primemedic01

I did a search and couldn't find the answer anywhere on here. If you know of a thread please forward it to me. Can someone please tell me when it will be considered appropriate to use the designation (your name, NR-P) vs. the current (your name, NREMT-P). I don't want to start using it too early, but I do prefer it. Will it not be until the transitions are complete in a few years? Thanks, Ryan

I hope the family of someone you "tried to save yada yada yada" reads this post and you "lose your job yada yada yada" and "lose your license yada yada yada" and you "are forced to never work in EMS again yada yada yada." This is a public forum, and however unlikely, the possibility of a family member who has lost someone close to them and is seeking more information as to what happened and how EMS handles these types of situations could easily do a google search and find this post. And you people wonder why no one takes us seriously..

There's an article in JEMS this month that DC has begun a program that involves a non medical transport van that will come and transport frequent flyers after being triaged. I don't remember the specifics, but you can check it out. Any DC providers that can attest to this?

Wow. That's all I got. Thank the Lord I don't live or work in a small town. I'd probably start smoking crack.

I think 99% of instructors are probably guilty of this. But I suppose the lack of education in EMS debate should be taken elsewhere.

When I was in school, my teacher told us during very class "The strongest drug in your drug box is you as a provider." I've stuck by this everyday that I've worked since then.

Also, maybe consider Trinity in Lowell or Patriot in Lawerence. Good experience, not sure about the pay. I work for Rockingham in Manchester/Nashua, NH and a lot of my co workers have worked down there, and all of them loved it. Just an idea. I'd say consider Rock, but EMT-B's are not allowed to do any 911, and this seems to be what you're looking for.

...Seen the episode of Fresh Prince of Bel Air, when Uncle Phil is having a "heart attack", and him and Will are in the back of the ecnalubmA? Funniest shit I've seen all week... Ryan Limit

When I got my basic in '05, I went and got myself an EMT T-shirt, hoodie, and a BLS first in bag.. I'll abstain from saying whether or not I got it from Galls.. I think I just gave it away. Within a month the bag was out of my car and I was using the t-shirt as a rag. The change came fairly quickly for me, thankfully, for two main reasons. Numero Uno, I wasn't as bad as some people can be, so that made the transition from semi-whacker to a respectable (which I suppose is still questionable, haha) human being. Numero Dos, my father is a LT for one of the largest, busiest, and most respected Fire/Medic departments in the state. He said if I was ever a true whacker he'd castrate me, at the sake of his own reputation. I suppose even the condition that I had could be debated as being a brand new basic who's ready to save some lives vs. end stage whackeritis. I guess that's still a fairly thin line though. Now, I have a pair of gloves and a pocket mask in my glove box. Ruff's previous post reminded me of a picture I posted sometime last year. I believe it to be appropriate to repost.

This is the beautiful family vacationing.

I jest through up in my mowth alittle bitt. :oops:

So finally, after 6 hours, two full meals, 4 bathroom breaks, a twelve pack of nestea, and a pack of cigarettes.. I have finally gotten through this entire thread. Unfortunately, I don't believe there is anything that I might be able to contribute that will be any different from what anyone else has said. Here's my two cents... Get rid of Basics, get rid of Intermediates, get rid of Medics, get rid of EMS all together. How's that for ultimate population control. I mean, really think about it. Take EMS out of the picture, and a lot of people die. I'd estimate that approx. 68% of those who are directly affected will be scrote bags, drunks, immigrants, junkies, homeless, diabetics, criminals, and the elderly, who honestly don't deserve advanced level treatment anyway. We get rid of the problems of the world simply by not helping. Yeah sure we might lose a few decent, upstanding citizens, but sacrifices need to be made to obtain utopia. Then there will be more money and resources to go 'round for the rest of us. Unless of course you die because of it. Just think about it...

Haven't been around the Forum in a few months. Glad to see everyone is still getting along. I hope someone else can appreciate the humor in this.

Haha, yeah that aggravates the hell out of me as well. Also, here's some more info. Refer to pages 3-4. CMS - HIPAA

Thank you. This was the one thing going through my head while I was reading this thread. I'm glad someone else had the same mind set.

It was interesting to read this and to find out that the next city over from where I am is known for it's unique manhole covers. The more you know..

What are 20 possible causes of pediatric respiratory arrest? What is one thing you would like to improve about yourself?

Amazing, isn't it. Keep up the good work.

Well it actually wouldn't be a very good argument. Washington has the hightest seat belt use rate in the U.S. and the World at approx 96.3%. It was determined that 60% of the people killed in those accidents were not wearing their seatbelts, and that 85% of people unhurt in the same accidents WERE wearing their seat belts. [(http://www.wa.gov/wtsc/seat_belts.html) also with the link to the press release]

So I've been doing a little researching to compare roadway fatalities between the U.S. and Victoria, just out of sheer curiosity. I tried to find a U.S. state that was similiar to size and population. I found that the 2005 estimated population for Victoria was 5,037,700 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)), with a land area of approx 87,884 sq miles (http://www.answers.com/topic/victoria-australia). The U.S. state I found with the closest population and somewhat similiar land mass was Washington State, having a population of 5,894,121 and approx 71,342 sq miles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington). The number of motor vehicle fatalities in Washington in 2005 was approx 647 (http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa/STSI/53_WA/2005/53_WA_2005.htm). In 2005 Victoria had approx 348 fatalities involving motor vehicles (http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/2005/pdf/mrf122005.pdf). Comparing countries as a whole.. Australia is approx 2,988,888 sq mi, with an estimated population for 2006 at 20,555,300 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia). The United states is approx 3,718,695 sq mi with an estimated 2006 population at 300,153,997 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States). Obviously, there is a considerable size and population difference. But anyway, in 2005 the United States had approx 43,443 fatalities nation wide (see above link for WA info). The 2005 motor vehicle fatality rate for Australia was 1,635 (http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/2005/mrf122005.aspx). Even with considering the population and size, this is a huge difference. Interesting. Anyway, awesome job with the commercial.

I'd just like to clarify for everyone who may still be in limbo with whether my post was a joke or not. Yes, yes it was. I have gloves and a pocket mask. 911 is what cell phones are for. And Croc, I'm not sure what area you are referring to as having an obligation to stop and help, but I don't believe it is like that in most places. The only time you have a duty to act is if you are in fact, on duty. So I suppose this may be the case if you work for a volley dept and are within your own jurisdiction. But if I came across an MVC on the highway, I wouldn't be required to stop. I may depending on how serious it is, but I wouldn't be required to.

I have a question Timmy, with the statistic of 46 severe injuries/fatalities a day. Is this only a small area? or is this all of Australia? In the US in 2005 there was an average 119 MVC FATALTIES per day. That's not counting severe injuries, just fatalities. What a big difference...

It all depends where you are in the US. I think most states have it required all people wear seatbelts. Here in New Hampshire, you must wear it if you are under 18 years of age. I remember when I was younger it was under 12 years of age and under you had to wear it. You also aren't required to wear motorcycle helmets in NH. People really take the state motto "Live free or die" seriously. Or I suppose it should actually be "Live free AND die". Oh well, I wear my seatbelt and anyone in my car wears theirs. If they don't, they get out. I actually left one of my really good friends about 20 miles from where we live because he wouldn't put it on. I went back and got him about an hour later, but needless to say my point was made and he didn't object to wearing it. Anyway, job security I guess.

For one thing, Shane has acknowledged that these are the protocols for your area. He was not criticizing you for your protocols, he just adding that this isn't the protocol everywhere. He was building off your post. It almost seems like you are the one who has a problem dealing with the fact that things are different in other places. Maybe you just skipped over I've noticed a trend in your posts that whenever someone adds somethings to it, or states their opinion on it, or disagrees with it, you automatically jump down their throat. You've done it to me. I think maybe it is you who need to read the posts closer and put a little more thought into what is actually being said. And with the "..........." issue, people have asked you to stop doing this numerous times, it's irritating, difficult to read, and frankly just annoying. You are 41 years old, and should familiar with correct sentence structure. Other than that, Happy Friday and have a great weekend!

They should have went for the EJ.