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Jon: did you ever see that movie about the reporter who falsified ALL of the facts surrounding his stories just so his readers could get a laugh out of the article??? The magazine was "The Republican" but for the life of me, I cant remember the name of the movie...Anyhoo, seems like the same...

small variation Jon: we got, if you give enough EPi to a steck it will crawl across the table...

What a crock!!!!! I AM a monority and I mean to say that I am not "white" by definition, though I am pretty pasty by comparison... Diversity month?? Are you kidding me?? How about we have ethnic intolerance month...that way people can say whats REALLY on their minds without fear of...

Maria: Well, hell, I am sorry that you are in such a funk and since everybody else has thrown in pearls of wisdom, I will too. :D First of all, where are you located? In what state? If EMS is truly what you want, dont give up on it, fight for it with everything you have. I was just...

I didnt Jon, and now I feel like some kind of joke-reject since you didnt copy-paste... :D :P

I second bloodNglory on the phonetic alphabet. We use proper names here too, and exactly the same ones for spelling, license plates and apt numbers. We also use 10-codes and code designations.... ex: Communications: M1, E7, resp diff at 1321 Newcastle Rd Apt I-Ida, from Horton Rd to...

In Durham county its albuterol, atrovent, and EPI for nebs. Although in the neighboring county they have Solu-Medrol. We petitioned to get it and the medical director said no but his reason was pretty good. Apparently we can get from just about anywhere in the city to a hospital code 3 in 5-10...

I had one like that, well similar...33 yo female, coke OD found down by her kids (ugghhh, dont even get me started...) who started CPR. Systole for 45 MINUTES!!! 4 rounds of drugs, intubated, sternal IO, nada. 2 more rounds of drugs en route...arrive at ED and pt is worked for another 0...

I was in my second year of college and had just gone into an 0800 class for medical/legal interpreting or something and a classmate of mine had an aunt that worked in Tower 1. She told me a plane had hit the first tower and she couldnt reach her aunt by phone. Our room didnt have a TV so we...

I love a good cold coke after a crappy call at 0300, but SERIOUSLY, the BEST drink? Its a toss between a strong cup of Folgers or a frosty pint of Guinness. the rest is just crap....

Your classs ounds much more organized than mine, been in it for 9 months and JUST started clinicals. Luckily, they are letting us DCEMS folks (there are 4 of us out of 13) do 150 hours worth of time while we are at work as long as we are with an approved preceptor. I cant wait for this class...

Welcome to ya chris!!! :D

Cap: Know what you mean, had I continued on with Med school I wouldve gone into Geriatrics, they are the bomb...! Quick story: I hate NHs so much for one specific reason. My poor little grandfather, who had suffered like 4 major CVAs and a couple MIs was in a NH in Raleigh when I was like...

Hey, you were missed, you know you're the bees-knees so stop acting like no one loves you! :D :P :D Shall I call you a wah-mbulance!!! lololol

I just thankg g-d my family is supportive, but I think it has a lot to do with the fact that my sister became a cop about 4 years before I went into EMS. Mom and Dad had to learn how to deal with her being shot at and assaulted and all the wonderful stories the two of us come home with. When I...

The argument has been reduced to one simple question now: Is the use of deadly force allowable? Here's my answer... Whether you shoot him, stab him, or beat him with an oxygen tank, it is still deadly force. In this state all you have to say is: "I thought my life was in danger..." and as...

I heard Third Watch got cancelled because the ratings sucked because they did exactly what was mentioned earlier and got off the medicine to tell a story. I started to get turned off when Sullys Russian wife ended up being a prostitue for the Russian Mafia...who comes up with this crap...

Poor Cap'n'Panic....sorry you had to go through that. NH suck plain and simple, there are no words to describe them. At least you tried to be that mans advocate, and I hope that didnt weaken your spirit...the poor elderly on way low on people who care.

Cap'n'Panic: Forgiven...sorry if I took it the wrong way, but thanks for apologizing just the same. Just to add some levity about assaults vs line death: A medic here had a knife pulled on him by some drunk that called EMS. (THE a**hole frequent flier) This "gentleman" happens to use a...

I think so too, I hope it works as well as it is claimed to...