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I'm truly sorry to have been a part of the death of this thread. RIP

While I hate to get this thread off the topic of hilarious pictures (hilarity being the sole reason I lurk this forum anyway), I present you a solution for the "what shall we call ourselves' dilemma, as found in the province of Ontario: Paramedics. Instead of EMT-B ("EMTs") and EMT-P...

I'm sure they were just 'taking the piss' and having a little fun. No problem there. But, "brain attack"? Am I just mis-hearing that? :unsure:

Old people are awesome! Love it! Reminds me of one of my favourites (in retrospect). LOLFDGB (for those who haven't previously enjoyed the EMS acronyms thread, check it out for much hilarity... too lazy to link, but this one = little old lady fall down go boom) down a long flight of...

Speaking of books, here's some interesting authors to check out, if you're capable of suspending your disbelief (I thought that's what fiction was all about, but I know people who read anything remotely sci-fi/fantasy and get all pissed off that it's not reality): Neil Gaiman: Writes the...

On the (already beaten to death) subject of efficacy of doctors in the pre-hospital care scenario: I was with an ER nurse in a BTLS class (along with a bunch of fresh-from-school paramedics), and we were supposed to be quickly demonstrating that we could size and collar a patient, so that the...

love the guy in the SCBA...

Hilarious. Both the story (although more frustrating, really) and the commentary. ;) Just goes to show, "a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing [in the hands of idiots]."

Sounds like she's been listening to VentMedic In an attempt to bring this back on topic: Pt. was pissed at us and the medics who responded to take her to the hospital. Apparently she didn't want to go, though she refused to sign the release form, and eventually went with them: "You're...

One might be wary of making such gross overgeneralizations, especially someone who has a reputation on these boards for being so meticulously factual. But this is the wrong place for picking fights, and there's no humour in bashing... so lets bring out more hilarity! (or let this thread go...

I loved the Col. Potter quote. Possibly one of my favourite MASH characters... what a great show.

Just to clarify, Canada's EMR (according to the new NOCP) is an 80 hour course... or at least, the Red Cross teaches it as an 80 hr course. It's my understanding that NREMT's EMT-B cert is a 120 hr course? I suspect that the interventions taught by each course are pretty similar in scope, so I...

DawnParr: Read. I know it sounds boring, and much less fun than doing something practical, but knowledge is key. If you have your textbook already, read that. If not, brush up on your high-school physics (pressures, gases, and fluids) and biology (mammalian physiology - cardiovascular system...

Wow... that's impressive on so many levels. 1: sp*rm burper? never heard that one before. points for creativity 2. 88 y/o? points for being a spunky old b*tch 3. ... Well, I guess that's it. And I'm assuming your partner is a nice, kind person... they always seem to pick on the friendly...

Excuse my ignorance, but how do you categorize bystander-witnessed v-fib? Or rather, how does a bystander know it's v-fib, as opposed to another rhythm? I'd read their methods, but apparently my workplace doesn't subscribe to that particular journal (I work in an institutional cell bio lab...

We use the START system. It's pretty simple. See link for a flowchart. http://emsstaff.buncombecounty.org/inhousetraining/start/start_overview3.htm

As hilarious as that was, you gotta give them credit for trying. Bystander CPR rates are terrible, so its nice to see it when it does happen, even if its a little misguided. Hopefully you/the brains didn't traumatize them to the point that they wouldn't do it again on a more viable code, if...

It sounds like you may have spent some time in Ontario. Up here our municipalities/counties run the EMS service as a separate entity from fire. BUT, unlike not having fire as backup except on MVCs, as someone suggested would happen if this were the case, they have a tiered response system...

As an EMR, I'd like to thank all of you for being forgetful. Our base gets incrementally more comfy every time you guys forget a pillow. And of course, we love it when you leave us equipment!

I hope you're all kidding. Having many asian friends, and witnessing some quality (sarcasm-dripped for extra taste) asian driving, we can all (my [asian] buddies and I) agree that DWA is a chronic condition of any multicultural urban centre. Oh, and an acronym that was homegrown in my...