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Karen, Hey! youre not a wet blanket! not at all. The suggestion for two jumpkits is a great one. thanks for sharing it. Just found out last night that my chief and I are going out to the dropzone for safety day. We have a CEVO class first, but then were going out there afterwards. I just want to thank the two of us. One person can only think of so many ideas, but with the input of a couple of people, plans can only get better. I think that this thread we have going here is a great thing. Its hard to find other EMT's familiar enough/interested enough in the day to day buisness at the DZ. To find two other people that share my two main passions, medical work and skydiving, well thats just a really cool thing. Thanks for the suggestions and new ideas for what to have/plan for. Can I get a copy of that list your dz has? thanks a bunch. kelly. flyingfrog5@rcn.com and flynfroggie on AIM
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Skreamer, hey man. thanks for the link. curiosity got the better of this frog and i found myself wandering the site. I stumbled across an article about my friend Toast. I had just learned last night from stacy that toast had had a really bad landing and got seriously injured a couple of years back. I wanted to ask him about it but this article found me before i even got a chance to see him to ask about it. In any case, thanks for the link. Man, Toast was way lucky. i cant imagine what he had to go thru. froggie
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oh! i almost forgot. My wipers worked when they wanted to. so that was fun tying a string out the windows onto the wiper and pulling back and forth on the strings cause i got stuck like 45 minutes from home and had to get to work. And, the blinker would only work the first three times so when i went to inspection i could only use the blinkers twice, cause i had to save that third click for the inspection guys. hehe froggie
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hey all. was just checking out the dropzone database. I just wanted to remind everybody to get out there and start posting your reviews, if you havent already. I really enjoy reading everyones opinions of all the different DZs. It gives me an idea of places that I want to visit one day froggie
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could only drive it during the summer with the heater on full blast (that's real fun when it's 105F plus outside...). lisa ROFLMAO. hehe. I was there! my 1988 dodge dynasty did that!Having to ride around all summer wiht the heat all the way up was horible. it stunk, i stunk :) It was horrible. Not only that, but the damn thing liked to do crazy shit for no reason. Driving down the pike, it would stall out. Sitting at a red light, It would overheat. Need gas? prepare for an engine fire, thats what I learned one night at the gas station (911! i need a firetruck. car!engine! fire! near pumps! help! Where am i at? iM at habeebes! The gas station! The real name?!?! I dont know, we say that were going to habebes to get gas! I dont know the real name! Help me! im at habeebes and the car is on fire!). My dynasty also had a thing for fences (sorry MR. cosner, you picket fence WAS pretty. Guess im building a new fence?). It liked to do crazy eletrical things, have you ever been stuck in your car cuase the electric died and you have electric locks/windows? Its not fun. and the plymoth reliant and ford escort werent any better. So glad ive got the sunfire now. I love my baby. froggie
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ah. this is too funny. Just last night my friends and i were having this conversation. We were discussing a less than moral girl (read : tramp) who gets off on having guys shit on her, pee on her, and really enjoys licking assholes. Totally nasty. And its not a boyfriend she does this stuff with, its different men, all the time. and she brags about it. ew. no thanks. If youre gonna deficate, land it in the toilet, not on me! Maybe shes the webmaster of this site?... hum. gets me wondering. froggie
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Karen Thanks for reminding me of the Red Cross. Its easy to forget about them since we have instructors from the ems dept come in and train us. Im definitally gonna talk to the dzo about getting them out there. Theyre more addapted to training non ems personelle. Our instructors train non ems people too, but the american red cross does it more. Here in jersey we need offline medical directive from our medical director about using activated charcole. So I dont really want to add that, cause of the liabiiity risks involved. A.C. is handy at a party scene or poisening, but i don't want to have any real drugs on me, except maybe an O2 tank. OH yeah! an o2 tank! Hey, thanks for getting my train of thought there. Alrighty, im going to go and search for the ARC on the internet so that I have some info to give to our DZO's. THanks again. froggie
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Karen, I totally agree wiht you, when it comes to certain towns or juristictions. But for me, we have a lot of support from the police and fd. So extra equipment, that could be detrimental to the patients safety can be great when its held off for a minute or two until the police get there, since they are very familiar wiht the uses and loading of a patient onto one. Im planning on working with the staff at my dz to teach them how to use some of the more basic equipment. Ive already talked to my chief, my rescue captain, and my OEM cordinator for the township about doing more drills out there. Im a firm believer that even wiht only one trained person on a scene (until addititonal personelle arive) a crowd can be controlled and used to the best of your advantage. Ive been in the situation where i was the most knowedged as far as ems goes, and ive used bystanders for crowd control. patient comfort ("you have a blanket? yes! then go get it!) , and many other things. The one thing that i try my hardest to discourage is direct verbal patient contact. People tend to get very anxious and upset in emergency situations, and this nervousness/anxiety is relayed to the patient. But me, ive been trained to see some really crazy shit and act as if everything is okay. I consider myself, and others do too, to be very good with my patients. I know that their health rests largely in their mental state. So i have learned how to keep them calm, how to honesty answer their questions about thieir injuries, how to keep them alert and responsive. Its not always easy, and im sure you know this. I mean, you gotta deal wiht giving people needles, stitches, and everything else. If i see 7 people in one night you probably see 28. Cause im only one town, and it takes a few towns to contribuate to a hospitals population. But before i post any more advice, i just want to stress the strong relationships this towns ems system has with other service departments. and being a future dz staff memeber, i can assure you that the rest of the staff will know what to do and what not to do in cases of emergencies. Thats the biggest thing right there, and im trying to use this saturdays safety day as a basis for that. My chief is working on getting somebody out there to talk about when to and not to move somebody whos injured, what to do, what to tell the patient to do, a bunch of things. Talk to ya soon kel
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hey jaimes. me and grogs were wonderign where youve been. whats going on? come home! we miss you! froggie
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hey all. sangiro put up an article a while back about a world record halo jump. Sangiro, can we archive this article? i believe it was from sometime in january. kel
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SO... you ment sis this weekend.. Im guessing this was a FIRST?!?! Hehehe. somebody owes virtual beer! hehhehehe froggie pass one my way! please!
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parachute lisa fallingdown ROFLMAO. thats great lisa! hehe
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Aviatrr thanks for the advice man. Im actually planning on hitting the dz one of these really crappy days this week. Theres enough staff there regularly that I could sit around picking somebodys brain all day. Actually, I already know who i want to talk to. Hes the perfect guy. He lives at the dz, has years of jumping behind him, and can teach me to pack.. So if i do get out there, it looks like ill have a really good learning day. Hmmm. might have to call him tomorrow. The way that I see it now, skydving is gonna cost me some major $ and a few extra dollars for a packing lesson (if he even charges me) wont hurt the wallet too much. Thanks for the happy birthdays from all of you guys. :) Btw, Im 20 now mike, and feeling kinda old. Im already starting to not want the bdays to come around. :( hehe. froggie
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oh duh! im really gonna try and say everything that i want in one reply instead of posting it and then adding on.... if the jumpers seee that manifest is okay with people jumping with (certain) medical conditions, and that manifest is prepared to handle an emergency, more jumpers might be honest about thier medical HX. Ya get where im going with this? Im not really sure what medical/physical things would keep somebody from jumping, so if you know can ya inform me? Im not even sure if people with high BP for example, are permitted to skydive. I just dont know about the psysical requirements. being a 20 y/o, 115 pound female i dont really have an medical condititons to worry anyone. So im not to informed on what is a medical risk. lemme know if ya know any medical conditiions. thanks
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ROFLMAO. im only doing my job :) but since you offered... ROAD TRIP! hehe. lemme just get my A license first. hehe. Theres a lot more to think about. um. ive got to run out to the store right now but ill think of some stuff while im there. Theres a lot to think about... for example : diabetics, asthmatics, high blood pressure, any type of medical history. Its all stuff that jumpers have to realize. I mean really, i think that there are a lot of skydivers, esp. newbies, out there not being completely honest to their JMs and fellow skydivers about thier medical history. SO another benifit for your dz would be to keep handy any *risks*. Imagine this: Im a skydiver, new to your dz. I get there and fill out my waiver. Like a smart skydiver, i inform manifest (who basically run the show) and the load organizer that i have ashthma and occasionally need to use a rescue inhailor (read: emergency inhhailor) So manifest has this system where any potential risky (for lack of a more appropriate word) skydivers files are kept in a daily mailbox. At the end of the day, their info gets sorted back in with the rest. but since theyre jumping for the day, their vital info is right at the manifestors fingertips. No need for frantic searching if a situation does arise. Just a little suggestion. damn. time for the wawa run. more later. EMT FROGGIE (couldnt resist. it just rymed a bit to good to pass by) :)
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Oh yeah! i cant believe i forgot this one! Remember, as an EMT you have certain SOP's that you must follow. Check with your state and local EMS divisions of government. You dont want to be doing anything without the state backing you. Administering meds can be very tricky, you best bet would be to check your local policy. I cant explain how important it is to make sure youre following the guidelines. Ive witnessed accidents and felt upset because i was limited in what care i could legally provide. AND REMEMBER~ THE RUELS OF OPERATION...Secure your own safety, then the safety of others. if you put yourself in danger you become an another patient, and that really screws things up. froggie
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Being a volunteer for the town i live in which is also the town my dz is in, Im familiar with some of the emergency precedures. Our fire dept does rope rescue drills and ladder rescue drills with the dz. Our ambulance squad, which provides rescue services does drills with the dz too. Since im often out at the dz, i serve as the connection between the two. we regularly have an ambulance out at the dz on the weekends, usually because im begging the rest of my crew to give up their free time and go out to the dz with me :) Since our ambulance is regularly seen out there when were not responding to an emergency, the jumpers and staff are familiar with us. This keeps the alarm ratio down, cause were not running lights and sirens, instead were sitting on top of the rig, watching the skydivers land. So when we do have to be out there helping someone, the panic level isnt off the charts. I just got a job working at the dz this summer so i will be providing any immediate medical attention that is needed until the duty crew gets there. Im currently building up my supplies, which incude 4 x4s, trauma dressings, simplified spints (you have to consider the fact that you will probably be the only trained personnelle on location at the time of the injury), BP cuff and stethescope, blankets (for situations dealing with massive bleeding and/or shock), towels, sheets, an EMS Medications guide (check your local first aid supplier or search online, theyre pretty cheap), eye wash kit, medical tape, dispositable thermomaters for medical emergencies (think : heat stroke can occur just as easily in the summer months as a trauma emergency), and im working on getting at least one spinal immobilization board. Check with your squad. I know that we have outdated, but still legal and usable wooden longboards that we dont use cause we have so many new boards. Im sure that we can donate one to the dz. Collars and other spinal immobilization equipment is very important too. Towels can act as CID's, with tape securing them to the longboard. safety day is this saturday, how about talking to the DZO and seeing about getting the ambulance chief out there to discuss concussions, injuries, illnesses, and risk factors that could lead to injury/illness. Sometimes we think that were tougher than we really are and we need somebody with experience to tell us that we should get checked out after a PLF attempt went bad or something similar to that. I have heard that a lot of the bigger dzs are searching for a staff memeber or two trained in EMS operations/ and treatment. See about getting them to put some of their staff through a first responder course. If that doesnt fit into the budget, talk to the township OEM, see if he can get somebody to come in and certify employees in CPR. There are a lot of one day and couple of hour courses out there that familiarize bystanders with emergency situations. Im pretty much out of ideas. But ill be posting more, cause im sure that ill remember some new things. any other questions, or to find out exactly what something means (sorry for the EMS jargon) email me flyingfrog5@rcn.com
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thanks tee! best birthday yet~ground school! yeah heee! I couldnt imagine a better birthday present to myself, except maybe some gear? thats for next year, if not before. Ah, my 21st bday next year, wonder what well do after a day of jumping? Can you say BAR BASH?!?!? hehe froggie
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well, i cant say that my advice is going to work (sorry, i dont practice insest) but id imagine that its worth the shot :) froggie
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hey all.. more about my day of ground school can be found on the dz reviews. I just posted it, so it should be up in about 24 hours. froggie
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Im hurrying! im hurrying! but mr jack frost has decided to dump a buch a cruddy weather on us so it looks like ive been delayed. damn weather. It was cool that you got to come out this weekend. did you get a jump in at delmarva? ROFLMAO. sorry, couldnt help it. So now ya know how to get to Xkeys, so well be expecting you more often! Dont worry, me and stacy will plan a trip your way this spring or summer. Did ya get to see a wawa? i forgot to ask. TTLY froggie
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lazerq im not sure if this would work for your wife but this is how i have handled the whole skydiving thing will all of my family. I explain it, explain it, and explain it more. Like today for instance, mom is getting kind of sick of hearing the "im doing aff" excited talk that seems to come out of my mouth every time i open it. So when i got home from ground school today i showed her everything that i had learned. I even showed her how i was taught to do a PLF, thanks to the fire place mantle. :) But seriously, by showing them everything that im learning, and talking about different mals (which proly seems like a crazy thing to do!) they see that im not going into this without info. My mom was especially interested in hearing me talk about how to recognize a mal, determine if its fixable, and how to handle it. So all I can suggest is to tell your wife exactly what skydiving is all about. Try to talk about the technical stuff more than the "its awesome!" stuff. Show her how to arch. maybe throw a joke into there, something about learning how to arch right, and being more *flexible* now. Ask her to show you how she arches or something. granted, you might end up dropping the convo, but thats not the only thing that might be dropping (clothes too :) make the wife enjoy it :) good luck, froggie
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Lisa, thanks for the tip. Thats what ive been told a lot lately, and it couldnt make more sense. If its natural, then its gonnaa go so much better. Aggiedave, hello. Thanks for the tip. the weird thing is, i feel oddly calm about this. I guess because i was nervous because i didnt know how things were supposed to go down. Now there isnt much wondering anymore. I know the routine, now its just a matter of getting really use to it and it becoming a natural thing. I am so gratefull that i was the only student and that there were two really experienced skydivers teaching me. I got really lucky on that one. Skyhawk, My next jump will be a solo jump., with one JM. Its my first IAF jump. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and i can do it this week. hopefully. alright all, thanks for all the help. ill be sure to let ya all know how the first jump goes. froggie
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Wingi I miss ya! get home soon so i can have my IMer buddy back! Thanks for the bday wish, went thru ground school today so it was a good birthday. the snow didnt really bother me. ive been waiting months to get started on AFF so whats a few more days? nothing at all really. frogggie
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It was a really cool weekend, despite the rain/snow/sleet that we had today. Got to meet grogs and stacy yesterday, so that was really cool. Learned that stacy gets lazy at times (just pack the damn chute girl! :) , but shes a riot. I saw for myself that grogs is a good looking guy, even without the *touchups*. hehe. stacy and grogs know about that one. Beautiful day yesterday, why didnt i schedual Ground school for saturday? I did get ground school done today. I got to the dz and it was raining. by the time we finished, it was snowing! Damn bad weather. But ground school was really cool. I learned so much , it was a real benifit being the only student there. I was surprised by the amount of things that i already had knowledge of. THANKYOU EVERYONE for teaching me a bunch of different things. Stacy was there today too, so that was cool. Lemme just say, It was cold! and i was very tired. We did a lot of drilling on the objectives for my first jump. So now im feeling better about that. Actually, a lot of my fears were put to rest. Esp. the ones about being under canopy. As soon as i got home today i went over everything from the "do you want to make a skydive?...." to PFLing my way to safety. Not an easy task cosidering my bedroom is so small :) Cant wait to jump. hopefully one day this week. OH yeah, im sore as can be from all the arching and all. Weird huh? i didnt even get up there and jump and my arms hurt. Maybe the fact that i lifted uppers last night at the gym contribuated to it? proly. So ground school is done and over. and i loved every second of it. Gotta wait for it to stop snowing. theyre guessing that it will stop sometime tuesday night. So only 2 1/2 days straight of it snowing. shouldnt be that bad :) Thanks for the help everyone. much appreciated the soon to be solo fying frog. :)