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    Keep in mind we have providers from all over the world on this site, so we generally stay away from abbreviations.
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    Welcome!
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    DCAPBTLS Deformities Contusions Abrasions Punctures/penetrations Burns Tenderness Lacerations Swelling PMS= Pulse Motor Sensation/sensory
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    Awe! That's smart thinking on the kid's part!
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    I'll have to look next time at work what we use when we send our vent patients out. In house we use Respironics, but we use something different if they go to a doctors appt or out on pass.
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    Yes. Rural Meteo/Pridemark. PM me with specific questions as I'm dealt with both from both employee side and public side.
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    Using a regular NC or an oximizer? Our RT's throw people on oximizers with capno prior to trach changes.
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    Not to mention childish and immature.
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    gotcha
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    If you're a paramedic as your profile states, which NR did you fail?
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    Cool, I have a '14 unlimited rubi
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    Yeah I have a hardtop. I have the gear bags for my tailgate also where I keep a few flares, my hats and gloves and hand warmer stuff. Side note what year jeep do you have?
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    I'm going to go pick up a first aid kit for my roll cage today! I'll put some gloves in there, some roll gauze, some tape, and maybe a triangular bandage. With those things I can handle most injuries that will occur when Jeepin...
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    Yeah but if no one needed pain meds it would take me 5 minutes to pass meds!
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    But drug seekers are job security doc!
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    So you want to go into a medical field but not take chemistry, math, or physics?! Ya good luck with that!
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    Howdy! I'm up north island... big state ...Dwayne is the one in the springs region. Welcome nonetheless, and good luck getting back into EMS. ETA: Just saw you'll come up to Denver. Rural Metro/Pridemark is usually hiring, AMR has a few contracts around Denver still and Boulder, Northglenn Ambulance is north of Denver but usually looking.
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    Welcome.
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    I'll reinforce what Mike has said, you do not need experience as a basic before Paramedic. I know a lot of programs require it though, which I disagree with but can't change, so check with the program you're looking at. I don't agree with volunteering though. I volunteer as an RN in a low-cost clinic 5 days a month and one out of 6 physicians are paid, the rest volunteer their time as do 2 dentists. Volunteering can be a great way to give back to your community and gain experience. I started when I was 16 as a volunteer and it was a great way for me to obtain my basic and learn the way EMS works, I had to wait until 18 though to take paramedic because of National Registry, but Maryland doesn't require NR for basics so I could get it at 16.
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    I have seen folks hold out for that last family member to visit, and I have seen them also wait until everyone has gone home to get some rest to pass. Death is strange like that. It's sad, but my co-workers and I have become eerily accurate at predicting how long our hospice patients will hold on for.
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    Hello

    scubanurse replied to mwc0404's topic in Meet and Greet

    Welcome! Dive right in and ask questions, work on the various scenarios that get posted, and enjoy this site! Glad you found a passion for EMS!
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    I have seen families in complete denial even after clinical death has occurred, I have seen family members cry for hours after clinical death, and I have seen families very stoic after clinical death. I have also been witness to several family members last moments and understand it's sometimes hard to figure out the balance between clinician and family/friend member.
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    Welcome back and congrats on all the life changes!
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    I'm right there with Island. In my current job, we have deaths at least once a week on our unit and I am fairly intimate with the dying process and the plethora of emotions families go through. Maybe you can expand a little on what's bothering you about this and we can go from there.
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    Gotcha
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