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Every country has done this. It doesn't make it more right or wrong that we did it here too, but other than the original indigenous settlers for any particular area everyone is living on conquered ground. To suggest moving the entire world's population back to an arbitrary historical former homeland is absurd. And why are you insinuating that all illegal aliens come from Mexico? Are you racist?

I would prefer they were sent back where they came from. Essentially all of the countries from which illegal aliens originate have universal health care. If it's so great, why don't they get it fixed there?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illegal illegal 2 entries found. 1illegal (adjective) 2illegal (noun) Main Entry:1il-le-gal Pronunciation: \(ˌ)i(l)-ˈlē-gəl\ Function:adjective Etymology:Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French illegal, from Medieval Latin illegalis, from Latin in- + legalis legalDate:1538 : not according to or authorized by law : unlawful , illicit ; also : not sanctioned by official rules (as of a game) http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alien alien 3 entries found. 1alien (adjective) 2alien (noun) 3alien (transitive verb) Main Entry:1alien Pronunciation: \ˈā-lē-ən, ˈāl-yən\ Function:adjective Etymology:Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin alienus, from aliusDate:14th century 1 a: belonging or relating to another person, place, or thing : strange b: relating, belonging, or owing allegiance to another country or government : foreign c: exotic 12: differing in nature or character typically to the point of incompatibilitysynonyms see extrinsic — alien-ly adverb If I jaywalk, that doesn't make me an illegal walker. If I get a speeding ticket, that doesn't make me an illegal driver. Actually, that is exactly what it makes you. You are pretty sanctimonious considering your post is factually incorrect. Words mean things. Just because that meaning does not fit into your world view does not make the meaning change.

I once had a medical textbook that said, "You will be present when a lot of people are born, and when a lot of people die. Every one of these times is an honor". At first, I kind of dismissed it as overly maudlin or cheesy. But now I realize it's about the truest thing I've ever heard.

You told that story beautifully. I'm still new in emergency medicine and losing a patient is not something I'm used to just yet. I just had an EMS shift where a woman went to bed with her husband and woke up next to his dead body. She called 911 and started CPR, but he was down for God only knows how long and it was futile. We ran a code on him for 30 minutes and eventually it was called in the field after talking to medical control and getting the okay from the wife. He was almost naked, covered in his own urine, and already blue with an ET tube sticking out of his mouth and defibrilator pads stuck on his chest. That was the last memory she had of him, and she was understandably hysterical. The family members get me more than the patients at those moments. The patient is already gone, nothing more you can do for them, but the family is just beginning their tragedy.

What in the name of Joe Pesci does that have to do with anything? They work cheap. Good for them. You know what would be even better? If they worked back where they belong. And if every employer who knowingly hired them and every do-gooder who helped them break the law were in prison. That's another place you can work hard for little money. There's a process to come here legally. My grandparents used it, all four of them. So did millions of others. Get in line.

No, they are ILLEGAL ALIENS, and they are CRIMINAL INVADERS. They are also the final nail in the coffin for a lot of Western and Southwestern health care systems (how many hospitals and ERs have closed in the last few years?). If you like them so much, YOU pay for them.

Oops, looks like I should have looked up before I posted.

I have noticed those who say that are often either on Welfare, and completely ungrateful for the charity they are getting, or they are uninsured and likely will never pay a dime.

I wouldn't say it's just straight guys. My partner on the ambulance is as gay as a maypole, and he's quite the fan too.

Don't let these Negative Nancys get you down. If you don't want to wear a bra, don't wear one. It's your body!!! Freedom!!!! Sisterhood!!!! Also, you should jump up and down as much as possible.

I don't know what your color/style requirements are, but I'm a 15EEEE and I live in my EMS boots. They are so comfortable I have three pair, and I wear them pretty much any time I am wearing pants, with the exception of dressy occasions. http://www.lapolicegear.com/ good assortment of size/brand/price

Cute, but it's a verbatim cut and paste of a chain email/Snopes.com http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/le-a.asp

Many Good Samaritan laws have less protection for licensed personnel. To quote my old Karate teacher (although he was talking about defending yourself) "We do what we have to do, but we don't necessarily stand around and hand out business cards afterwards". Take that any way you want.

Didn't realize it was your site for a minute there. Kudos to you sir, you are a musical genius (if not a vocal virtuoso).

Reading back through everything I now realize you all weren't commenting on my singing at all (which is good because I haven't done any), but were actually giving credit to the actual author of the songs, TexNC.

I'm glad everyone liked the site. One thing though, a few of you have commented on my singing voice-It's not me. I just came upon the site while out surfing around and I thought you guys would like it. I wish I had the wit to write those songs, but I'm not sorry that voice isn't mine

I just found this guy's blog. I have no connection to the blog whatsoever, just thought it was funny. The guy can't really sing very well, but the songs are very appropriate to the ER environment. "Hello Haldol (The Sound of Silence)" "Sittin in the Ambulance Bay" "Migraines" "Talking Fibromyalgia" And lots of others. I hope they make you laugh like the did me. http://weirdnursingtales.blogspot.com/2008/03/ed-sing-long-hello-haldol-sound-of.html

She is working WAY below her earning potential and complains that you don't have enough luxuries, which apparently you are expected to provide. Now, you're in school about to greatly increase your own earning potential, while she continues to work for minimum wage? Sounds like you're setting yourself up for a looooooooooong road of supporting her while she does what she wants, or you're increasing the divorce settlement she'll get when you've finally had enough. You have to do what's right for you, but personally I'd eject while I was still broke and there was less to lose (although she'll probably get her hands on some of your pension since you're ex-military). With an LPN salary and your pension, a man could have a nice life as a single guy.

If you've ever pointed to the lable on the normal saline IV bag (NaCl) and told the drugseeking patient "I probably shouldn't give you this, the doctor almost never writes an order for it, but this Nackel works on even the worst migraine/fibromyalgia/soft tissue injury/skinned knee. Please keep this quiet."

My post was sarcastic, directed at the original poster, not you. I don't even know who you are. Anyone who witholds treatment purposely or deliberately causes pain to a patient should lose their license. Hence the sarcasm. That said, if your family was in the ER for a petty reason, shame on them and on you. And nobody who isn't psychotic would deliberately keep medicine from someone in septic shock. It was either an error, they were ordered to hold it for some reason, or the person who did it is crazy. It is quite possible to wait 4 hours for admission in a lot of hospitals, due to overcrowding and the aforementioned idiots who come in for nothing. And you could definitely see a bunch of people who "aren't doing anything" suddenly "come alive" when a trauma or heart attack rolls in. You see, those are emergencies. You are in the emergency room. See the connection??? If you have an emergency, by all means go to the ER. If you aren't sure if you have an emergency, go to the ER. If you're trying to save a copay and clog up the system for no reason, *$%%$ you. (This is not medical advice. Jesus loves you)

What a thoughtful and eloquent question. Go on in to the ER! That's what they're for ! Why should you be inconvenienced when you can jam up an already clogged system with your BS complaint. At least you have insurance. ER nurses LOVE people who game the system. Enjoy the very large Foley.

That was my reaction the first time I heard it too. Apparently Maalox and heat lamp is an effective old school remedy for a pressure sore. And apparently if the sore happened to be in a hard-to-reach place like inside a butt cheek, it was not unheard of to position the patient on one side, tape one cheek to the bed rails so the heat lamp could get to the sore, upon which you had put the Maalox. My girlfriend is a long time Nursing Home LPN and she confirmed having done this numerous times. Here is a post that describes the technique, but does not mention the taping: https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/old-skills-we-do-not-use-anymore-79024.html Here's a long email discussion that talks about rubbing all manner of wierd substances on a bed sore, and also specifically mentions taping the cheeks. http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg06656.html

When I saw this thread title I thought it was going to be about the old school practice of taping a geriatric patient's butt cheek to the bed rail when using a heat lamp and Maalox to dry up a bed sore.

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