Recent content by TripperAdam

:blink: That was quite alot more graphic than I expected, though nothing I couldn't handle. I never thought that snake venom would cause muscle inflammation to that extreme-- such that when cut open, his soft tissue "spilled out" like that... Quite a remarkable website to stumble upon and...

P.S. You used the example "my ego has saved lives", and that you'd rather see a cocky doctor than a quiet one. I think what you're trying to say is that a beneficial attribute in ER or EMS is to be "assertive," is to make things happen quickly. Yes, this may imply that orders need to be...

Guardian, your "passion" in this issue is that :censored by Chimpie: and like someone else mentioned, your source of anger is YOUR issue. Yes, you're ego --- you keep suggesting that every EMT is a redneck, bear drinking bubba.... but I bet back you you were an EMT B you'd be asking for more...

I think simplifying it to "medic" when approaching a patient or bystander makes more sense that giving them a title that can start a slippery-slope conversation. Living up here in Toronto, we also have different "Paramedic" levels from Primary, Intermediate, to Advanced... (and in Ontario a...

About what you're saying ECC: That's a falsely discouraging thing to say to a young person. By the sounds it, JCHobbes has a pretty good idea of what they're getting into. You don't have to be beyond this magical age of 18 to have a clear view of your goals. Everyone matures at different points...

Someone earlier mentioned that for SAR, you may want to just take a WFR right now. I would second that for many reasons! First off: with any FR course, you learn the same patient assesment and BLS skills as EMTs, just with less detail. You also have plenty of time ahead for taking your EMT (I'm...

I've become hugely interested in emergency medicine of late, and have become hugely keen on learning more-- this web forum (and others I've found) have been really interesting just to here more about EMT/Paramedic experiences and such. I was wondering: for you EMTs/Mecids out there, did any...

All of these suggestions are very useful: it's been interesting to read through them [And to read through all sorts of discussions, having just joined this forum]. I've yet to put my WFR skills to use (FR training -- with a Wilderness addition making it 80 hours training); but I pretty much...

Congradulations. Do you have any places you might likely get a job in EMS soon?

I'm feeling myself on both sides of the fence here: I think that every student of every level could gain some valuable insight by witnesses protocals above their training; if someone with BLS training were to end up working alongside someone with ALS training, they should know what to expect...