What is the highest level of medical training you have received?

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  • What is the highest level of medical training you have received?


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    Glaron

    Camp pureblood 13R
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    Mar 20, 2013
    12,752
    Virginia
    Man you missed a few poll topics cupcake.

    I have no formal medical training, but I rock one field due to whitepapers and personal experience. Yes, I out choose Johns Hopkins on the correct course. Well actually one Doctor and a Chinese intern were on my side. :cool::innocent0:)

    I mean trained medical are cool, but as a patient you are damned well responsible for learning your condition. A general practitioner or nurse doesn't know all the specialties. Just sayin'

    I am still an *******.
     

    Doctor_M

    Certified Mad Scientist
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    Basic first aid, CPR, Stop-the-Bleed etc. Am an active member of a Search and Rescue team. Oddly enough, a lot of our first-aid is K-9 based. Dogs get hurt and you've got to see to them quickly to make sure they don't make it worse. If a search subject is injured, we do what we can to stabilize quickly if in a remote area and then get the EMTs in ASAP.
     

    hodgepodge

    Senior Member (Gold)
    Sep 3, 2009
    10,084
    Arnold, MD
    First_Aid.png
     

    teratos

    My hair is amazing
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    Jan 22, 2009
    59,775
    Bel Air
    Man you missed a few poll topics cupcake.

    I have no formal medical training, but I rock one field due to whitepapers and personal experience. Yes, I out choose Johns Hopkins on the correct course. Well actually one Doctor and a Chinese intern were on my side. :cool::innocent0:)

    I mean trained medical are cool, but as a patient you are damned well responsible for learning your condition. A general practitioner or nurse doesn't know all the specialties. Just sayin'

    I am still an *******.

    Was ******* the formal diagnosis?

    Experience is a great teacher. IMO any reasonably intelligent and motivated person can become an expert in medicine. It’s just a matter of choosing your materials wisely. Some of the smartest and most knowledgeable people I know are readers with good minds.
     

    outrider58

    Eats Bacon Raw
    MDS Supporter
    Jul 29, 2014
    49,815
    ...Experience is a great teacher...

    I have no formal first aid training, but managed to 'package' my wife up from a fall she took up in the hills of western Md last fall. When we got to the bottom of the mountain, the EMTs liked my splint so much, they decided it was better than anything they had in their rig and left it on for the ride to the hospital. She ended up needing trauma surgery(the knee replacement is 7 years old...).

    Thee months-no weight on the leg. She's a tough woman!
     

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    teratos

    My hair is amazing
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    Jan 22, 2009
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    Bel Air
    I have no formal first aid training, but managed to 'package' my wife up from a fall she took up in the hills of western Md last fall. When we got to the bottom of the mountain, the EMTs liked my splint so much, they decided it was better than anything they had in their rig and left it on for the ride to the hospital. She ended up needing trauma surgery(the knee replacement is 7 years old...).

    Thee months-no weight on the leg. She's a tough woman!
    Damn! Impressive fracture!!!
     

    Bertfish

    Throw bread on me
    Mar 13, 2013
    17,606
    White Marsh, MD
    I watched a buddy cut out his own ingrown toenail once. Skin was gangrenous and all. And he didn't lose any digits. Does that get me anything?
     

    hogarth

    Ultimate Member
    Jun 13, 2009
    2,504
    I put down CPR/First Aid, but also did 16 hours with Dark Angel Medical and then another 8 with Active Response Training, plus various bits and pieces in other classes. Poll should probably include "Stop The Bleed" as well.
     

    outrider58

    Eats Bacon Raw
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    Jul 29, 2014
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    I watched a buddy cut out his own ingrown toenail once. Skin was gangrenous and all. And he didn't lose any digits. Does that get me anything?

    A good belly laugh(even though that could have been a very serious situation).
     

    Leeann

    Ultimate Member
    Sep 18, 2011
    2,437
    Edgewater
    Outrider, I wish you had splinted my right arm in the ER. The idiots that splinted me only put splint down one side, instead of two, and didn’t swathe.

    They called my surgeon and he told them to splint and swathe. He didn’t know he had to explain exactly what he meant.
     

    teratos

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    Jan 22, 2009
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    Bel Air
    Outrider, I wish you had splinted my right arm in the ER. The idiots that splinted me only put splint down one side, instead of two, and didn’t swathe.

    They called my surgeon and he told them to splint and swathe. He didn’t know he had to explain exactly what he meant.

    Wait, didn’t you also have an ugly ankle injury a couple of years ago?
     

    ToolAA

    Ultimate Member
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    Jun 17, 2016
    10,499
    God's Country
    I put down CPR/First Aid, but also did 16 hours with Dark Angel Medical and then another 8 with Active Response Training, plus various bits and pieces in other classes. Poll should probably include "Stop The Bleed" as well.


    Basic First Aid, CPR and Stop the Bleed.

    When it gets real serious I just have my wife look in WebMD.


    In all seriousness how did you like Dark Angel. Was it worth it in your opinion and how much of the information do you feel you have retained?
     

    outrider58

    Eats Bacon Raw
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    Jul 29, 2014
    49,815
    Outrider, I wish you had splinted my right arm in the ER. The idiots that splinted me only put splint down one side, instead of two, and didn’t swathe.

    They called my surgeon and he told them to splint and swathe. He didn’t know he had to explain exactly what he meant.

    Fortunately, this happened with a couple of floor men around(me included). As we scrambled around for something to isolate her leg with, my bro came up with a stack of carpet samples. World's best splints! Carpet sample and duct tape saved the day.

    To anyone listening, put a carpet sample(free at most flooring retailers) in your rucksack. They have a million uses.
     

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