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    Tips for starting IV's

    1) Get your instr to sign a note for you, or carry credentials* 2) Practice on yourself and at least 1 buddy (ideally get 5-10 of you). A lot. Work your way up the veins. Then do it again. And again. * Welcome to track marks. I was taking a 6 week phlebotomy seminar during my AAS (4...
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    Most Wanted EMS Gifts?

    More - UnderArmor - Smartwool socks Those suckers are expensive
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    13yof knee to the jaw

    I'm just a chick on the Internet who wasnt there... But as an ex-athlete/ex-military... One comes across this all the time. Hence armchair theory: It wasnt the knee to the jaw.. except that it exacerbated a pre existing condition by adding adrenaline/norepi/etc. triggered by the...
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    13yof knee to the jaw

    Does it help to know that she was probably massively dehydrated / wacky electrolytes? Betcha her K was almost nonexistent. Wrestlers try to compete in the lowest weight class possible. To do so, for about 24- 48 hours before a competition the stop eating, run in garbage bags to make...
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