paramedicmike Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 More photos here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERDoc Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 A show of hands, please... How many of us has ever walked in on a patient, no matter the call assignment, and found the patient, or even a family member, smoking a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, while sucking oxygen from mask or cannula? Me, for one. I've seen it plenty of times. It happens in the hospital too. I've seen people out in the snow in their hospital gowns, IV pole in hand who were smoking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uglyEMT Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Richard seen it tons. Even had one patient who recieved facial burns from it and continued doing it on a daily basis (home oxygen use, cpap and NRB no cannula). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
island emt Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 had an ole fella who looked like one of the ZZ top boys with the long beard. 4 pack/ day lifelong smoker and on O's 24/7. Set himself & his car on fire after sparking up his lighter. Apparently the beard became saturated with oxygen and the flash took off like a jet engine. Luckily he didn't survive as his face was just toast. You never forget THAT smell ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Plain Ruff Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 More photos here. Quick, don't ask questions, Grab a donkey and go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
island emt Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 25 days and counting. I'm almost short enough to walk under the bus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paramedicmike Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 It sounds like you're looking forward to it. You're not going to know what to do with yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
island emt Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I really am Mike. It's been a long interesting ride and we've seen too many changes to remember them all. It used to be enjoyable, but the past 12 years as manager/ administrator/ lead responders have really burned me out. I still love to run calls and meet people, but the admin load is brutal. Between niosh, osha, dept of labor and the state ems office there are more hoops to jump through with compliance issues than you can shake a stick at. Have been getting some really nice notes and letters from past patients and their families , since we announced our retirement. Already planning a long vacation trip for next year. Going to pack up the camper and the dogs & head out, Might end up heading out to nevada to visit some friends we haven't seen in almost 25 years since we were stationed together in Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubanurse Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Sounds like fun! Let me know if y'all stop in CO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
island emt Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Never know Kate: We might go through CO either going west or coming back.. We might time the trip to co-inside with dog shows around the country as we have Labs we work in breed , obedience, rally , agility and do hunt tests with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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