"Hey John, Matt King here... Did you get my message on JEMS? Sent it the other day. Sorry it repeats some questions you have already answered. Thanks!!! You have been so helpful!!!
Matt
durangomedic@gmail.com"
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Violence List - Is Your Area On Here?
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Got the idea to find this again and post it after reading Teagan's topic on self defense.…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by JB Wallace Oct 22, 2010.
Seeking advice.... and maybe a hug (or a beer, whichever)
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So, the company I work for happens to be an authorized training center for the UMBC CCEMPT program. Every year or so they open applications up for paramedics who want a spot in the next CCEMPT class,…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jen Sep 29, 2010.
Enlight of our recent hyperventilation discussion.
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Started this discussion. Last reply by dr-exmedic Sep 15, 2010.
XCollar
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Hey guys and gals,Was wondering if anyone here had any experience using the XCollar? Every place I have ever worked for has been strictly Ccollar. However, with the studies coming out showing concern…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Scott Lancaster Aug 13, 2010.
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John Gaines replied to Bob Sullivan's discussion Is oxygen hurting the patients we intubate?"Most of the people harmed by field ETs are not harmed by O2. It's not oxygenation that is the problem. The problem is that "we" routinely FUBAR ventilation. Somebody gets all happy excited and starts hyperventilating grandma @88…"
John Gaines replied to ProfessionalEMS's discussion Is pain management really a big difference when comparing Paramedic to EMT?"I agree with Dr Ex. It's rare when I am truly able to save a life. But I have the opportunity to ease someone's pain on an almost daily basis. I'm not giving it away like I was a predatory with candy or anything, but I have no fear or…"
John Gaines replied to Glenn Pratt's discussion Safer Ambulances needed!"Hit the nail on the head there B.J. We can make ambulances as safe as we want (and yes, that's a good thing), but unless we are properly training drivers (and stop running crews for 24+ hours non-stop); then it doesn't matter one damn bit."
John Gaines replied to Earl Culvey's discussion Medication Shortages"To the best of my knowledge the Epi and D50 were not drug shortages so much as a packaging shortage. One of the major companies that packed the pre-filled syringes stopped doing it (maybe went out of business) without warning.
And let me tell ya,…"
John Gaines replied to NAI's discussion Video or Photos on MVC scenes?"I'm all for it's use in certain situations. MVC's to be one of the big ones. For years I've used my cell phone (because there was on other option) to take a picture of the vehicle/scene to show to the doc and trauma team at the…"
John Gaines replied to Taegan's discussion EMS Personel Carrying Weapons"It's about understanding the level of the threat in order to have a proper response. And that is why I strongly advocate self defense training.
Look at it like the airway and our devices. We have cannulas, NRBs, npa, opa, bvm, combi, king, ET…"
John Gaines replied to Joe Paczkowski's discussion AHA Emergency Cardiac Care 2010"If you could please post a picture of your WTF Face, that would be awesome. Perhaps it can be used as page 1 of the new Brady paramedic text book. If nothing else, it could make inside ambulances world wide.
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Jeffery A. Reiber replied to John Gaines's discussion Violence List - Is Your Area On Here?"I think its just the cities with larger tourist populations because I live in Saginaw MI last time i knew we had the highest crime rate per capita with detroit being 5th and flint MI being 4th according to the…"
John Gaines replied to Taegan's discussion EMS Personel Carrying Weapons"I never said DT4EMS was complicated. I said most EMS geared self defense programs I had seen teach techniques that are overly complicated. And as well stated I would research dt4ems. After I do, then I'll draw my conclusions."
John Gaines replied to Jennifer Berry's discussion Do You Tweet at Work?"As far as FB goes, if you're really worried about who sees what, but you still want to update, I've got a simple idea. This is what I did, because I don't need people I don't know getting that personal with me. In account…"
dr-exmedic replied to John Gaines's discussion Violence List - Is Your Area On Here?"Notice that everywhere is ranked by violent crime rate. If a place with 2 crimes has 100 people, it's going to get a higher rate than 19 crimes in a neighborhood with 1000 people. For proof of the silliness, note that there's not a single…"
John Gaines's discussion was featuredViolence List - Is Your Area On Here?
Got the idea to find this again and post it after reading Teagan's topic on self defense.http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/10/04/25-most-dangerous-neighborhoods-2010/I used to work in #15See More
Nathan replied to John Gaines's discussion Is your area on here?"Supposedly its from the FBI database. Atlanta PD dont really like being on the list either. Its not just about homicides and shootings. It appears to be about any and all violent crime.
http://www.11alive.com/rss/rss_story.aspx?storyid=157072"
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- 8
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- Parkland ER
Williamson County EMS
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- Paramedic course through North Central Texas College. Just finished instructor courses for CRP, ACLS, PALS and ITLS. On October 24th I start the UMBC CCEMPT course!
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- I'm a firm believer in a ruling class, mainly because I rule.
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- Aside from every day being different, not having to sit in an office and doing a job that actually has some meaning; it's the only thing I was ever any good at.
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- Divorced
John Gaines's Blog
A Personal Declaration of Independence
(Warning, the following post contains to relation to the medical field in any way, shape or form.)
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When in the course of a man's life it becomes necessary to dissolve the bands that tied him to way of living not fitting to the individual he strives to be and to make new
ties, a decent respect to the opinion of himself and those he holds
closest requires that he should declare those things which impel him
to make such…
Posted on July 5, 2010 at 3:21pm
Sometimes it's real
Stay in this business long enough, and it'll happen to you. Stay in even longer, and it happens a lot. Stay in even longer, and you'll have used the phrase "are you (explicative deleted) kidding me? Just stay in until you see the judge".
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That's right boys and girls, I'm talking about "incarceritis". For those unfamiliar with incarceritis, it is a condition caused by being tossed into the hoosegow. Signs and symptoms usually include chest pain, "walking seizures" and/or having "the…
Posted on May 26, 2010 at 4:38pm — 1 Comment
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- At 8:11pm on December 2, 2010,
Matt King said… - Hey John, Matt King here... Did you get my message on JEMS? Sent it the other day. Sorry it repeats some questions you have already answered. Thanks!!! You have been so helpful!!!
Matt
durangomedic@gmail.com
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