the 100% directionless thread

[Clare]

Nothing has to be given via a very expensive pump.

That is just outstanding marketing by device manufacturers.

This made me laugh so hard

What is the rationale for giving IV GTN instead of sub lingual? Like is there a clinical benefit to the patient in terms of its like a more effective treatment or is it just more controllable etc?

 

[Anjel]

Fever's been broken from 24 hours now. Back to work tomorrow. Still got a ton of congestion in my chest though.

A least your partner will take care of you, unlike some people.

 

[lightsandsirens5]

How the heck did I let myself get talked into teaching intro to OB and neonatology......

 

[JPINFV]

Since "anyone can be a threat", can we assume that you would have no problem with a company selling targets depicting police, fire and ems personnel so that people can train under that assumption?

Or, to put it another way, you will "see what the big deal is" the first time someone wins a wrongful death lawsuit by establishing that the police officer who shot and killed someone's pregnant wife, dear old grandpa, or the cute kid next door actually trained to do so by using targets depicting old people, pregnant women or children (just some of the targets available from the company in question).

So then what should the police train with? Only concentric circle targets?

 

[CritterNurse]

Getting a bit jittery about the job interview I have this afternoon. Its not medical related at all, so flashing my EMT or LVT licenses won't help. Its _somewhat_ related to my first college degree (environmental science with a chemistry minor), but it would be a stretch. The job only requires a high school diploma or GED. So I don't want to come off as over-educated, but I do want the job. It pays a lot better than any of the jobs I've held that I went to school for. Its for the overnight shift, which would be great considering I'm naturally nocturnal. Pretty much I'd be monitoring bottling equipment.

I know a couple guys who work there, and they've given me a few tips. One said be sure to mention my first college degree since it _somewhat_ applies to the job. The other said to mention my EMT license since they have in-house first responders for on the job incidents.

I'm just sick of interviewing. Seems I get told one of three things: I'm either over-qualified for the job, I don't have enough experience, or I don't have the right qualifications, and they found a better match.

 

[Achilles]

So then what should the police train with? Only concentric circle targets?

 

[MrJones]

So then what should the police train with? Only concentric circle targets?

Not at all. There's a valid reason for using what are referred to as no hesitation targets. The "shoot-no shoot" decision is a critical one and quite often a judgement call based on experience and/or training. But do we really want to effectively desensitize law enforcement personnel to shooting pregnant women, old people and children? They're not all as perceptive as Will Smith, after all.....

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRXNNqNfQBs[/YOUTUBE]

Because a girl that young toting around advanced physics textbooks has to be up to no good. :rofl:

 

[Anjel]

I hate the gyno... Just saying.

Not looking forward to these new meds and supplements.

He told me to get something called evening primrose. Reminds me of the hunger games lol

 

[JPINFV]

But do we really want to effectively desensitize law enforcement personnel to shooting pregnant women, old people and children? They're not all as perceptive as Will Smith, after all.....

Well, it's sexist to only desensitize shooting men.

On a serious note, a threat is a threat is a threat. A police officer who hesitates at the site of a gun because of something unrelated to having a gun pointed at him is about as useful as a surgeon who hesitates at the site of blood.

 

[JPINFV]

Reminds me of the hunger games lol

May the odds forever be in your favor?

 

[Anjel]

May the odds forever be in your favor?

In my husbands favor that this works and I don't turn into the wicked witch.

 

[Aidey]

Not at all. There's a valid reason for using what are referred to as no hesitation targets. The "shoot-no shoot" decision is a critical one and quite often a judgement call based on experience and/or training. But do we really want to effectively desensitize law enforcement personnel to shooting pregnant women, old people and children? They're not all as perceptive as Will Smith, after all.....

I don't think it is desensitization at all. PD needs to be able to quickly ascertain who is and who isn't a threat. Assuming that certain types of people can't be a threat is a good way to miss a threat. Just the other day there was a story on the news about a couple of 5th graders who planed to attack classmates. They had a list of targets and even went so far as to bring weapons to school.

 

[Shishkabob]

Not at all. There's a valid reason for using what are referred to as no hesitation targets. The "shoot-no shoot" decision is a critical one and quite often a judgement call based on experience and/or training. But do we really want to effectively desensitize law enforcement personnel to shooting pregnant women, old people and children? They're not all as perceptive as Will Smith, after all[/I] :rofl:

A 9yo with a gun can kill you just as dead as Tyrone with a gun can. Hesitation gets people killed, and one of the top reasons why police officers are killed is hesitation when they should have acted, as shown by several studies and interviews with criminals.

 

[MrJones]

A 9yo with a gun can kill you just as dead as Tyrone with a gun can. Hesitation gets people killed, and one of the top reasons why police officers are killed is hesitation when they should have acted, as shown by several studies and interviews with criminals.

And a 9yo with a water pistol can be killed just as dead as Tyrone if we desensitize police officers by using targets of a 9 yo with a gun.

With that said, I'm betting that we're not going to agree on this topic, so I'll just leave it at that and move on. Feel free to have the last word.

 

[DesertMedic66]

A 9yo with a gun can kill you just as dead as Tyrone with a gun can. Hesitation gets people killed, and one of the top reasons why police officers are killed is hesitation when they should have acted, as shown by several studies and interviews with criminals.

Why does it have to be Tyrone?!

 

[JPINFV]

Why does it have to be Tyrone?!

Because the black dude always dies on The Walking Dead.

 

[ffemt8978]

Because the black dude always dies on The Walking Dead.

The "Red Shirt" cast members? :rofl:

 

[VFlutter]

Stupid snow. My replacements did not show up so it looks like I will be working an 18hr shift.

 

[Engineered]

I have a sore throat, I hate having sore throats.

 

[Achilles]

I have a sore throat, I hate having sore throats.

Want some medical advice?
If so I can't give you any or I'll get a message from a CL offering me a free vacation. I wonder if it would be all inclusive though. :unsure: