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That is DISGUSTING. Yes, I'm posting it on my Facebook. :P

That depends on the agency. A lot of the ones around here allow facial hair as long as it's kept neat. It's not a blanket requirement that facial hair has to be shaved. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to ask around to people that work there now about their policies.

Shave... or if you have something like a goatee or whatever just make sure you trim it and make it neat. That said, be prepared to shave it off if the company's requirements mandate it.

$125/seat?! For that amount I'd better get a damned good dinner with that show. Otherwise, no thank you, I don't care what the show is!

You mean you don't want funds to pay for the mayor's brand new Tahoe or to pay for the city councilmen to attend a "conference" on the coast? You're unamerican! How dare you question the politicians! (note sarcasm)

Well, over the last week I've been flooded with work, class and rides. The rides... wow. I rode with two different agencies (one busy, one that's normally not) and got to see everything from a couple of seizures (one poor guy had a BGL of 29) to a couple of MVCs. One of them was with...

I took have to put the blame pretty much on all parties involved. The trooper was wrong for the way he acted toward the driver, the medic and the driver were wrong for their unprofessional attitudes in front of the patient... the only innocent one in all of this is the patient. I think the...

As others have already said: Running hot was not needed in this case. She was stable, airway intact, alert and all that... why the disco show? And yes a call like this would be BLS in my opinion.

Go for it. Melcin - it's a "stupid protocol" to transport someone that requests it and may very well need it? Wow.

When a patient calls 911 for an ambulance they believe they're experiencing an emergency whether you do or not. "It's not your emergency" is a saying that I've heard a lot and I believe it to be true. What you may consider to be BS may not be BS to someone else, especially the patient. Our...

You're going to have to get along with your classmates, kid. My classmates were pretty uptight the first couple of days of class but it was mainly because we didn't know each other yet and it took us a little bit to figure each other out. Now we all get along great and I hope to work with at...

You didn't account for the B.S. :P

I see nothing wrong with facial hair as long as it's kept well trimmed... of course you have to consider that this is coming from a guy who now shaves his head and has a goatee. :P The agency I want to work for does allow facial hair as long as it's well maintained. The director of the...

I'm 27 and one of the youngest people in my class! 25 seems perfect... go for it. If age is really that big of an issue with your family, you could tell them that I saw a guy in (at least) his early to mid fifties bring in a patient and move her to the ER stretcher the other day. :P

I got some insightful advice from a friend before I started my class: Don't puke.

Thanks everyone. BTW, I didn't do compressions but it wasn't because I wasn't prepared to jump in. The two guys who were switching up on it basically wouldn't let me. No big deal though... there were two nursing students there as well and they weren't really allowed to do anything during the...

Well, I had my ER rotation today and I managed to survive. I saw everything from an upper GI bleed (first patient - and someone I know at that) to a broken arm (broke both radius and ulna in a bicycle accident) and even a full code. The lady was brought in with a poss. stroke and was...

I find it funny that so many people judge Christians as being the intolerant ones. Truth is, I've found that many non-Christians are more intolerant. If we want to pray in public or hold a ceremony in a public place then someone's liable to file a lawsuit to try and stop it. Yet, if a person...

If you would like to really talk about this, PM me and I'll be glad to talk in private about it.

I don't see how this could do any harm. My stance would be as long as the patient is stable and I'm not in the middle of an assessment I'll be glad to pray with them or for them. But I should point out that I'm a Christian and I live in Mississippi... I know attitudes vary from region to...