medicTHREE’s week in tweets

• @michaelwpg good luck! Cold turkey? Should try chantix! Worked great for me. 18 months smoke free! in reply to michaelwpg #
• Should be sleeping… not up for 4 hours. Home with the boy today and got lots to do… #
• Making Nacho Cheese salsa dip for breakfast? Or is it dinner… since I have been up 6 hours. #
• Haven't even made it in the station tonight. Boooooo #
• How many ce hours does pals count for registry? #
• Lol…. so I haved pals is worth 4, 8, or 16! Anyone for sure? #
• New blog post: On the Truck http://medicthree.com/2010/03/on-the-truck-2/ #
• Too tired to work tonight. #
• New blog post: Assault with a deadly…. eww… http://medicthree.com/2010/03/assault-with-a-deadly-eww/ #
• Follow me on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/medicTHREE/294425433211 #
• @Harwetopa 8 was the magic number for PALS, btw. in reply to Harwetopa #
• New blog post: Stubborn http://medicthree.com/2010/03/stubborn/ #
• The National Registry is Emergency Care for Monkeys http://bt.io/Ed0Y #
• Ugh. We rent out our basement to a friend and he has had a friend on his couch for over 5 months. Enough is Enough. #
• @Jentz24 ewwww! Nebraska? Thats even flatter than where I am… in reply to Jentz24 #
• New blog post: Reality Check http://medicthree.com/2010/03/reality-check/ #
• Follow me on Facebook, Friends! http://www.facebook.com/pages/medicTHREE/294425433211 #
• Been up since 0400. Working nights and living days is getting to be a challenge! #
• RE: @45463970 I completely I agree. Rather than taking skills away I think we need to focus on perfecting our current … http://disq.us/dk0uq #
• RE: @45463970 It does seem a bit odd. The only thing I can see is that TImothy seems to have taken a few studies compl… http://disq.us/dk0v7 #
• @Ckemtp I agree, and can't wait for your perspective! in reply to Ckemtp #
• @MedicSBK Thanks! in reply to MedicSBK #
• @ssgjbroyles @shell1972 Thanks for the RT! in reply to ssgjbroyles #
• RE: I think you are making some assumptions that are pretty hard to make. How do YOU know what is unnecessary? You hav… http://disq.us/dk12v #
• RE: Degrees prove nothing. At all. I use to work with 2 medics with degrees, wouldn't let them touch my family if I ha… http://disq.us/dk130 #
• RE: Just because there is a medic in the truck doesn't mean they are getting ALS care. No one said that every patient … http://disq.us/dk135 #
• RE: The simple fact is that between paramedic school and your FTO program, you should be able to handle the calls. If … http://disq.us/dk13a #
• @theHappyMedic "paramedic science" or "emergency medical services" or even the dreaded "ems leadership" in reply to theHappyMedic #
• @NJDiveMedic please do. I would love to have any opinion possible. in reply to NJDiveMedic #
• Join the Debate about ALS necessity! http://bit.ly/ciPqTu #
• @NJDiveMedic hooray! in reply to NJDiveMedic #
• RE: See, this is part of the problem, you need a paper to show you what is inexperienced.

  Second, what kind of syste… http://disq.us/dk14j #

• RE: Show me a place you can substantiate this claim. http://disq.us/dk151 #
• RE: Aw don't do that. You started the debate. http://disq.us/dk155 #
• RE: @medicthree First of all, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to talk about this. I have yet to have a th… http://disq.us/dk16j #
• @theHappyMedic both in reply to theHappyMedic #
• @RethinkingEMS No harm in thinking of ideas. Just know that experience is always going to matter–you say it yourself in your own argument! in reply to RethinkingEMS #
• @MsParamedic thats what you get for sleeping, silly! Thus why I am ALWAYS awake. in reply to MsParamedic #
• @UKMedic999 Discussion is what will move us forward, without a doubt. in reply to UKMedic999 #
• Keep the debate alive http://bit.ly/ciPqTu #
• @Ckemtp well hurry up! in reply to Ckemtp #
• @RethinkingEMS its old and singular. And you are taking it entirely out of context. in reply to RethinkingEMS #
• @MsParamedic We call many codes in the field. Very rarely do we tx one we didn't get back in the field. What can they do I can't? in reply to MsParamedic #
• @Ckemtp I said exactly what I would say in my post. in reply to Ckemtp #
• @MedicSBK I do not believe any chance that 40% walk out the door, even if they only haul live ones. in reply to MedicSBK #
• @jodfie Wait, wait wait. Read what he has written. He didn't state it as opinion, but fact. There is a difference. in reply to jodfie #
• @MsParamedic ugh that would make me mad. in reply to MsParamedic #
• @RethinkingEMS No need to cop an attitude. Depending on the system, many things have improved. in reply to RethinkingEMS #
• @RethinkingEMS 8 years ago the thought of focusing on scene times was just starting to come to grips. Now I get trauma review for anything in reply to RethinkingEMS #
• @RethinkingEMS over 7 minutes that was tx code 3. Remember that you are talking to people that do this for a living. in reply to RethinkingEMS #
• @MsParamedic we call on our own and then call a coroner to determine destination(morgue or funeral home). Only time I call is homicide (CYA) in reply to MsParamedic #
• @jodfie This isn't a pissing match. Quit trying to always be on middle ground. Sometimes issues need to be debated. It happens. in reply to jodfie #
• @jodfie Thats what happens when you tell someone their job is pointless. in reply to jodfie #
• @Ckemtp I raise you 10 units of obecalp and 3 units of cribotit. in reply to Ckemtp #
• @Jeramedic lol…. That seems a bit drastic… depending on who gets it? in reply to Jeramedic #
• @Ckemtp booo for work! in reply to Ckemtp #
• RE: If you can't handle a little debate, maybe you really should pack it up. You decided to bring the fury and you kee… http://disq.us/dk1gm #
• RE: I agree that a degree CAN be beneficial. A degree does NOT mean you are qualified for a damn thing though. YOU are… http://disq.us/dk1go #
• Time to lighten things up… http://bit.ly/cBotxJ A little dose of a Asher's laugh! #
• @jodfie lol…. in reply to jodfie #
• @rescue_monkey ON the verge of shutting down comments on this post. There is a difference between discussion and trolling. in reply to rescue_monkey #
• @JustMyBlog I was….. in reply to JustMyBlog #
• and it was all recorded on my droid! #
• One post has brought over 500 hits to my blog today. How in the hell…. I average way less than that. #
• Thanks for the discussion guys. #
• @rescue_monkey yeah…. Not sure how that happened… in reply to rescue_monkey #
• @MedicSBK omg. I snorted. in reply to MedicSBK #
• @rescue_monkey not normally…. Seriously…. The posts that get attention normally are completely non ems related. I guess I push buttons. in reply to rescue_monkey #
• more people find my blog by searching for daniel martin than ems or paramedic #
• @MedicSBK not many people would get that reference… in reply to MedicSBK #
• @NJDiveMedic I treat stupid every night on shift. With 14 G needles and a stern father like voice. "Yup. You're a moron" in reply to NJDiveMedic #
• @toddschoonover Nice! in reply to toddschoonover #
• @myrtlife there is a pizza joint here that does all you can eat pizza and all you can drink beer for 18 bucks for 6 hours…. Baaaad! in reply to myrtlife #
• someone load medicthree.com and tell me if you have any problems. #
• @Epi_Junky lol…. in reply to Epi_Junky #
• @RethinkingEMS try it now. Was messing with the limit on thread depth. in reply to RethinkingEMS #
• @chebert13 its good now. Must have been a connection issue. in reply to chebert13 #
• Failbooking – Funny Facebook Status Messages ( Failbook )Google Answers All Of Life’s Questi.. http://tinyurl.com/ya4sm8q #
• The wheels on the bus…. #
• Sick of using the "common patients" button tonight. #
• My landlord ran my sump pump hose into the ground. The ground is frozen, but my sump is overfull. Dumbass. #
• Two code three transports last night? WTF is up with having real patients(they were dumb asses, but injured and sick none the less) #
• RT @seaneddy And that’s why I do this job http://bit.ly/97oE9I #
• Is still alive. Back to bed. #

Also on MedicThree …

• medicTHREE’s week in tweets – August 11, 2010
• medicTHREE’s week in tweets – August 18, 2010