So after a long and arduous journey..... I am finally a Paramedic!!!!! I know i have been a ghost on this fourm but now its all over and I have returned a Paramedic!!
Hi im a medic student just finishing up my first semester. I have a question regarding trauma assessment mainly your initial assessment. When assessing breathing during your initial assessment do you auscultate breath sounds or just palpate for symmetry listen and count respirations? one of our...
Sorry that I havent been around much lately. I have been extremely busy with Medic school and work. This was ALOT more work than I actually anticipated. For all those who care to read Im doing well and doing very good in class/on tests. well thats that back to studying and off to work in 15 mins.
So I start medic school in a week!! Im really excited and very VERY nervous. I have been studying my @$$ off. This is going to be a great experience I think I cant wait :) . Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!!!!!!!!
So today at my job (i work in a restaurant) a woman fell to the floor and went completely unresponsive. When I was told by the manager what happened i immediately went over. pt was lying on the ground unresponsive with extremely shallow resps. 911 was called and i had one of the other employees...
Ok so I have heard some talk at one of my jobs that any visible tattoos will no longer be allowed in any public service job. I want to get some input from others on how you feel about this. i personally have one on my lower arm and think its quite ridiculous! Tats do not change your standards of...
OK so we get dispatched for unconscious woman. we arrive on scene pt on ground blood on face. bystanders say she was talking to them and just fell. now i call out to the pt no response. I shake her nr. sternal rub and other painful stimulus NR. She smelled of ETOH. medics arrives just as we were...
Ok so its been on my mind for a while. I have decided that im definetly doing it. I have an interview with a hospital on monday for sponsorship ( I have a few high ranking people pulling for me!!!) The big question is me getting accepted into the college program. Well wish me luck Ill keep...
I havent been around the fourms much lately. Sorry Ive been so busy with my tree business 2 other jobs and my squads I havent had much time to post or even visit. Sorry i have been lacking.
Just another eagle scout trying to find others. if your out there when did you get it? are you still active with the scouts.
i got it 3 years ago and am still active as an adult leader and medic at a camp
Last night I responded to a call. One of the worst i have ever been to. We were dispatched to a man down at a logging operation. We arrive on scene woth our 4wd rig. A man got pinned when a tree fell the wrong way and landed on top of him. I was the senior crew member at the time. He was still...
i have about 2000ft of unused brand new parachute cord military type not commercial spec 0540 it fell off the roll and is tangled make me offers reasonble offers accepted a brand new roll goes for about 250 but i dont expect to make that