You wanna talk about suicides?
SWIM was a patient at Walter Reed/ Abrams Hall. Ive been around alot of suicides.
I never like remember it as taboo, but rather a rational/irrational choice.
LoL,....
Calls me too stupid in one sentence, then comes at me like the forum police about humility and professionalism. Like this forum is the company email or something.
Hilarity Ensues
If your in a hospital especially an ED , you certanly use their equip hands down. I mean the mechanic thing because i view being an ambulance medic(thats not a bad thing) is very blue collar like a carpenter, mechanic, a health technician. With the exception of cath lab and RT guys
A private...
I feel like im gonna get sniped for anything i say, but this is just my perspective.
When i have to scoop up patients, it serves me with purpose when it works. Id say 1/4 of the time they dont work. A large portion of my crowd has terrible circulation. But its very easy to come in, make eye...
Pertinent equipment on hand:
CAT touniquet/kerlex/SAMsplints/Israeli dressing.
Laid him down.
No wreckage or hazards on DZ.
Patients screams when you cinch down CAT.
Dropzone Medics and PA were enroute and pulling up about 3mins later.
Transport to installation ER.
Wasnt really alot of science...
This might be a dumb question, but what was the GCS? I understand she's 90, but still relevant.
Was the patient alert?(i dont imagine so) Stranger things have happen.
Talking to your squad leader and you having a fck-marry-kill discussion and the rest of the crew is laughing when you hear that zipping-crack and the gunner drops down and yells "Holy fck!"
Your squad leaders tone changes, "where'd it come from!!?"
The comms start making the distinct beeps with...