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    I've Finally Figured Out...

    haha i hear ya! I was a couple hours into the con-ed grind when i wrote that :p
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    I've Finally Figured Out...

    Why my dream of being a rock star has been so easily replaced by my career as a paramedic..... because either way, i get to do drugs and rhythms everyday. buh dum tsh
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    what is it about....

    thing is... those aforementioned members of the opposite sex seem to all be in agreement that my frozen dairy beverage is generally more enojyable than yours. However, i could offer you instruction but that would require financial compensation
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    what is it about....

    frozen dairy beverages and their seemingly innate ability to attract members of the opposite sex to the rear outdoor areas of one's residence?
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    here are the symptoms.. can you figure it out?

    i wasnt looking for "medical advice" its pretty obvious she needs a doctor cmon now. i was just curious as to what conditions can cause this just by an environmental change. i was just tryin to maybe have a discussion instead of just researching an answer. my bad
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    here are the symptoms.. can you figure it out?

    hey guys. im trying to figure out, with my limited emtb knowledge whats going on with a member of my family. whenever it gets warm or hot out she complains of slight dyspnea. notjing too bad just gets her out of breath to where she has to rest a bit. in the summer she has have ac. what do...
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    bls transport refusing a patient

    have two issues with that linus. first being that, as a higher level of care provider, a nurse is better than a basic. regardless of dedication to the job or attitudes or egos their education makes them better... or should but most importabtly does in the eyes of the state. consider this...
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    bls transport refusing a patient

    oh believe me prtocols and medical command were followed and in that order. i might be newly cert'd but im not playin games out here i think the central issues here are, follow protocol closely, follow gut and pt needs perhaps more than your own, and finally, my bosses want to make all the...
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    bls transport refusing a patient

    drparasite you may be right. leaving the pt with th rn's who dont care may have been the wrong choice because essentially he did need a hospital. however, one cant lose sight of the fact that rn's no matter how lazy are higher trained caregivers than my lowly bls self. ( im also kinda new so the...
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    bls transport refusing a patient

    well we're a transport company primarily, so whenn doing transports u can assess and then say " hey this is a bit outta my league". but since we are a bls squad with no als affiliation... its refusing to take the call and giving it to some als company. the only reason this can be done is because...
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    bls transport refusing a patient

    wow dint know that was a possibility. my whole basis for refusing was not wanting to accept pt care then having the guy crap out on me.
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    bls transport refusing a patient

    those vitals were taken when i assessed the pt on scene. als to this location is awesome with no lie <3 min response time. for us to get him to the hospital lights and sirens estimated 10-15 mins. with Als so close and this guy having the lowest bp ive ever seen ( in my whopping 6 months on the...
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    bls transport refusing a patient

    wanted to see what you guys think about this. the other day i was working as a transport bls unit. we do get emergency calls from time to time and thus was one of them. we get on scene to find an 84 yo male cc: hypotension pt is conscious but unoriented with grabled speech. nursing home says...
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    new emtb needs some advice

    aight so i did it. i went to work the next day with "F everyone, im doing this the best way i know how" and it worked... or so i thought i made my intentions known to my preceptor which he seemed to appreciate. our first call was a 58 yr old fall fro bed vic. nothing major. i went and...
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    new emtb needs some advice

    hey all i use to read these forums back in emt school and figured this is the only place i could go for some advice on my problem. im a newly certified emt, grad about 5 months ago. couldnt find work for about 2 months then got a job at a 911 squad in the county. im on a probational status...
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