinced my acceptance as I really wanted to go to this one! Any advice as to how I can juggle being a full time EMT, full time student and full time mom and wife would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and I look forward to any input or advice I can get Neesie
  16. Just an addition to the DCAP BLS we learned a TIC on the end of that which translates to T- tenderness I- instability C- crepitus With that said, the last time I used that was probably the last day of school 6 years ago.... I have heard our students muttering that to themselves while doing an assessment which almost irritates me. It is a trauma assessment....look for signs of trauma. If you need to figure it out later what letter it fell under then fine, but don't say it out loud! lol
  17. Hey Phil, just wanted to say hope your knee is feeling better soon. Not sure what all the girls are going to do until you can chase us around the chat room again..... Take care my friend. Denise :wink:
  18. The other night we were listening to the police scanner while at work and heard they were looking for a steaker. The one officer came on the radio and asked if he was wearing shoes and if so, what color....How many streakers do they think were out there that night and does it really matter if he is wearing shoes????? lol
  19. It is with great sadness that we have lost one of our own. Jenny Peel passed away while working a night shift on November 20/2008. She returned from a transfer with her partner, went to bed then a few hours later appeared to be having a violet nightmare. Her partner tried to wake her, after she settled down, he went back to bed. In the morning they tried to wake her for shift change and she was already gone. She was a healthy 25 year old, who had no complaints prior to going to sleep. An autopsy was done which came back with no cause of death. Jenny will be greatly missed by her family and co-workers.
  20. I am one of 4 females that work at a service with 16 men. I have never had any problems with any of them saying they have problems with working with women. However, with that said, I have somewhat of an issue with working with women. Not all women, just a couple of the ones we have at the service. Now supposing that the men aren't lying, they have told me they like to work with me. I have never had difficulty lifting anyone on the stretcher, etc. except the ones they have problems with. But the typical up to 300 pound patient, I can lift.
  21. Still don't find it fun, funny, smileable or any other word you would like to call it...but thanks for the definition and explanation Michael. I agree, I would love to be able to travel to all the places. Must be an amazing experience.
  22. Perhaps I have no sence of humor but I didn't find anything funny about that........... Please enlighten me.
  23. LOL it is so funny that you should say that about me blaming myself Anthony. I know in my head that there was nothing that could have been done differently that would have changed the outcome of the call. However, I still feel responsible for some reason. The psychologist said that he was pretty sure that I would be able to change my way of thinking this way. It may also help with the distortion of time perception that I am having. I think that is one of the biggest parts of my problem. Thanks for the input
  24. I just had my first treatment with EMDR today. I think it may have helped a little already. He said that it often works very quickly. The one thing that really appealed to me is that it makes your own mind heal itself. It puts all the scattered pieces back into the proper places in the brain. I am hoping that this is what I need to be able to get over my issues that I have with a call I did 2 months ago and some other work related stress that I have gone through.
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