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  1. Rafterman1

    Word association (just for fun)

    ants
  2. Rafterman1

    Two paramedics feared dead after ambulance crashes over cliff into B.C. lake.

    I thought I may have at first hearing the horrific news, I was wrong. 
  3. Rafterman1

    Two paramedics feared dead after ambulance crashes over cliff into B.C. lake.

    http://www.theprovince.com/health/people+dead+after+ambulance+plunges+into+Kennedy+Lake+Vancouver+Island/3695197/story.html Sad day for the EMS community. RIP.
  4. Rafterman1

    Word association (just for fun)

    mind
  5. Rafterman1

    Two paramedics feared dead after ambulance crashes over cliff into B.C. lake.

    I did my practicum in Port Alberni/Tofino.  I have to find out more info.
  6. Rafterman1

    Word association (just for fun)

    sofia vergara 
  7. Rafterman1

    2010 CPR guidelines

    What about a unwitnessed collaspe?  Go straight to compression, don't focus on good oxygenation of the organs & tissue for the 2min CPR 30:2 cycle?
  8. Rafterman1

    2010 CPR guidelines

    In BC, the average EMS response time is approx, 9min from 911 call to EMS arrival. http://www.bcas.ca/assets/About/PDFs/Annual%20Report.pdf    -Pg 10 So 9mins of straight compression w/o vents performed by a person being told over the phone from the 911 dispatcher, zero O2 going into the body...
  9. Rafterman1

    2010 CPR guidelines

    Sure its easy for the untrained public to remember, but if EMS takes longer than 4-7 minutes for what ever reason to arrive, the Pt is still not getting no O2.  The Pt's going to be brain dead or deceased by the time EMS arrives.  Blood circulation and oxygenation are absolute requirements in CPR.
  10. Rafterman1

    Word association (just for fun)

    scrotum haha
  11. Rafterman1

    Word association (just for fun)

    heroin
  12. Rafterman1

    Word association (just for fun)

    fat
  13. Rafterman1

    Word association (just for fun)

    flying
  14. Rafterman1

    Word association (just for fun)

    Rich
  15. Rafterman1

    Word association (just for fun)

    Scotch
  16. Rafterman1

    Medical Technician - Unskilled, Semi-skilled, Skilled Application

    I've been curious about this for awhile so I shall ask before I put all of the JIBC PCP school things into storage.  What books from the PCP course should I bring with myself to BMQ?  Essentials of Paramedic Care 1&2, The thick Pathophysiology book, theres a few more but cannot recall the names...
  17. Rafterman1

    [Photos] Afghanistan, the big picture

    Great photo's.  #24 is pretty funny.
  18. Rafterman1

    Considering Joining as an adult

    In the Basic Up reloaded episodes, there is a gent who is about 50 years old doing BMQ.  I think you'll be more than fine.
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