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Awesome Nice, this should be posted in every ed department waiting room!;)

Did you happen to get coffee mugs and keychain photos made too? Or videos of the family on the roller coaster and with the guy in the mouse suit.

Three month old in full arrest, infant CPR is one of the hardest things I have had to do. This call plagued me and my partner for months and everytime we get a peds call that has breathing difficulty in the dispatch info we are reminded of that horrible night 5 years ago. Most of the calls...

Sorry the S key and I key were sticking on my keyboard, bad spelling kills me.

A Leatherman Wave mult-tool and a super bright LED light on my key chain. You'd be suprised at how many time the mult-tool comes in handy. Especially when you must break in to a home for code, because no one is there to open the door and the pt. obviously can't. This done only after getting...

To add to my previous post, my keys were found in the trash next to a beautifully placed and full diaper. To add insult to injury we ran out of Purell hand sanitizer and had to bio-bag them until we got back to the station. I was to embarassed to go into the hospital to use theirs.

Maybe their into antique collecting. Some of that stuff could be valuable, especially on eBay or an auction house like Sothebys.:)

keys My partner cleaned up the rig after a particularly bad call, as I was giving my pt. report, and threw away my keys. Which had the key to the IV and drug box compartment. We didn't realize this until we were back at our station, then we had to go back and search through the ER trash in...

I thought it was a great joke, but I come from a rope rescue/SAR background.

call Dispatch: Att. Medic 55 need you to respond to 123 Ball Ln., had a female call in and say that she and her friend were smoking marijuana and she thinks that her friend is having an allergic reaction. The whole time the dispatchers could not help cracking up. I know that it isn't as funny...

Sorry I didn't continue with reading the thread and I posted a reply. I apologize for the late information, but congradulations on passing.

ABCs Taking c-spine control can help you check the airway and you would knock out two birds with one stone. However I do agree with other post that the subject is talking to you and that can determine the condition of the airway. Also I agree that you should follow your NR competency sheets...

exhausted We all know where you are coming from.-_-

clinicals Joker, During your education you should have to do clinical hours, either at a hospital or on an ambulance. Your instructors should be able to set this up for you and give you a list of ERs and organizations that you will be able to go to and get hands on experience. This will...

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