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[Handsome Robb]

Did you watch the Nat geo show, inside combat rescue? Just curious, they followed an evac unit around through their deployment. Pretty awesome show.

I have seen it. Definitely a cool show. Something I've been thinking about doing long before that show came out. Didn't help my cause though

 

[Household6]

Did you watch the Nat geo show, inside combat rescue? Just curious, they followed an evac unit around through their deployment. Pretty awesome show.

I DVR it, my husband isn't able to tolerate watching it. I watch it when he's working or sleeping. I think it's alright, I'd be interested in purchasing a DVD of the show if it included more material. I spent a lot of time doing electronics for Sikorsky, makes me wonder if I've built any of those Pave Hawks in the show..

 

[Aprz]

Heh, the company I applied to had 20 open EMT positions. Then it became 10. Now it's not even up there anymore. I am actually kinda sad since last time they called me 4 hours after I applied, and this time, I didn't even get an e-mail or phone call.

 

[9D4]

It's a pretty brutal show. Pretty awesome, too, though. I'm pretty sad it's on it's last episode, already.
Our horse shoer (who's a firemedic, also) got me to watch it. We were tossing the idea around about the possibility of my enlisting for it, but I don't think I honestly could.
On another note, I was just watching Alaskan State Troopers and the cop told this guy, "Let me see your hands"
Guy responds: "I am, my hand is up, I only have one!"
Cop: "You have two. I only see one, though. I need to see the other one up."
Bystander: "He has one. His arm was amputated."
I thought that was pretty funny.
It also took them like a good minute or so to figure out where to handcuff him.

 

[Household6]

How would you cuff a one armed man?

 

[Aprz]

How would you cuff a one armed man?

Cuff it to his ankle, or instead of using a cuff, use a swathe.

 

[9D4]

They ended up handcuffing his arm to his belt. I'm not sure how it worked out, because they switched to the next deputy right after.
I'm sure he tried to slip his pants off, though.

 

[adamjh3]

Today was the day of firsts for me. First time I was first on the chest with a cpr patient, I've been involved in a handful of codes, but I was never the one to crack the ribs. It's an odd feeling.

First time I saw a successful cardioversion, first time I saw a patient get paced, and first time I saw an active arterial bleed.

 

[TRSpeed]

Today was the day of firsts for me. First time I was first on the chest with a cpr patient, I've been involved in a handful of codes, but I was never the one to crack the ribs. It's an odd feeling.

First time I saw a successful cardioversion, first time I saw a patient get paced, and first time I saw an active arterial bleed.

You at county? Also

 

[chaz90]

Today was the day of firsts for me. First time I was first on the chest with a cpr patient, I've been involved in a handful of codes, but I was never the one to crack the ribs. It's an odd feeling.

First time I saw a successful cardioversion, first time I saw a patient get paced, and first time I saw an active arterial bleed.

How many of these were on the same pt? I'd guess at least cardioversion and pacing on the same.

 

[adamjh3]

You at county? Also

Naw, Hemet Valley.

How many of these were on the same pt? I'd guess at least cardioversion and pacing on the same.

None of them. All different patients. CPR started off as a respiratory patient who went into a PEA after we tubed her. I don't remember the exact history as I got pulled in in the middle of it and left before the end of it.

The guy we cardioverted walked into the ER during that first code, complaining of chest pain x 6 hours. He was in a "stable" vtach. His BP was in the low 100s systolic, he was alert and oriented and seemed totally fine. The doc trialed 12mg of Adenosine and 20 of cardizem with no effect. We gave him 4mg of Versed and let it kick in, he looked like he was sleeping, but as we were charging up the monitor he picks his head up and starts counting the people in the room like The Count from Sesame Street right as we were delivering the shock. He converted right into a good Sinus Rhythm.

The patient we paced was brought in by EMS with a pulse in the 20s. She had a BP in the 50s systolic but was also awake and oriented. The doc went straight to pacing and dopamine. With the Dopamine we were able to stop pacing her within just a couple minutes.

And the arterial bleed was an old guy who fell while getting out of bed and knocked his head on the corner of a dresser. I thought the white t-shirt he was wearing was red until we got it off.

 

[chaz90]

Cool stuff! Sounds like a more eventful day than I ever managed to find in an ED. Lots of "Edison Medicine" to go around.

 

[adamjh3]

Cool stuff! Sounds like a more eventful day than I ever managed to find in an ED. Lots of "Edison Medicine" to go around.

Haha, definitely. I'm starting to understand why they call this city "God's waiting room"

 

[DesertMedic66]

Haha, definitely. I'm starting to understand why they call this city "God's waiting room"

 

[TRSpeed]

Hahaha

 

[Amberlamps916]

I will always remember Hemet as the location of my first intubation, and Adam was there to witness that milestone.

 

[JPINFV]

You at county? Also

RCRMC?

Starting Monday, all your tubes are belong to me.

 

[Anjel]

:lol:
sitting with my legs hanging out the side of a Black Hawk flying fast an low.

That'd be pretty sweet. I'll be the guy with the awesome ride and a cool helmet

I am not ok with this. You are little. You will get hurt.

 

[JPINFV]

714>909.

 

[DesertMedic66]

714>909.

951/760 > 714

I thought that was common knowledge