Hi guys.. Sorry I have not been able to update my blog, but my training has kept me very busy, and I can't really get online much.. When I get my iphone in a couple weeks or so I will be able to get on a lot more, but until then I'm pretty much limited to cell phone.. I don't really have any pix to share yet.. my camera is still at home and I'm waiting for it to get mailed to me.. but eventually I'll get to work on that too :) The course here is pretty tough, but fun and challenging at the same time :) IN a few weeks I'll have finished my National Registry Emergency Medical Technician Basic level course (EMT-B) and then I'll be moving on to the combat side.. giving care under fire.. advanced life support.. all that fun stuff that the legal system won't let me do in the civilian world.. I've already successfully given an IV, but it would take nearly a year of extra school to be "certified" to do an IV on a patient in the civilian world.. it's kinda stupid, but whatever.. if somebody really needed one in a life-threatening situation I would probably break the rules rather than watch them die like technically I should, but.. anyway.. I'm learning a LOT here!! I just passed my test on patient assessment/diagnostics but that's only the intro to those subjects, and I thought it was going to drown me in information!!! LOL anyway.. If I were a bit more intelligent it would be nice.. but anyway... We'll see how the rest goes..
I'm looking forward to coming home for Christmas! I'm a lot more grown-up than when I left, but otherwise I'll be the same for anyone who wonders.. and yes, I will still do stuff like ply tag with the kids and stuff.. it's just that I've learned that I don't know everything, and how to be more disciplined and stuff like that.. otherwise I'm still the same goofy me that I used to be :p me all "grown-up" would be like Tigger with no bouncing!! so nope, I'm not boringified ;) lol but anyway, I'd better get to bed! Wake-up at 4:15.. and that's sleeping in too!! :) so God-bless! and I'll be back hopefully soon whenever I get my iphone or next time I get the chance to get on otherwise ;)
Thursday, November 6, 2008
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Posted by Matt Skywalker at 22:41
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Sounds like they're keeping you busy man! Congrats on the successful Intra-venous! That's not an easy task. Hopefully your patient wasn't flailing too much!
Anyway, Alyssa rocks. She's got a great head on her shoulders. She's already verbally smacked me around when I needed in the surprisingly most polite of ways. She packs a punch you don't feel till later. She's got a way with words.
God bless you man! Good luck with that "giving care under fire" stuff....you'll need it!
augh, I feel awful now... lol!
haha.. the best advice I can give you melody is to listen to Alyssa other than when she says she doesn't have a straight head, because she has a messed up self-perception.. yes her head is on straight and yea more than once I've gotten some pretty wise and mature advice from her, so.. lol yea sorry Alyssa, but I'm going to have to agree with MJ ;P
anyway..yea the IV was a bit challenging, but I didn't have any trouble :) I'm going to try to get a new post up here eventually.. lol
I don't think Alyssa has enough faith in her words, her wisdom, and her strength. She's got wisdom beyond her years (I think due to good upbringing and faith in Christ). Though our friendship has been short so far, I value her friendship and her words highly. Her maturity makes the age difference between us seem so much smaller.
See Alyssa! I'm not the only one that thinks you have a good head on your shoulders! :P (I think Matthew and I win this one!)
I've assisted on plenty of dental surgeries, but I don't think I could place the IV. That's a little too much for me, so is phlebotomy. Don't make me stab someone to help them, that's just twisted. I'll just suction blood and tooth particles, thanks!
God Bless!
~MJ
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