Recent content by mightymom7

As a 911 calltaker/dispatcher ..... I hope they string her up. There's no excuse for what was done.

I'm currently dividing my time between Orlando and Largo (2 hours away) -- so I vote for Orlando! :P

So when are you looking to have this?? I'd love to try to make it.

Wow....I wonder if my company would be interested? And the chimps are DEFINITELY cheaper to feed than paramedics! :lol:

That was too cool! Wonder if he/she survived?

Welcome from Palm Harbor, FL (and also Orlando (part-time)) :rolleyes:

Here's a nifty link from the American Diabetic Association about the effects of alcohol and diabetes. http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/alcohol.jsp We're an all ALS system here -- so I'd check her BS, strap her to stretcher, throw her on the monitor, initiate ALS enroute -- and give...

WOW, really like the new living will.....now if only someone here in FL would actually honor it (I know I would) :rolleyes:

It was while watching "Johnny & Roy" that I became interested in becoming a paramedic. However thoughts were squelched by family -- and back then females weren't accepted as part of ems. I was always attracted to the sirens for many years. Became a secretary "to pay the bills" but never...

Wow, I just read this entire post....out protocols don't allow us to give anything for abd pain -- don't want to mask symptoms. CP however is treated with ASA, NTG, and morphine if pain not relieved by NTG. I would have definitely called med control about this one. And would have definitely...

I get called "white cloud" and "chef" quite often.

We used to during the summer turn the heat on trucks left on at the er--the crew would come out to a very HOT truck! Also used to do the hand cleaner on the door handles, switch equipment. But since the new company took over they "frown" upon things fun for the crews. :blink: Say it's too...

What EMS service doesn't have this complaint?? :rolleyes: It's not like she was lying about what was going on. :blink: Perhaps they're upset because it has become public knowledge. I know there are many things the media should know about (especially on those slow news days) -- like being...

Wow....I wonder if he'd sign up to be tazed??

I began in our materials dept while finishing EMT school -- then worked as an EMT while going through medic school. Before all of that....I was a secretary for 16 years.