Recent content by The Heathen

There's no G wagon ambulance variant.  Yet :'(.  We can hope

HAHAHA.  What a make work project! There's a fantastic poetic nature to being killed by a Red Cross.  Though I imagine the Red Crescent would be more dangerous. Update on the new Crash Amb, it can really book it on gravel roads, 110 no problem.  The comm system is also beatifully arranged. ...

I got qualified on the 450 crash amb last month.  It has some great features, tons of room, lots of storage, and a hydraulic lift on either side, so it is still capable of carrying 4 patients.  On the downside, its as if no one really thought out what we need access to quickly, and there is no...

Simply put, lil troopies with no relevent skills like me get stuck up at role one.  While decrepit skilled people like Old Medic get placed back in Role 3 to fix the mistakes I make.

Hypertonic solution will draw fluid out from the cells of the body, from intracellular and intercellular stores, so we can push a lower volume of fluids into the body, while still recieving the volume boost we are looking for without blowing out clots. WRT hypernaturemia, I don't think 250mg of...

Agreed, any knowlegde you pick up on ECG's come on the job, same with casting. All said though, its a worthwhile course.  Lots of good time practicing invasive techniques.

The reserves training is in process of a major and long overdue shakedown.  Both the R QL3 and RQL4 are longer by several weeks than when I took them.  For guys like me they've offered a bridging course.  But simply put, RQL3 plus RQL4 = QL3 Regforce. As for transferring over, yeah, unless...

haha Old Medic, I KNOW you were there. Of those PO's, some are kinda skimmed by.  As well they should be.  Part of it is running the genny/lamp/stove/explosion heater, and anyone who took the QL4 before 2005, (as is the course req)  then they should have not trouble doing those tasks.  Its a...

In starting an IV on a rat, you have to do a cut down, usually tying off the jugular from the rostral (head) end, then running a suture down the vein until it is loose, then, using zoom in goggles, lift the lower suture, snip the vein with microscissors, then slide in the cannula.  Once the...

I haven't been around that long, but on consulting with my peers and supervisors who have, none of us can think of any miracle success stories. Sorry.

Why a pontine stroke specifically?  To my understanding, a pontine stroke shares the same pathology as any other stroke, but is characterized by the conscious mind being trapped in the unconscious body. kind of a red herring question. As for the original topic, as well as being a reservist...

I'm assuming that american medics are already trained through basic. It sounds like a good system for training, especially with the focus on real world patients and tactical care.  My main complaint with the canadian system, and lets be clear here that I'm a reservist, and have never been...