scubanurse

I like that idea ruff. When I lived in Maryland, I was on the border with DC and the Potomac River and while I wasn't at the station to respond to the river calls, I would hear them go out almost daily in the summer. When a river rescue call got dispatched, units from Maryland and Virginia (both river banks) and the Park Police helicopter would be dispatched. Often times, these calls were to rescue future Darwin award winners. People who were not qualified or experience white water kayakers/rafters would attempt class 4+ rapids with nasty undertows. Or people would try and free climb near the rapids on slipper rocks. All of which are warned against in numerous signs. I would have no problem as a citizen paying a nominal fee when entering a park to go towards SAR operations as I know these can be very costly. Just like when I'm planning on traveling out of country, I make sure I have health insurance coverage...preventative and preemptive and hopefully I'll never have to see a SAR team rescuing me

haha that's awesome.. and aa...sure why not

it makes me laugh still every time... it's now become a running joke with my boyfriend...he'll ask what I want for dinner and I reply with " I like turtles" it's fun

So sorry to hear it. A MSP Off Duty trooper was shot to death by a violent customer at a restaurant. Bad stuff always happens to the good people in this world. My condolences to the family and your department.

No problem.. WMI is under NOLS so they technically are one in the same. NOLS= National Outdoor Leadership School WMI= Wilderness Medicine Institute run by NOLS.... WMI does actually get you through NREMT as far as I know. E-mail the program directors though wmi@nols.edu http://www.nols.edu/wmi/courses/outlines/wemtoutline.shtml If you go down to day 20 it include NREMT testing. Good luck!

being a graduate of the NOLS WMI WEMT course... it is fantastic. Can't really speak to their EMT-B but I know of one other member of the site who did their EMT-B +1 which gave them their WEMT and NREMT-B. I took it through Landmark Learning in Cullowhee, NC. They are an affiliate of NOLS and the program director there is great. You can stay in one of the cabins there with a bunk or tent it near the classroom. Beautiful part of the country in the smokey mountains and a neat little town with some awesome bars. PM me if you need more info.

congrats...just remember to breathe when you're standing there waiting for her to walk down the isle... responded to a syncope once...groom passed out as his bride walked down the isle... fun times.

Was this in Maryland? As far as I know MSP Medics were the only ones allowed to RSI?

Welcome!!! I am going to Cairns in December and Sydney for new years eve... I can't wait to see Australia!

Welcome to the city... hope you find the information useful and the people not too scary.

I'm so sorry all this bad juju is happening to you! I'm in north denver and if there's anything at all I can do to help just PM me and I'll do my best to help out.

Just curious but how have you never had blood drawn in your life? IV's are a pain, and you'll probably have a few bruises but it's the best way to learn how to do them and you won't have much luck sticking others if you don't let them stick you.

Love how he contradicted himself in 20 and 19...do you have the link for this? or the top ten? my mom would get a kick outta this

Why not just cremate them? Doesn't matter to me if they're dead before hand or not.

There's another good EMS book is The Knife and Gun Club by Eugene Richards...it looks at Denver General through the eyes of the nurses, doctors, and paramedics.

But the code states, death penalty or a punishment deemed so by the court.... it provides the option for the death penalty, which in some serial rapists, might not be a bad option to remove them from society as a whole. I agree it will not deter rapes, and that is the main reason for punishments, but there are some people who just do not belong in society or even in jails. There are some rape cases which are so heinous that the current laws and precedent are not enough.

Saw that a few weeks ago...pretty good show of burnout.

And why can't civilian courts have the same law???? I wholeheartedly agree with that punishment for rape.

Sorry about that, i tried copy and paste with the link and even double checked it and it sent me to the group directly I tried...and failed.