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For all of you David Caruso fans: We got called to a nursing home last night for a patient that had a syncopal episode while she was sitting on the toilet having a bowel movement. After we got report, my partner got this intense look on his face and said "Well, I guess that's one way *put on...

I was chewed out by an ER doc relatively recently for boarding and collaring a patient that he felt didn't really need the backboard. Unwitnessed fall, dementiated patient didn't remember falling, and she was complaining of pain in her arm (there was swelling, but we couldn't determine if there...

It's made my outlook on everyday life kind of... boring. Little things that would have people talking for weeks now seem common for me. On the other hand, retelling a story about some of the more crazy stuff I've responded to or witnessed can just blow someone's mind.

Flexibility and core strength reduce the risks of you sustaining injuries while having to actually move your patients... Actually, I'm not entirely sure about the core strength thing, but I know that strengthening the muscles in my abdomen and back cannot be a bad thing to do...

Also effective at stopping those uncooperative patients from gnawing at their wounds :rolleyes:

If I take a set of vital signs and they are not within the "normal" range, I'll check with whomever was taking care of that patient and find out what's been going on with them and whether or not that has been normal for them during their stay. I'm also mindful of what the receiving facility...

This. I've, on more than one occasion, taken a set of vitals on a patient that was either going to be discharged home or back to an extended care facility and found patients extremely hypotensive or hypertensive, or a low SpO2, or anything else like that. I generally don't take any en...

Agree 100% with everything you have written there. Could not have said it better myself.

Actually, the stuff in the Bourne movies was kali, or at least the major fight scenes were... I've been practicing western martial arts for a little over two years now. It's a bit unusual to bring up in discussions about martial arts since it's so overlooked.

Only situation I'd ever administer O2, assuming I had it available, while on my own (I.E. no medical direction) would be with a diver that is experiencing symptoms of decompression illness.

I hadn't even thought of that, though that definitely makes sense. Actually a local radio celebrity was apparently enough to warrant being registered under an alias at a hospital here... and most people I know don't even know who he is.

No, you're right... That's a piss-poor radio report. I also don't know of many hospitals that wouldn't request more info after that first bit...

-An old dell laptop -Aspirin, Tylenol, and Dayquil -Various hard candies -Bottle of hand sanitizer -USB Speakers for the laptop -CD copies of protocols for two counties -Taken and Burn Notice: Season 1 on DVD -GPS -Various rolls of tape -A Master brand combination lock -A keychain that...

Okay, so I know I already answered this, but I'm sitting at work currently and just put my hand in my jacket pocket so I have to add something to the list: Tape. Great for fixing things, securing things, macguyvering equipment, and a strip of it on your pant leg works great as a notepad.

I was thinking about this earlier today, actually... Someone had asked me why I didn't chose to pursue a career in a different field that I have a significant interest in. Most of my reasons for not doing that were actually qualities that I would apply to this field: long hours, crappy work...