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Great googly moogly! No experience and your resume looks like that? I think someone is being modest! :) I've had 17 jobs since I was 16. :) A few were medically influenced (i.e. nursing home stuff, emergency room administration), but none were EMS-related. The full-time job I have now...

We were just talking about this in class the other night. Protocols around here usually say two initiate two 14 gauge IVs and open 'em up full bore, but with the problem of platelets what ought we do? We discussed keeping the patients pressure at around 90 and using that as a gauge for...

I'm vegetarian :) And so long as I bring my bag of carrot sticks and avoid the fast food places, I'm golden. It helps that my gallbladder was taken out awhile ago as it makes me intolerant of greasy foods. Chinese food is my weakness. I'm working on the saying no of that :)

Yes, just to add, it is illegal for employers to discriminate you on the basis that you have HIV. We all at one time or another have communicable diseases on the job that are much easier spread than HIV. Just because HIV is a chronic virus does not mean employers are allowed to exempt you from...

I am the Queen Assesser in the field. Paramedics on my squad love to work with me so they can have me ask the questions. Part of it is that I'm an extreme empathetic and can read people really easily - the other is that I'm a trained counselor and am good at searching for answers through...

You're right - they do. We drove by their station the other day while we did a transfer. LOL. Duh. One of my partners actually used to manage that station! I can be a bit flighty at times. Midwest Medical is strictly a transfer service - they do no 911s. That is true for them across the...

My official name is Whitney. Contrary to popular belief, I'm not a princess. My tiara days are long gone, I'm afraid. Still a sucker for Cinderella, though *sigh*. I'm 22 and have been an EMT-B for 6 months now, which means I'm a big EMS baby in experience. I'm studying to be a P, but...

Speaking of old ladies, I watched an alzheimers patient kick the crap outta the two big dudes I was riding along with on my service during training. I'd worked at nursing homes for five years, so I asked if they'd like my to intervene, but they told me to sit back and watch. I did so quite...

My service lets us Bs do nothing spectacular, which sucks when we're the two Bs on first call, but ah well :) Rural Nebraska: As Bs, we are allowed to administer O2, but we interpret the pulse ox and don't provide it to every pt. Blood Glucose Readings Albuterol (with certification)...

Clark, I understand your frustration, but I hope you didn't perceive my suggestions as bashing you! I apologize if you did!

Question: Someone mentioned abd distension on AAA - are we talking post- or pre-rupture? They thought my mom had it but her only symptom was pain and tenderness - no distension and you could feel pulsation but she's itty bitty. Probably another reason I should re-consider dieting for the new...

This one time, I was convinced I was having a heart attack. It went away after an hour. The third time I had an attack I was working in the ER and bawled bravely for 1.5 hours from mid-chest pain until it went away. Had my gallbladder taken out precisely 5 days later. I agree. The abdomen...

Midwest Medical runs out of Lincoln? This read got my attention because, well, a Nebraskan was on it and my services competition may be represented. Yeah Nebraska! Back to the non-Cornhusker stuff. Srowell, I empathized with you so much that I came out of obscurity to respond! :) I just...