Recent content by aussieemt1980

fair enough, that is one person who has actually seen this type of injury without having to google it.

It certainly smells of an urban legend. Probably one of the bigger ones is the one where someones sisters husbands second cousins friends mums uncles daughters friends was working as a nurse in the ER when Richard Gere came in with a gerbil lodged in his rectum. Now come on, I heard this in...

I try and keep a count on all of my gear as I am financially responsible for it now. Having said that, one of my safety vests went for a trip on the rescue helicopter the other week... I didnt even know it was gone until it turned up the next day at the event I was working at. I dread to think...

Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW), S16, 1K A person is not a mentally ill person or a mentally disordered person merely because of any one or more of the following: .... k. the person takes or has taken alcohol or any other drug, .... an acutely intoxicated person cannot be scheduled under...

Thank you for that clarification, I was going off what the ambo told me, so it looks like that he was yanking my chain a little (and maybe the pale faces was "oh my god" from the frogs). I do respect what ASNSW does. I have a lot of respect for what you guys (and girls) have to face everyday...

I was just thinking that just before I read your post lol.... Here in Australia: a man was jailed for riding a camel under the influence..... another has been taken to court for riding a horse while heavily intoxicated.... a man was fined for riding a push bike home from the pub and...

hehehehe guilty as charged. On the way back from a rescue job, I was in the rescue support vehicle (rescue 2) and the truck (rescue 1) called us. As I was front seat passenger, I was the radio man, I picked up a mike, and replied "Rescue 1, this is rescue 2 receiving" Came the reply on...

This is not prehospital related, but I did two things this week on a med/surg placement for nursing degree that I probably will not live down. 1. A new pt coming over from ED, track down a bed, claim it as mine and have to organise the bedmakers to come over to set it all up. I am tasked to...

Proof that intelligence is not a prerequisite for birth.... Not to mention the dangers of oxygen deprivation around your children....

I had a fun game with my 4 yr old daughter the other week on the way home from an overnight stay at her nan's: Skye: Its ok Dad, the police took nanny to the police house (I asked my mum, she was not arrested or even breath tested - only god and skye knows where this come from) Me: Thats...

Here is a copy of the article: A WELL-KNOWN Newcastle paramedic, celebrated for his work including during the Newcastle earthquake, has pleaded guilty to the attempted strangulation murder of his former partner at her New Lambton home. David Charles Higgins, 48, was arraigned in Newcastle...

I once told my partner that the news that I had for him would be enough to make him have an affair with me.... interesting as we are both straight males. I met my wife when I transferred to her rescue squad, and yes the jokes started about how we did more than just cut cars together (A psycho...

Lol, especially with the fire fighters. Firefighter vs Paramedics kind of reminds me of this: "I am a firefighter. I can wet it but I can't spell it" Sorry to our firefighter brothers, but it had to be said! But don't worry, I too once spent time in a banana suit (I was a vollie...

But I did get a promotion..... Sadly, I am sitting here, watching TV while the family is sound asleep and wondering why I am not doing the same. It is 3:30 in the bloody morning and I do have the day off I suppose, not that I can go anywhere. Have to wait for the courier to show up with some...

Hoorah Sarge! 100 posts, I finally made it. Sadly, balloons did not fall down the screen....