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    I'm Still Alive

    Sorry, I haven't been around lately. It's been pretty hectic here. I took 2 weeks off to help with family weddings (niece and nephew on consectutive weekends - they are brother/sister). Both weddings were beautiful. Also had some fun storm chasing while I was off...
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    Matts New Home

    I'm sure he can find something in KS
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    Time to Brag - Certifications

    Kansas has never been easy. :D
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    Time to Brag - Certifications

    Emergency Mobile Intensive Care Technician (aka EMT-P)
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    Time to Brag - Certifications

    Let's see..... EMICT (AAS) NREMT-P (OK and MS - let lapse) ACLS PHTLS PALS NRP AHA BCLS and First Aid Instructor ECSI Instructor (CPR, Basic FA, Advance FA, Wilderness FA) RN (ADN) TNCC CCRN Working toward CNRN (Cert. Neuroscience RN) EMD (lapsed)
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    Why are you in EMS? My story.

    I stumbled into EMS by accident. I can remember wanting to be a nurse for as long as I can remember (As a teenager, I had the awesome privilege of caring to for a great aunt and a great-great aunt while working in a nursing home and most recently, my grandmother during her last Thanksgiving with...
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    Tropical Storm Zeta Forms

    I'm losey at the Greek alphabet. Is this the 6th 'greek' storm?
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    Man Dies After Stealing, Crashing EMS Unit

    He was doing some serious speed to have 'hopped' the curb. It looks he probably was airborne and came down on his nose! :blink:
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    When should a school call EMS?

    Life Threatening = status seizure, unresponsive of any type (with or without pulse), status asthma, DM not responding to treatment, trauma with deficits, etc Non Life Threatening = obviously fractured limbs, non-use of limb (no obvious deformity) after fall/incident, lac requiring suturing...
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    When should a school call EMS?

    Having acted as the medical resource person for a private school, I provided the parents with my parameters. Paraphrased, it said to the effect, if it's a non-life threatening situation (examples were listed), the school would contact the parent/emergency contact. If they wanted the student...
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    Douglas County wants to test synthetic blood

    Will it work? http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/oct/04/d...ynthetic_blood/
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    How many years in the field?

    20 total years in some sort of medicine. 18 of those years in EMS -EMT = 4 years -EMT-I/D = 2 years -EMICT = 12 years RN = 19 months Currently, full time Neuroscience nurse in a Neuro Critical Care Unit and (extremely) part time EMICT.
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    New Here

    Hey!!! Thought since I've posted, I probably ought to introduce myself. :) I've been in medicine of some sort for 20 years - EMS for 18 years (12 as an EMICT [EMT-P to most folks]), and RN for 19 months. I'm married with 2 beautiful daughters - 12 and almost 3. I'm lookin forward to...
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    Anybody work for AMR?

    Hi, I'm new to town....... Thought I'd address this thread..... I worked for AMR in Jackson, MS, on and off for 4.5 years (starting in 1994). Overall, I thought it was a decent company. In the particular division I worked for though, the upper brass sucked (90% of field supervisors were...
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