Hi Guys,

[Guest guest]

I too can reflect the equipment and personnel issues you've voiced

here. It has been my goal to reduce the back strain and train my

support personnel to a standard I can accept. Not easily done when

only half of them speak enough English to get a concept right. " Yes

boss " does not really tell me if they understand. When I ask them to

actually do something, the truth becomes abundantly clear. So,

frequent iteration and LOTS of actual hands-on practice seems to keep

them refreshed. My scientific crew is, as others have said, my best

back-up. We can communicate and many have had valuable previous

medical training as first-responders or even just CPR.

I have come across some new equipment bags/backpacks that are designed

by , Conterra and Blackhawk that actually are designed by pack

makers and designed specifically for medical response. They all

incorporate excellent support systems to save our backs and manage our

stuff adequately. I have no financial interest in any of these but

have used much of this stuff in various capacities and found it to

solve some, if not most, of the concerns voiced here about

" packability " and back safety. That said, I am a huge believer in

breaking up the loads to minimize the back strain. I have recently

been faced with the company I have been contracted to, dictating the

contents of the jump bag (although the author of this list has never

been in our (offshore medics) shoes). Each time I rotate in, I remove

the foley catheter kit and some of the other items from the kit that

my opposite (working for contracting company) insists on having in the

jump bag. Honestly, when is it appropriate to foley one's patient in

the field, say 100 feet from the hospital?

Appropriate inventory based on actual need and thorough assessment of

the realities of the environment seem to be secondary to the dweeb

inventories dictated from shore. I am really big on evidence based

medicine as well as evidence based equipment selection if you can't tell.

Cheers all,

Steve

[Guest guest]

Hi Shweta, i live in london too.Can u plz specify the books ur selling ? From: Shweta <shwetatomar2006@...> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 10:32 PM Subject: hi guys,

I have got ORE part 1 few papers and stuff.If anyone is interseted then pls collect from me.I live in London.

[Guest guest]

Hello shweta

i would like to collect.can u tell me how can i collect please?

Kind regards

Salina

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On Sun, May 13, 2012 14:32 PDT Shweta wrote:

>I have got ORE part 1 few papers and stuff.If anyone is interseted then pls

collect from me.I live in London.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Shweta,

i would like to purchase the stuff from you as i live in london and

also intend to give oRE 1 this year.Regards Iram

>

> I have got ORE part 1 few papers and stuff.If anyone is interseted then pls

collect from me.I live in London.

>