Recent content by SouthsideEMT

:wacko:those pix are crazy. how do you not know that you have a nail embedded in you? crazy stuff man!!!

man, dont worry about it. everyone has tattoos now a days. if that wasnt the case, ems personel would be wearing emo ball huggers instead of pants with room. if MANAGEMENT trips, cover it up, if not, just keep doing you. and as for the pt judging you, they'll be too messed up to even worry about...

one of the most major complications is the over-working of the kidneys. blood sugar that high will cause your kidneys to work extra hard regardless of the symptoms

i never thought of that. where the heck was the alert system?

it was easy becuase this is the kind of stuff that i wanna do so i studied my *** off during class. but i had a lot of additonal help with the other classes i took along with emt. plus my teacher's a paramedic so he was able to go more in depth with the book (brady 10th edition emergency care)

a lot of people i went to school went said it stopped at 60. some passed, and soe failed. i know when mine stopped i was freaking out. the test seemed TO easy. but i passed

doubt it if you want. i only took the test once and it stopped at 60.

60 and passed

pretty much the most important thing

CA is a NREMT state, so it should be cool. During my school, wilderness was an entirely separate module. A&P was one mod, EMT the 2nd, ect. Wilderness was like right after EMT i believe

good try, what an idiot thought. i like the ones who fake siezures though.

california only permits ALS to administer drugs, so this wouldnt pertain to me......yet!!

long, but funny. i can relate to most

Lancaster, Ca

well the company i work for offers jujitsu free of charge every friday for about 3 hours. a good way to stay in shape and we learn self defense. now if the pt has a firearm, then its time to be smart and wait for the sheriffs to show up. maybe some should invest in self defense classes. just a...