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spydermonkey
May 14, 2003, 7:37 PM
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Now I can save lives leagaly. How many climbers have a medical background?
spyder
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zachres
May 14, 2003, 7:39 PM
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Hey,
How much class time did it take? Where did you go?
I'm interested in getting this certification, as well.
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erockguide
May 14, 2003, 8:13 PM
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I'm certified as EMT-B!! Rock on
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chris_nor_cal
May 14, 2003, 8:15 PM
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Congradulations, you can give oxygen and do cpr. just kidding. Theres a class you can get your EMT 1 in a month out here in california. Are you goign to go to medic school?
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jakedatc
May 15, 2003, 2:23 AM
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hey congrats
I'm not EMT but i was (until last weekend) lifeguard certified, cpr, and giong for my Athletic training certification in June (which has alot more practical applications then EMT) but also took me 4 years of college to get the chance to take and is alot harder then EMT
BUT saying that i'd like to get WEMT/WEC whatever u want to call it
having the medical background definitely helps me in the gym and out on rocks when friends twist ankles and sprain fingers and all that good stuff not to mention the self evaluations i do after using my invisible crashpad :shock:
Jake
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alpinerocket
May 15, 2003, 2:27 AM
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Paramedic here!!!
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socalclimber
May 15, 2003, 2:37 AM
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WFR here (Wilderness First Responder). My wife is also WFR cert. and is doing her EMT exams as we speak. I'll be taking EMT-B in the Fall. Congrats!
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thomascrown
May 15, 2003, 2:38 AM
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I am alos a certified EMT-B. I took the class when I was a junior in high school. it took both semesters, two days a week for two hours. By the time I was finished, I was 18 years old so I could get my cert. It is a great thing to have. The ride-along time was the best!
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ike00akua
May 15, 2003, 2:51 AM
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Yea, I take my EMT state test next week, wish me luck!!!
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chalker7
May 15, 2003, 2:56 AM
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awesome! way to go everyone who has some sorta medical background. i am due to take my EMT teste mid june so ill soon join everyone im also a volunteer firefighter. yeah i know nobody asked but i had to mention it. i love firefighting. rock on company 20. i hope i never need to use my skills on a fellow climber but knowing that i can if i have to eases the midn a little. im out like a fat kid playin dodge ball. peace
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boulderinemt
May 15, 2003, 3:41 AM
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i ju8st got my emt too. however i have been working under an outdoor emergency care (more comprehensive than WEC) for 3 years with ski patrol. Just remember the cardinal rules when out on calls 1) If its wet and sticky and not yours ,leave it alone 2)All patients die eventually 3)air goes in blood goes round...any variation of this is a bad thing. and the number 3 rule, probably the most important is Remember, Darwin was wrong! congrats on passing. go to http://www.thelunatick.com/ems it has some good stuff on it for ems and fd people
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extrememountaineer
May 15, 2003, 4:37 AM
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Congrats! That is cool. Before you were an EMT you could save lives legally under the Good Samaritan Law. As long as you were acting in good faith and didn't try doing something like a tracheotomy with a pocketknife, you were covered. Wait until you apply your first Sager Splint(are they still called that?) to a fractured femur...the relief the patient shows is awesome. Almost like magic.
My EMT class was crammed into 9 days. Geez! What a pain. Stupid question...I am EMT-I NA, I have heard of EMT-I A, EMT-II etc, what is EMT-B? You can only work on boulderers? I was certified 14 years ago so maybe this is something new?
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micahmcguire
May 17, 2003, 6:10 PM
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NR EMT-B, State of AK EMT-1, WFR, ETT...the list gets smaller and more embarrassing. I am currently going to nursing school for a 4 year BS and a RN, and am very seriously considering paramedic's school afterwards (they can get such great hours, and such sweet jobs). As climbers, good for all of you who have an EMT cert. That is definitly stuff you should know. Why stop there though, I'll bet your community has a professional volunteer's group that oversees public events and such, I'm a member of one up here in Anchorage, and its great. You can get free recerts, lots of continuing education, patient contact, and very cheap training if you want to jump up to EMT II or III. Heck, our group helped send one of its members to paramedic's school, gave her a scholarship for about half of her costs. Anyways, good for all of you.
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bumblesbounce
May 18, 2003, 1:40 AM
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WFA and WEMT in 8 MONTHS! YAY! Yes, I do have a large medical backround but don't expect me to be able to give ya much cpr cause I would need it myself!
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clymber
May 18, 2003, 2:03 AM
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The B in EMT-B stands for basic. In some states thats all they have NJ Is like that. Ive had my EMT cert for 10yrs now i thing. I would love to take a WEMT class but dont really have the time or money for it right now. Im sure if it came to it I would be able to what had to be if the crisis came and I was out in the boonies. I also have High Angle and Rope Rescu ,Cert Forest Fire Fighter , FarMedic(get to deal with farmers trapped in their farm equipment) and looking for a class in Confined Space Rescue
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docoorah
May 18, 2003, 2:18 AM
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Former Combat Trauma specialist in the Navy, served 5 years with the Marines providing medical care to combat troops, sniper teams, and SEAL Teams, tours in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Rwanda. Marine Corps sent me to the "Assault Climber" course in Camp LeJeune, NC. Been climbing and providing health care ever since!
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hishopper
May 18, 2003, 2:21 AM
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EMT-B, FF1, CISM, looking for open door into SAR.
(Sounds like a pissing match of acronyms here).
Anyway, yeah.. how cool is it that so many of us are trained in at least the basics - I think that speaks highly of the climbing community.
To whomever said Paramedics have sweet jobs... where do you live :?:
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climb4life
May 18, 2003, 4:16 AM
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just from reading all these people who have higher medical care courses climber just makes me want to become a slug and pray that god pour salt so i can srivel up and die. i thought i was going to be a man after i am done with my wfr course. now i feel very small indeed. i hate you guys!!!
just some day, i shall be the ruler of medical care
climb on
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medic3
May 18, 2003, 11:50 AM
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spent 4 years as a combat medic us army light infantry, currently paramedic with large urban ems system....docoorah, military nylon 120' sucks, no doubt, nothing like burning in wearing a nylon swiss seat with a single carabiner....
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docoorah
May 18, 2003, 1:28 PM
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HAHA! Military nylon was, up until around 2 years ago, still considered "dynamic" enough to take a whipper! While wearing a swiss seat, nonetheless! I've pinched my cat's brains more than once on a hell-hole rappel...usually from 75' or higher from CH-53's.
As for the single carabiner thing...icky bad. Now that I know better...wow...sure was dumb back then.
Anybody know if they still use Seneca Rocks for training?
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socalclimber
May 18, 2003, 2:03 PM
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I don't see what the problem with being a WFR is. It's an excellent course. It also depends on who taught you. I was fortunate to take the course from a good friend of mine who has among many accomplishments:
Worked on YOSAR for 13 years
Was a Paramedic for years
Worked in Trauma rooms
been a yosemite climber living in the valley since 73
and seen and or treated just about every form of injury you can imagine. We really learned a ton of cool stuff from him. I'm doing my EMT-B this fall.
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ozarkclimber
May 18, 2003, 4:40 PM
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That's sweet! congrats. Having a medical background really helps out when you're in the backcountry. It definitely adds an aspect of safety no one else is able to offer. I'm a med-student, which slows down the climbing a little, but definitely worth it. I want to become a WFR soon, and hopefully add wilderness medicine to my resume once i'm finally a doctor. Understanding how the body works definitely adds another aspect to climbing.
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benellihunter
May 21, 2003, 2:55 AM
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hey..congrats...i would like any help in findin a EMT class near Auburn, alabama..im a student there and im sure they offer it but im not sure...would like any confirmation..b/c i register for fall classes soon
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sunseeker
May 21, 2003, 8:12 AM
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As a certified EMT, WFR, and WEMT, I would say that, instructor depending, WFR would be the best overall choice for backcountry medicine. I took WFR first, THEN EMT, and I was told that I could not do half of what I learned in WFR as an EMT. Basically as an EMT you can adminster O2 and glycogen, and not do much more for the patient. As a WFR, at least in my course, I learned so much about patient care, as well as a better understanding in anatomy, and much more intense scenarios. EMT was a cake after my WFR scenarios -- my big WFR scenario was an epic 'climbing accident', which I "discovered" on a "night hike". I had to deal with two climbers who were DOA, as well as an injured, hysterical SO. Congrats on passing EMT, just think about getting WEMT when it is time to re-cert.
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reno
May 21, 2003, 9:22 AM
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I've been a paramedic for years, now. Was an Athletic Trainer before that. Currently work as a ground paramedic, flight paramedic, and instructor.
Glad to see I'm not the only climbing medic around!
JRB
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