January 2010 Blog Posts (7)

9 YO F/rape - Caller refused additional info.

At three thirty eight in the morning I was sitting at Station Three, working on a report, when the telephone rang. I was first up for a call, which means the next time the phone rang, it was my job to answer it and respond to whatever call that might be. Oftentimes it's nothing special–a nursing home resident who was treated in an emergency room who is now being discharged and needs to be returned to the facility, for example. Other times, it's something ridiculous, like someone with a headache… Continue

Added by Todd D. on January 23, 2010 at 9:47am — 4 Comments

To Crunch or Not to Crunch?

A great article on one of the ‘gurus’ of spine biomechanical research, a lot of his data was used in designing the Fit Responder Program.

After three decades of ﬁguring how out the spine works, Stuart McGill has come to loathe sit-ups. It doesn’t matter whether they are the full sit-ups beloved by military trainers or the crunch versions so ubiquitous in gyms. “What happens when you perform a sit-up?” he asks. “The spine is ﬂexed into the position at which it damages… Continue

Added by Bryan Fass on January 21, 2010 at 9:27am — 3 Comments

Grateful for Mentors

With quick ultrasound repair training and some help mig welding in the rig, we were able to contact internet satellite systems to get our patient into the ER and treated by life saving professionals. As a student, there is a… Continue

Added by lee w on January 19, 2010 at 8:40pm — No Comments

Perfect Golf Swing

Having a perfect golf swing is well within the ability of the golfer even if you have just started to play golf. Accomplishing a xbox 360 repair guide is hard triumph and to copy xbox 360 games constantly is difficult to… Continue

Added by Florence on January 16, 2010 at 3:46am — No Comments

For friends of Bill W. and Dr. Bob...

There is a group just for us/you now. My very first EMS job was a eye opening experience just in the shear number of people "like us" working at one small private ambulance service.

Added by Jennifer Cronin on January 13, 2010 at 5:17am — No Comments

Goodbye To An Inspiration

Way back when, I was a baby EMT. My first EMT class was a marathon 2-week experience held in Sitka, Alaska.

One of the instructors was a recent transplant from Texas, bringing with her a Texas attitude. Brass & blonde, Wendy helped to educate a bunch of folks gathered from around Southeast Alaska. She helped to mold us into medical providers, helping our fellow citizens in whatever town or village we came from.

My fondest memory of Wendy from that class was the day she… Continue

Added by RevMedic on January 8, 2010 at 6:05pm — 1 Comment