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Just a few minutes ago, I heard the following on the sheriff's dept frequency:

"Unit 89, Unit 74, respond to Walmart on a report of a 10-10 verbal (argument) between a woman and a seven year old. RP (reporting party) reports that it appears the 7 year old is winning"

Anyone else have any good ones?

I heard a medic the other day with his radio mic locked on singing "Another one bites the dust" in an out of breath voice while on a CPR in progress... dispatch had to radio into fire who was riding with him to let him know he was broadcasting it to the world.

Anyone taken the NREMT-P practical lately? I'm having stress-induced GI problems over it. My biggest problem is that where I am testing is no where near me, so I'll be doing it with strange people in a place I've never worked, and I am really afraid of tripping up over some idiosyncracy. Any one have any tips? Better yet, anyone know where I can find some practice materials so I at least have some heads up with what I'm facing? I have pretty much everything printed out from the NREMT possible, but I could always use more. Thanks for anything that helps.

I took the practicals a little over a year ago. As long as you know your cardiac and the NREMT printoffs, you will do fine. Stay relaxed and just act as if you would in real life. I was really stressed, but they ended up being quite a bit easier than I was expecting. If you have paid attention in class, you will be fine. Good luck and let us know how it goes!

Honestly, we are the newest medical profession by far. It took close to a century for nursig to begin to get some respect and we are far from that still. If we continue to prove ourselves in our profession and show the world who we are, then it will be much easier! I think a uniform nationwide protocol would be great! In some states, a medic can perform a surgical cric and in others, you have to ask permission to do any skill (including IVs and basic meds). I can see why the public is a bit confused and think we should have national standards. Also, I believe the basic truck should be done away with. All units should become ALS nationwide and keep the same level of skill on all. Even if you say "all I do is dialysis and granny transfers", you never know what can happen and it is nice to have a medic on hand.

Thank you for posting this article! I am a diabetic (Type I) and paramedic and I am shocked at how little most people in our business know about diabetes. This article shows not only what some diabetics might do (and make medics aware of these situations), but also some medical complications in having a high blood sugar (most are unaware of the possible heart and kidney complications associated with low doses of insulin). So thanks again!