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  1. LucidResq

    vodka tampons, "butt chugging" Teens stupid tricks to get drunk

    I get the feeling these are more urban legend, maybe someone somewhere did it once but now we're calling a big trend, kinda things. Has anyone ever actually seen a victim of vodka tampons or "skittle parties" or that poo-huffing thing? I've never heard of it. Morning glory, bath salts...
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    Call taker test

    Our center and others I've applied to use Criticall. You can Google it. It tests typing speed, memory, multitasking, etc. Sounds similar to what Linus took. It depends on the agency and area. I know California has some weird specific certification process (go figure). Most are going to test...
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    the 100% directionless thread

    Oh the annual shift bid. A four-month poker game that inevitably ends with resentment and even tears.
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    Excited and nervous. I got accepted to paramedic school.

    Study hard in A&P!!! It's not easy and will require extra time. If you have a lab section... experience as much as you possibly can. It WILL pay off. If you have the opportunity to take part in any kind of dissection labs jump in. Things start to click when you can get your hands in it...
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    the 100% directionless thread

    Crazy exes... the stains neither alcohol, restraining orders, or Oxyclean can rid you of.
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    crohn's and medical marijuana, and employment

    By the way, don't get discouraged by comments such as this. Although it's absolutely true, it's no reason to give up on EMS and the key word is "may". It's just something to consider. A lot of it depends on how severe your Crohn's is and how well you manage it. I have interstitial cystitis...
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    crohn's and medical marijuana, and employment

    Sorry I'm late on this one. I was recently diagnosed with a condition that involves a lot of chronic pain. I understand how you feel, because when faced with the options of tricyclic antidepressants, antiepileptics, or heavy-duty opiods... it's hard to write off medical marijuana, especially...
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    the 100% directionless thread

    No he's a body snatcher :wacko:
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    the 100% directionless thread

    I'm going nuts. It's sitting there recorded on the DVR but I can't watch it until the boy gets back from hunting in like 4 days. :wacko: NO SPOILERS!!!
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    "You work for me!" How to respond?"

    My favorite thing is these are the same people who whine about how high their taxes are, and are always calling for the most trivial of problems. Unrelated to EMS, the last time I fielded one of these statements was when taking a call complaining about some kid skateboarding down a residential...
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    the 100% directionless thread

    LOL! I'm eating pumpkin pie for breakfast as we speak.
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    What Are the Dispatchers Thinking?

    It is sooo varied. I work at a totally integrated 911 center - we handle medical, fire and police for the entire city. Everyone starts as a calltaker and soon cross-trains to dispatch police and fire/EMS. People here will often spend a few hours dispatching PD, then a few on Fire, then some...
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    What Are the Dispatchers Thinking?

    I took a call from a nurse at an urgent care center for a 20 year old male, c/c: difficulty breathing. Me: "do you have any idea what's going on? " (trying to get a general idea - asthma? anxiety attack?) RN: "no but the PA is starting to intubate him." Me: "Ok they're on the way bye." (I now...
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    What Are the Dispatchers Thinking?

    As a dispatcher, when you don't cooperate with me you are negatively affecting my ability to send this dying man an ambulance, with on-duty paramedics who have the equipment to treat him more effectively and take him to a hospital. If you haven't worked as a dispatcher you don't know everything...
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    Greetings!

    Just FIND eh? ;) I had to, sorry. And welcome Gunn, there are several folks here from your neck of the woods that will be happy to give you some ideas.
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    the 100% directionless thread

    "Oh nurse, allow me to explain, the amazing magic of the power of OBSERVATION!"
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    Termination of care

    We had a short form and a long form. Short form for superficial injuries and such... very basic information- basically name, age, sex, chief complaint and what was done. A full PCR for pretty much everything else.
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    Termination of care

    I understand companies may not be driven to do so on their own volition, but even if legally they don't need one, they can get one, right?
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    Termination of care

    Also, if you're working events other than just beer festivals and shuffleboard competitions, you need to figure out what you're going to do with unattended minors. Are you going to make the 14-year-old girl with a headache go to the hospital because she's not with her parents? Will you accept a...
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    Termination of care

    I wouldn't feel comfortable advertising myself as an EMT while providing first aid for an event or amusement park or whatnot without the backing of a medical director. I have done both event standbys and an amusement park, each under a different service and each under a medical director. In each...
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