July 2009 Blog Posts (17)

Power cots

We are using tacticals air power power cot. Light weight and easy to use and made in Rochester New York! American made. If you want information on them ask!

Added by Mike Ervolino on July 31, 2009 at 8:52pm — 2 Comments

Saturday, July 19, 2009

Today I finished up my confined space rescue training. I'm proud to say that I did well and I had the opportunity to train with some great guys and great instructors. However, training on CSR truly gives a whole different perspective on the sitaution. Where people get impatient and complain about what's taking rescuers so long to get a victim out, they truly don't know all that goes on. Typical people don't know that the air sat. levels have to be monitored,… Continue

Added by Victoria Lynn on July 20, 2009 at 1:54pm — 2 Comments

Need Some Advice

I need some advise or any ideas about a future in EMS. About 5 years ago I got a DUI and effectively ended my career with Guilford County EMS. It was the worst mistake I have EVER made and have since payed dearly. Being a paramedic is the ONLY dream I have ever wanted to accomplish. I was great at my job and possessed enormous potential. My question is: can I ever work within the EMS arena again. I have learned from my mistake and it is a mistake I will never make again. Not being able to serve… Continue

Added by Jake Summers on July 19, 2009 at 8:06pm — 3 Comments

New book about EMS/ER

Go to http://sherryjonesmayo.com to see an excerpt of "Confessions of a Trauma Junkie; My Life as a Nurse Paramedic" which was just released last month. It is a book with true vignettes (some names changed to protect the guilty) that shares the innermost feelings of some emergency services workers as they encounter trauma, tragedy, redemption and a little humor (and irreverence, of course). It was written by one who has been there as a medic on the road and RN in a trauma center in Detroit as… Continue

Added by Sherry Jones Mayo on July 19, 2009 at 7:43pm — 3 Comments

FIREFIGHTERS DAUGHTER

firefighters daughter

Current mood: amused

My Daughter's Future With Boys

A Fireman's Little Girl

I am very dedicated to my work. I wear firefighter shirts every day, even when I'm not on duty. The fire department is my second home, and my second family. It often seems as if my life revolves around the fire department, but it means nothing compared to my little girl. I am normally a very friendly person, but if you hurt my little girl you will make me… Continue

Added by April-Lynn Pierson on July 16, 2009 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

RULES OF EMS

Rules of EMS:

1.Skin signs tell all

2.Sick people don't bitch

3.Air goes in and out, blood goes round and round, any variation on this is a bad thing.

4.About 70% of the battery patients more than likely deserved it.

5.The more equipment you see on a EMT's belt, the newer they are. The more patches someone has on their jacket, the fewer actual patients they have ever seen. If they have instructor rockers, they have probably NEVER seen a… Continue

Added by April-Lynn Pierson on July 16, 2009 at 9:30pm — 5 Comments

Paramedicine 101

For all of you blog readers out there, Paramedicine101.blogspot.com is a great source of information for the prehospital clinician. Go check it out.

Your comments are more than welcome.

Added by ADAM THOMPSON on July 16, 2009 at 12:34pm — No Comments

Assistance appreciated.

Hey guys. I wasn't sure where to exactly find anything to answer my quesiton, so I thought I could post on here to get some feedback. I am wanting to get a tattoo, however am not sure where of any websites to go to find different types of sol's that pple have gotten in the past. If anyone has any idea's, or has any cool sol pic's I would appreciate you contacting me. Hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th with nothing to serious to deal with on the trucks. I fortunatly had an ems dream holiday.… Continue

Added by Jeff on July 8, 2009 at 7:53am — 9 Comments

The Truth about using Games as a Teaching Tool

Believe it or not, many instructors/managers do not see games as a serious teaching tool. It may be hard to admit, but, in some ways, they’re right! In most cases, their beliefs have been influenced by a variety of factors, the most common of which is their personal experience seeing how games are used in a classroom. To make matters worse, many instructors who use games are unknowingly reinforcing the negatives that so many have about using games.

In this article, I will show you… Continue

Added by John Dillon on July 6, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Fenton to Lansing

I will be volunteering for the mid-michigan ms-150 bike tour that goes from fenton to msu. Just looking to see if anyone will be around to show us volunteers around.

Jason

Added by Jason DiFranco on July 6, 2009 at 6:23am — No Comments

Final Draft Of Single Car MVC/ Includng MOI, Injuries, and Treatment.

Here is a picture Of a car accident. I had to write a paper on what I thought happened, what the injuries were of the driver and passenger, what I would have done to treat the patients, how I would transport them. I knew NOTHING about this accident before I wrote this paper. I am the Lead EMT on scene and I am to figure it out. What do you think, How did I do? I would LOVE feedback!!!!…

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Added by Nakiya R. Royston on July 5, 2009 at 8:31pm — 5 Comments

Again, the importance of first response and CPR

When Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest, rescuers took him to a place known for bringing the dead back to life. A world-renowned surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center has pioneered a way to revive people that most doctors would have long written off, including a woman whose heart had stopped for 2 1/2 hours.

Tested on a few dozen cardiac arrest patients, 80 percent survived. Usually, more than 80 percent perish.

"They took people who were basically dead, not all that… Continue

Added by Ali on July 1, 2009 at 11:12pm — 1 Comment