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I’ve read it all. I don’t necessarily agree with all of it, but I also don’t recall examples of what you and FiremanMike are asserting. I’d like you to post quotes so I know what comments you are referring to.

Quotes?

I did one of my DDM4 PDW's last year. It took forever. Now I need to get around to getting a real stock (as opposed to the brace that it came with) and a can for it. Supposedly it's quicker and easier to register now that the ATF modernized their system recently.

The GI world is where you see some of the strangest stuff.

In most ED's you'll have standing orders for oxygen, IV access, labs, IVF, EKG, and maybe things like albuterol or anti-emetics or analgesics, putting in orders for imaging, etc. It really depends on where you work. Usually at that point not much else gets done until the patient is seen by a...

Some folks swear by that tape.

I'm confused as to why you think you can't complete a traditional program just because you are single and work full time. You keep saying that, but you definitely wouldn't be the first (or the second, or even the third) participant of this discussion who did at least part of their education...

Well, yeah....it's an indicator like any other monitoring device. But my question wasn't about where these devices should or shouldn't fit into any clinical decision making. I was confused when you wrote "There’s no way to extrapolate the difference between CO and O2 using a finger probe." when...

So that device does not provide a COHb level?Just looking for clarification. I am not familiar with these monitors or the technology that they use, but I’ve known for some time that they exist. As for the disclaimer, that could be applied to pretty much any diagnostic device or test. It doesn’t...

Isn't that what this device from Masimo does?

You are basically correct. A CoHB of 19% means that 19% of available hemoglobin binding sites are occupied by carbon monoxide. That doesn't necessarily mean that your Sp02 is 81%, though - it's a little more complex than that, owing to changes in hemoglobin affinity for oxygen molecules when...

Both are great guns. It's hard to beat the lineage of reliability and simplicity that Glock enjoys. However, as concealed carry guns there is no comparison - the Sig is smaller and lighter and has more ammo capacity and shoots great, especially for a small gun. The Glock 48 would be a better...

Why make it so complicated? Go buy a P365 or P365XL off the shelf for $500 and run it.

That was a great game. The Bills looked awesome.

Ahhh, no. First of all, you aren't the authority on what is "right", neither is the sitting presidential administration. Secondly - right or wrong - there is overwhelming precedent in our culture about the primacy of the individual vs. the collective. This is the main thing that separated the US...

No, I am not missing any point at all, I know this isn't what you and your ilk intended. I understand that it isn't what is supposed to be happening. But it is the predictable net result of policies that you vigorously support: Contribute to a staffing crisis by firing (unvaccinated) workers...

Nowhere in my post did I make any judgment about what is happening anywhere else. You are missing the point entirely. The ability to modify isolation requirements in order to do what needs to be done in the face of a true emergency has always existed. We never needed the blessing of the CDC for...

Am I making assumptions? Sure. So is everyone who believes that the policies being promoted by the feds aren't political.

Except that we're not in a crisis and all the ER doctors aren't out sick. We're not in a situation where "you either get treated by a doctor who is C19+ or you don't get treated at all". This is a false dilemma. If we ever were at that point, then sure, let's do whatever we have to do to take...

The optics and messaging to the public are, once again, awful. Non HCW to me: So, healthcare workers actually got fired for not being vaccinated? Me to non HCW: Yes Non HCW to me: Why was it so important that you all get vaccinated? Me to non HCW: Well, they didn't want us coming to work with...