Considering both what I've learned from experienced medics at my full time job and also that the hospital was 10 minutes away, I personally wouldn't have requested ALS. Other than that, I probably would've done exactly the same in this situation. Bear in mind, however, that A). I wasn't on scene...
Bear in mind this is going back to age 13:
Ball park trash cleanup, ball park concession stand, cart boy at golf course, trim carpentry, dishwasher (that sucked), lawn care, farm hand (during college), Wildlife department fisheries intern (also during college), temp employee for a city sewer...
*Covers chest to hide star of life and ambulance service name* Alright nothing to see here folks move along
In all seriousness though my town has a lot of folks who luckily mind their own business, so it could have been much worse
I accidentally pulled a Ricky Rescue last week and wore an older T-shirt that's no longer an authorized uniform piece in public without even thinking about it. As soon as I realized it I was like "Crap why did I wear this shirt"
I second whoever said look out the window. As soon as I get oriented to the horizon I'm good. I also spread my legs and feet out as much as possible to stabilize myself in the seat
Today is lots of, "fun" I guess is what we'll call it, for me. I get to go to the bank and request a new card because mine was hacked, hopefully get my money back in a timely manner, and hopefully get my new debit card in a timely manner. Next, I get to go to the AT&T store to get a new phone...
Two people who were mid level seniority and one person who was actually newer than me complained relentlessly about their schedules until management decided to implement a shift bid. Now, their train of thought was all but those three would keep the same schedule and basically force the...
I trust my Winchester 12 GA pump for home defense. Not crazy expensive, doesn't recoil too terribly, and useful for bird hunting as well as home defense. If it's your first gun, I agree with everyone saying to get training and education. The time I spent as a gun salesman made me wish firearm...
I think it'd be better if AEMT was set up as a step moving from EMT to Paramedic instead of basically being Paramedic Light, but that said honestly it really depends on the specific service area being covered.
Some places (for example, my part time job) have a legitimate need for AEMTs. Most of...