I’ve decided not to pursue paramedicine. It kinda breaks my heart, but there it is. In BC, it’s basically not possible to start as a paramedic with BC Ambulance anywhere near Vancouver. And that was okay when I was just a single girl with my dog. A couple of years in the middle of nowhere [...]
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Approximately 3 microns away from exploding with rage
July 24th, 2008
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There is NO way in hell that I passed that test. I am really, really angry with the JI right now — how, exactly, was I prepared for that? Seriously, I got 94% on the written exam in class… you’d THINK that this would indicate that I have an idea of what I’m doing, right? [...]
Hi, I’m here to shock you.
May 23rd, 2008
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Well, even if I fail everything else, I’ve managed to do one thing right: I got my CPR-C certification today, with a perfect score on the test. (Good thing, too — you can only get 3 wrong…) We learned how to use automated external defibrillator’s as well, which is pretty awesome. Much fun was had [...]
Day Two
May 21st, 2008
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Awesomeness. Observations of Day 2: – Perfect score on the first test. Phew. Was WAY more worried about it than I should have been. – Best Acronym Ever: HEMP BC. Is part of the initial scene assessment. Apparently nobody EVER forgets that one. Ah, Vancouver, you make me proud. For the record (because the more [...]
Observations
May 20th, 2008
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- People are heavy – I need to be stronger. Working on this. – I have blisters on my hands from lifting a variety of stretchers and cots, both loaded & unloaded. – cots are harder to work than they look. stupid cots. – I didn’t drop anybody! I came close at one point, and [...]
That didn’t go as expected.
May 20th, 2008
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Plan: Go to sleep early, be rested and refreshed ready to get up and go learn how to save lives. Woo! Reality: Couldn’t sleep. Hmm. Got to sleep somewhere around midnight, so not TOO much later than I was aiming for, but since I had to be up at 6 (gah, even EARLIER than I [...]
Did I mention that I’m scared to death?
May 18th, 2008
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marmot says: don’t worry, it’s not like anyone will die if you don’t learn everything marmot says: oh wait… THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARMOT.
More pancakes, please.
May 7th, 2008
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So… remember that bit I wrote about the pre-course homework I’ve been doing? Well, I’ve been keeping up with it reasonably well, only skipping a chapter here and there due to illness, and catching up again later… Then, last night I got my supplemental reading materials from the JIBC. Oh crap. Said supplemental readings appear [...]
Keener
May 1st, 2008
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At the beginning of any education process, I turn into a total keener. I study, I prepare, I read, I do everything right. The hard part, of course, is keeping that up. But I’m setting goals for myself early and reminding myself of the pancake philosophy I read on jhawke’s website, originally from this site [...]
Attention hairy people
April 30th, 2008
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If you’re at risk for cardiac arrest and you have a hairy chest… you might want to shave that bad boy. It seems that excessive hair is enough of a problem with defib that it actually warrants a section in the manual on how to get rid of it. And the first try ISN’T shaving. [...]