Guest guest Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 In remembering the no glove era, remember when gloves were latex and the whole world didn't have a latex allergy? Do they even make latex gloves anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 We used to carry test strips as a back-up when the fancy, computer-cybernetic glucometer takes a powder... Barry McClung, EMT-P can you remember > > We first started testing way far back when Dinasours ruled the earth. We pricked and placed the blood on the strip then held it up to the side of the bottle and matched the color with the > range. > > Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 We used to use them BEFORE there were fancy computer-cybernetic glucometers!!!! Jack Re: can you remember We used to carry test strips as a back-up when the fancy, computer-cybernetic glucometer takes a powder... Barry McClung, EMT-P can you remember > > We first started testing way far back when Dinasours ruled the earth. We pricked and placed the blood on the strip then held it up to the side of the bottle and matched the color with the > range. > > Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 How about before we even had chem strips and had to rely on knowing the difference between insulin shock and DKA. A. Ozenberger BS,LP,CHT Training Specialist III Education Laboratory UTMB - Galveston (409)747-2146 www.utmb.edu/edlab Re: can you remember We used to carry test strips as a back-up when the fancy, computer-cybernetic glucometer takes a powder... Barry McClung, EMT-P can you remember > > We first started testing way far back when Dinasours ruled the earth. We pricked and placed the blood on the strip then held it up to the side of the bottle and matched the color with the > range. > > Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 In a message dated 3/29/2004 2:42:46 PM Central Standard Time, hbarber@... writes: Well, I can remember seeing mentholated on more than one occasion. Henry Norman Frazier wrote: > How about shaving cream on burns (non-mentholated). I can remember putting mentholated shaving cream on sunburns when I was younger. When shaving cream still came in a foam, not just a gel..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 How about shaving cream on burns (non-mentholated). Norman Frazier Re: can you remember And how about mouth-to-mouth! Things from the past that make you go YUK! Maxine ----- Original Message ----- > I remember those days. > > I also remember that the only gloves on scene > were turnout gloves and work gloves. Latex > gloves were used in surgery. A medic's > involvement in an incident was measured by how > trashed the uniform was afterwards. > > phil > > --- Henry Barber wrote: > > > > We first started testing way far back when > > Dinasours ruled the earth. We pricked and > > placed the blood on the strip then held it up > > to the side of the bottle and matched the color > > with the > > range. > > > > Henry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 and ya had to taste it before they came out with chemstrips..... >>> cllw602@... 3/29/04 11:32:46 AM >>> In a message dated 3/29/2004 8:41:57 AM Central Standard Time, hbarber@... writes: We first started testing way far back when Dinosaurs ruled the earth. We pricked and placed the blood on the strip then held it up to the side of the bottle and matched the color with the range. Henry --------------------------------------------------------------------------- And a lot of times, IT WORKED BETTER TOO...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 Well I can remember seeing mentholated on more than one occasion. Henry Norman Frazier wrote: > How about shaving cream on burns (non-mentholated). > > Norman Frazier > Re: can you remember > > And how about mouth-to-mouth! Things from the past that make you go YUK! > > Maxine > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > I remember those days. > > > > I also remember that the only gloves on scene > > were turnout gloves and work gloves. Latex > > gloves were used in surgery. A medic's > > involvement in an incident was measured by how > > trashed the uniform was afterwards. > > > > phil > > > > --- Henry Barber wrote: > > > > > > We first started testing way far back when > > > Dinasours ruled the earth. We pricked and > > > placed the blood on the strip then held it up > > > to the side of the bottle and matched the color > > > with the > > > range. > > > > > > Henry > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 what shaving cream do to sun burns? On Monday, Mar 29, 2004, at 15:44 US/Central, cllw602@... wrote: > In a message dated 3/29/2004 2:42:46 PM Central Standard Time, > hbarber@... writes: > Well, I can remember seeing mentholated on more than one occasion. > > Henry > > Norman Frazier wrote: > > > How about shaving cream on burns (non-mentholated). > > > I can remember putting mentholated shaving cream on sunburns when I was > younger. When shaving cream still came in a foam, not just a gel..... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 Can you remember the Half Ring Splint, and how to tie the ankle hitch. Re: can you remember > Oh, interesting. > > What about vinegar on sunburns/burns or colloidal silver for that > matter? > > > > On Monday, Mar 29, 2004, at 16:18 US/Central, cllw602@... wrote: > > > > My grandfather used to say that mentholated shaving cream took the > > sting out > > of sunburns (minor burns). I don't think there was any medical > > evidence to > > support it, I think it was more of just an old wives' tale. Kinda like > > butter and > > meat tenderizer. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 A person could do some pretty impressive cap flipping and air squirts. Henry Larry Mcdonald wrote: > Can you remember 2 amps of Sodium Bicarb right off the bat?????? > > Larry Mc > PJCEMSP > > Re: can you remember > > mentholated shaving cream cools the burn. no medical evidence to prove > > this, but,as a redhead and one who burns just going to the car. I can say > I > > have used this method many times. > > what shaving cream do to sun burns? > > > > On Monday, Mar 29, 2004, at 15:44 US/Central, cllw602@... wrote: > > > > > In a message dated 3/29/2004 2:42:46 PM Central Standard Time, > > > hbarber@... writes: > > > Well, I can remember seeing mentholated on more than one occasion. > > > > > > Henry > > > > > > Norman Frazier wrote: > > > > > > > How about shaving cream on burns (non-mentholated). > > > > > > > > > I can remember putting mentholated shaving cream on sunburns when I was > > > younger. When shaving cream still came in a foam, not just a gel..... > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 Boy that brings back memories. I remember not only the cravat ankle hitch, (which I can still do) but the old compress pads with the firm bandage rolls that were not even near as easy to use as Kerlix. We used to tie off our dressings by cutting long ways into the bandage roll and then tying it off with the knot over the wound site to add pressure. (Adhesive tape? We don't need no stinking adhesive tape!) We would then put them in our brand new Oldsmobile high top, (1969 model) and haul it to the ER. Ed Brando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 We teach the cravat ankle hitch to this day. GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 Yes, and often as not with both attendants in the front smoking cigarettes. GG In a message dated 3/30/2004 2:40:52 PM Central Standard Time, emsbrando@... writes: Boy that brings back memories. I remember not only the cravat ankle hitch, (which I can still do) but the old compress pads with the firm bandage rolls that were not even near as easy to use as Kerlix. We used to tie off our dressings by cutting long ways into the bandage roll and then tying it off with the knot over the wound site to add pressure. (Adhesive tape? We don't need no stinking adhesive tape!) We would then put them in our brand new Oldsmobile high top, (1969 model) and haul it to the ER. Ed Brando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 In a message dated 3/30/2004 4:03:44 PM Central Standard Time, wegandy1938@... writes: Yes, and often as not with both attendants in the front smoking cigarettes ------------------------------------------------------------- Hey, you know oxygen in itself is NOT flammable... That was always our excuse...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 Also, 2 stack shocks, intubate, then third shock, followed by IV. As initial treatment of V-fib. A. Ozenberger BS,LP,CHT Training Specialist III Education Laboratory UTMB - Galveston (409)747-2146 www.utmb.edu/edlab Re: can you remember Can you remember 2 amps of Sodium Bicarb right off the bat?????? Larry Mc PJCEMSP Re: can you remember > mentholated shaving cream cools the burn. no medical evidence to prove > this, but,as a redhead and one who burns just going to the car. I can say I > have used this method many times. > what shaving cream do to sun burns? > > On Monday, Mar 29, 2004, at 15:44 US/Central, cllw602@... wrote: > > > In a message dated 3/29/2004 2:42:46 PM Central Standard Time, > > hbarber@... writes: > > Well, I can remember seeing mentholated on more than one occasion. > > > > Henry > > > > Norman Frazier wrote: > > > > > How about shaving cream on burns (non-mentholated). > > > > > > I can remember putting mentholated shaving cream on sunburns when I was > > younger. When shaving cream still came in a foam, not just a gel..... > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 In a message dated 3/30/04 7:58:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, preyn2@... writes: Not only do I remember the splint and how to tie the hitch, I vividly remember a young lady's foot slipping out of the pre-made rubber/foam ankle grabber (for the record, I didn't apply it). Consequently, when I see my once-in-a-decade femur fx, I lean heavily toward the cravat method. phil I still teach the cravat ankle hitch when I am teaching the traction splint. How many times have you gotten your traction splint out and the " pre-made rubber/foam " hitch is missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 I can sure remember the Half ring and the knot. Knots are a specialty. I really liked it. By the way, did you know the average nurse doesn't know how to apply a traction splint? Tom LeNeveu Learning Paramedic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 FireMedic1633@... writes: I can sure remember the Half ring and the knot. Knots are a specialty. I really liked it. By the way, did you know the average nurse doesn't know how to apply a traction splint? Tom LeNeveu Learning Paramedic ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ask them how to deflate MAST trousers. Do you remember when that was an actual question on the state exam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 Only in the front? In the back with the patient, they had to share cause they only had one left between them..... 'Tater Salad' Hatfield " I had the right to remain silent, but I did not have the ability. " Don't miss EMStock 2004!!! May 21-23 in booming Midlothian, Texas!!!! www.EMStock.com Re: can you remember > Yes, and often as not with both attendants in the front smoking cigarettes. > > GG > > In a message dated 3/30/2004 2:40:52 PM Central Standard Time, > emsbrando@... writes: > Boy that brings back memories. I remember not only the cravat ankle hitch, > (which I can still do) but the old compress pads with the firm bandage rolls > that were not even near as easy to use as Kerlix. > > We used to tie off our dressings by cutting long ways into the bandage roll > and then tying it off with the knot over the wound site to add pressure. > (Adhesive tape? We don't need no stinking adhesive tape!) > > We would then put them in our brand new Oldsmobile high top, (1969 model) and > haul it to the ER. > > Ed Brando > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 Barry, I remember when we didn't have the fancy new glucometers and we carried these test strips and a bottle of water....that was it!! can you remember > > > > > > We first started testing way far back when Dinasours ruled the earth. We > pricked and placed the blood on the strip then held it up to the side of > the bottle and matched the color with the > > range. > > > > Henry > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 Station wagons that only had a rescusitator and a splint pak for supplies, and a Model 30 cot? Low top Suburbans....got ya there quick, but no work room.... Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 The cravat is the only way to go!! Re: can you remember > In a message dated 3/30/04 7:58:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, preyn2@... > writes: > Not only do I remember the splint and how to tie > the hitch, I vividly remember a young lady's foot > slipping out of the pre-made rubber/foam ankle > grabber (for the record, I didn't apply it). > Consequently, when I see my once-in-a-decade > femur fx, I lean heavily toward the cravat > method. > > phil > I still teach the cravat ankle hitch when I am teaching the traction splint. > How many times have you gotten your traction splint out and the " pre-made > rubber/foam " hitch is missing? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 Yep, still teach it. LMc PJCEMSP Re: can you remember > > > > Oh, interesting. > > > > What about vinegar on sunburns/burns or colloidal silver for that > > matter? > > > > > > > > On Monday, Mar 29, 2004, at 16:18 US/Central, cllw602@... wrote: > > > > > > My grandfather used to say that mentholated shaving cream took the > > > sting out > > > of sunburns (minor burns). I don't think there was any medical > > > evidence to > > > support it, I think it was more of just an old wives' tale. Kinda like > > > butter and > > > meat tenderizer. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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