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    New EMT, don't understand a couple of calls.

    So essentially what we have here is High Mortality and Low Frequency vs Low Mortality and High Frequency, right? Personally and purely from a statistical viewpoint, give me a serious thud to the chest - or, better yet, how about a better pitcher? Also, there seems to be a torrent of...
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    Research Paper Topic

    I feel this is a perfectly valid route to go, but it's also very traditional and likely to have been done quite a few times. I'm not knocking the idea, but considering the room I've been given to work with I'd like to get creative. Thanks for the advice, though. It's called "Selected Topics"...
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    Research Paper Topic

    Hi there, chaps. I humbly come to you seeking advice. I'm in medic school right now, and to get my AA/AS I have to write a research paper on something related to EMS. Now, specifically, I would like write about something the instructor hasn't previously seen: Currently I am leaning toward...
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    Restraining Psyche Patient

    Holy cow! Has this turned into a discussion haha First off I feel I should clarify some things. I wasn't very clear in my first post, but in no way, shape or form has our instructor's goal been to teach us how to suplex the mentally ill. The scenario which involved the knife I mentioned...
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    Restraining Psyche Patient

    In my EMS class we've been running a lot of scenarios; it's gotten to the point where our primary goal for the time being is to restrain a "psyche patient" acted out by a fellow student. I really have no idea if the most recent ones are realistic or not - basically we're supposed to assume...
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