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dontfall
May 21, 2003, 5:33 PM
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I'm not a certified EMT but I have my certification in Lifeguarding, CPR, A.E.D., wilderness survival and hiking. How long did it take for you to become certifed as an EMT?
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majid_sabet
May 26, 2003, 2:54 AM
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I am sorry to break your feelings but most climbers are Medics and Doctors now with full ER on their haul bag,I mean if a climber cut his own arm then you should be able to save some one's life any way, good job cause your medical training makes a different between life and death. :wink:
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elvis
May 26, 2003, 4:17 AM
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Hi
Paramedic here but in south africa we do a 3 year diploma. I now live and work in the united arab emirates. My climbing history helped me while on the high angle rescue's. To date i have never had to use my paramedic skills while on a climbing trip and I been climbing for 10 years now.
Keep safe
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ezjay40
May 26, 2003, 11:25 AM
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I used to think if you where a female climb that you had to be a nurse...
At least four of the girls I climb with where nurses
I also wanted to say that I never had to use me emt skills but then I remembered last yr... O #hit ! This old gentleman chose to go down this down climb instead of raping and I hear that God offall sound ! Of a body hitting a roll'n throw the leaves ...Man I hate that sound ! But he fell about 60' to land on a rock , which he was looking at another 100' drop if he didn't stop.
He survived with a broke arm, leg and couple of ribs ... crap I would of been died on the way down from fright . This dude was like 60... Shit !
You now what he said to me when we where taking him down the Hill .
Sorry to mess up your day !
And yes I have heard that sound before !
No skills needed !
Be cool Baby , Hope u never need them !
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rongoodman
May 26, 2003, 6:16 PM
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Paramedic for 17 years, working for a municipal system near Albany for the last 14. We also get to do helicopter-based rescue and medivacs with the New York State Police. Also a member of NYYRT-1, a medium-level USAR team based out of Albany, but my role in that is straight rescue.
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samshafer
May 27, 2003, 2:30 PM
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Paramedic 20 years this year; ER nurse since '91 less 4 years Sabbatical as medic for UN agency based in the Netherlands. I think risk-taking activities like climbing are a natural for adrenal junkies like EMS types.
:) Sam
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gthornberg
May 27, 2003, 3:52 PM
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I worked as an EMT for 5 years. The training came in handy for two climbers I help rescue. I was really glad for the ability to help in a meaningful way. The best thing you can do is volunteer somewhere and get real-world experience. I was amazed at how much more I had to learn beyond the classroom that could only be taught in real-scenarios.
Don't let the egos of medical type get to you (e.g., nurses, paramedics, fellow EMTs talking down to you). This will be its worst towards the beginning until people accept you as a true "battle-hardened" EMT.
Very happy for you!
GT
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poco_woz
May 11, 2005, 5:42 AM
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EMT-B and Army Combat Medic. The medic training emphasized trauma situations, extraction techniques, MEDEVAC, supportive care, and MacGyver-like ingenuity. Who knew a tampon was so great for a bullet wound?
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cbare
May 11, 2005, 9:51 AM
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I have seen a couple episodes of ER and I have been in a Holiday Inn Express. What more in the way of credentials do you need?
On a serious note, good job. The National Registry exam is rather challenging and stressful, even at the basic level. I believe that most EMT exams are similar to the NREMT examination process, ( written exam and multiple skills stations) so good job regardless of the type of exam.
cbare
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azrockclimber
May 11, 2005, 10:48 AM
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thats great..I have been putting that stuff off for way too long...It is just hard for me to find time that I wouldn't use to take a climbing trip...Good for you.
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napoleon_in_rags
May 11, 2005, 1:19 PM
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EMT B, Also a HAZMAT Specialist, 24hr HAZWOPER Trainer, Confined Space Rescue Trainer,and a whole lot of other acronyms. I work mainly in HAZMAT Response.
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altelis
May 11, 2005, 2:21 PM
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wfr and emt-b, just have been too lazy to take the additional test to combine forces and become a wemt (with your forces combined....you become CPT PLANET!!!, i mean, WEMT!!!! 8^)
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aklak
May 11, 2005, 3:03 PM
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Wilderness first aid .went on to WMT-B ( volley firefighter) then on to nursing school ...(BSN) have my ACLS and TNCC and work in the ER,...
and on Med surge.....
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majid_sabet
May 13, 2005, 3:28 AM
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I hate to brake your heart , but when their time is up they go and there is nothing you can do , last year while I was holding IV and my partner was given CPR , young climber died in front of me, but keep your EMT current and
welcome to the angels of life. :wink:
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e_free
May 14, 2005, 8:10 AM
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congrads!!! the first thing i did after getting certified was cpr during waterpolo practice in college :shock:
i proctored in a trauma center, but 95% of time worked remote places taking care of staff/clients. while fun, the "remoteness" is made appearant by any health issue that cant be handled otc, and further stretches the emt not trained in long-term care (i.e. nursing). you now have to care for those that return FROM the hospital TO your remote location- further made interesting by communicable pathogens camping out with you! purell, anyone? :P
past & present certs include emt-b, and the cpr papers to go with, lifeguarding/open/waterpark, ARC First Responder, ARC DAT i & ii. plus slew (slough?) of additonal training.
fwiw, worked in california, oregon, washington, maine, new hampshire, and mass as an emt (reciprocity rather than re-certing in each).
edited for spray. and spelling.
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nebo
May 19, 2005, 7:09 PM
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When I used to work as a guide I took EMT training/certification and then worked as an EMT for an ambulance one year during the off-season. I did this because I wanted to be better prepared in the event of an accident in the backcountry.
The training and experience was very helpful, but I found I was not cut out to be an ambulance EMT--some of the scenes were too traumatic, and though I responded effectively at the time, now, 22 years later, I still sometimes have a strong PTSD type reaction when I see an auto accident. I'm really glad that you guys are out there who don't have that reaction--we need you.
The EMT training and experience helped me handle a couple of backcountry injuries, the most serious of which was fractured leg sustained when a student slid over a suncup while practicing self-arrest--instructors' bad, we should have chosen a better spot without suncups in the runout zone.
However, one thing to keep in mind is that the EMT training assumes you have a fully equipped ambulance parked about 10 feet away (or it did back when I did the training). I never took the WFR training, but I felt like it would be a good complement to the EMT training, because it does not have the same assumption about the nearby ambulance. So I would encourage that for EMTs who are active in backcountry areas to do WFR also.
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napoleon_in_rags
May 22, 2005, 12:25 AM
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In reply to: I hate to brake your heart , but when their time is up they go and there is nothing you can do , last year while I was holding IV and my partner was given CPR , young climber died in front of me, but keep your EMT current and welcome to the angels of life. :wink:
What's the old EMT sayin? 48% of patients will die no matter what you do and 48% will live no matter what you do. It's the 4% you train for. Keep your certifications current!
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godskid5
May 22, 2005, 3:16 AM
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does anyone know where you can take an emt / wfr course in the portland ore area?
how much, and how long does it usually take?
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kman
May 22, 2005, 3:40 AM
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I have advanced wilderness first aid and my EMR (EMT-B for the yanks).
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musicman
May 22, 2005, 4:00 AM
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In reply to: MacGyver-like ingenuity. Who knew a tampon was so great for a bullet wound?
haha, my friend used one to stop her y nose, it expanded and she had a nice time pulling it out hahahaha, it was so funny, but it really stopped the bleading well
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rokjunky
May 22, 2005, 4:06 AM
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first off, kudos dude. now you won't be a "jafo"....just another f*ckin' observer". i've be a respiratory therapist for 12 years. in relation to all the trauma techs that have responded to your post, i feel kinda puny, even though i work the e.r. but, i AM the first page the nurses call in a code. but then, i always have a physician to call the shots. you guys are out there on your own(more or less). a noble call.
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dougtaylor
May 25, 2005, 5:35 AM
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I've been an EMT for 14 years, climber for 12. I've used my EMT skills at the crag 1 time. I said "You should go see a doctor".
On my way to and from the crags I've worked on some pretty serious stuff. I'm pretty sure it's safer to climb with me than be in a car on the highway near me.
Doug T
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dragonlii
May 25, 2005, 8:55 AM
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To all of you-- rock on! Proud of you. I've been in EMS for, ummmmm, a medic since 1982, and a trauma nurse since 1992, and teaching the stuff since '88. It makes me feel good for you guys when you have this much enthusiasm. I've always worked in teaching hospitals and trauma centers, and I love it when the "newbies" come through. Eager, and can't get enough of it. But a word of caution... don't go looking for IT, because IT will find you anyway. Don't allow yourself to get burned-out; take your time off, learn to say "no", relax, and put the rescue stuff out of your mind. spouses/significant others may not understand your love of the excitement; they may not REALLY want to hear about how "the dude was splattered all over the rock like spaghetti, it was way cool." Don't hold it against them, they just like other things better. Good luck in your choices. Climb hard, fall easy.
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tdah
Jun 11, 2005, 2:53 AM
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congrats! i'm a PICU doc now; i was an EMT before i went to med school.
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the_dude
Jun 11, 2005, 3:13 AM
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I was An EMT for 6 years. Did a summer on YOSAR. Ski patroled for a while too. My EMT lapsed, but I'm a Trauma ICU nurse now.
Cheers
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