Recent content by jamiga

I don't know.. I'm very confused by the first picture. It kind of looks like a fairy magic wand toy. But, the x-ray image itself looks odd, disproportioned maybe.

Not sure which thread would be appropriate for this link-- not necessarily funny, but entertaining at least. Pictures Edit:: the images are SFW but some of the links leading off of that website are not.

Growing up, I wanted to be a fireman. My moms only response was that I couldn't be a fireman, because I'm a girl. So I would have to be a firefighter. I protested- saying that I was going to grow a mustache. I wanted to be a fireman. My mom is a nurse, and she had a lot of influence on me...

Nice job! I've had the same experience, except it was in the ER, and he was 77. EMS crew that brought him in did nothing for him. Valsalvas knocked him right out of it. ER doc kept commenting about how he has never seen it work... but there it was! Not sure why the EMS crew didn't do it in the...

Ohh! Ohh!! I like this... it's like a puzzle!! Does excited = ejected?? And maybe, "If this pt becomes hypovolemic, how can I compensate for this?" You're WELCOME. <3, East Texas.

Just thought I would add something that an old medic told me during my clinicals... I am not advocating this at all, but just wanted to share! Scene: 20-something yr old female psych patient (naked) in a room, running around the room screaming. After much thought and deliberation between...

Haha. I'm not going to show up to orientation with a protocol book covered in red ink. I understand how that would be overstepping completely, and I'm not that brave anyhow. It's all good.

Thanks for the replies, I'll bring up my concerns at orientation. Then I'll go from there.

I have. And you are a nerd for recognizing it! It's the only way I can remember them all, so I spread it around as much as I can. It's better than that old On Top of Olympus blah blah...

Technically, they don't say either one... I suppose thats the part I'm confused on. They are just listed as bullet points under a given scenerio. I would hope it would just be a suggestion, not a requirement. Correct me?

Hey guys! I got hired as a Paramedic with one of the local EMS services... orientation starts on the 31st. Of course I'm really excited, and doing everything I can to be prepared. I got my hands on a copy of the protocols (2008), and I've been studying them like crazy (they give a protocol...

Muse :: Knights of Cydonia Lyrics: Come ride with me Through the veins of history I'll show you how god Falls asleep on the job And how can we win When fools can be kings Don't waste your time Or time will waste you No one's gonna take me alive The time has come to make...

My bad. . .

Awww, come on! Someone killed Big Foot??

The Cherry blossom tattoo is amazing!! Beautiful... I love cherry blossoms.