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I really need to tune up on my Silverado, I hit 100k on it around the start of the year so I'm overdue on it. It's still running fine that's just how my dad and grandpa always did it was tune up at 100k miles and then approximately every 50k miles

On Saturdays I work one of the rare stations where you can be alone with your thoughts for ¾ of the shift, so I used our downtime to put newly acquired shiny accessories on my pickup

We're absolutely allowed We're absolutely allowed to do that by protocol at both of my jobs. I'd base requesting ALS intercept on my location though, because at my full time job, our two east side stations are close enough to Tulsa that I'd be delaying care. Our west side stations and my part...

Just do what we can do in Oklahoma: get on the horn with OLMC, transmit the 12-Lead for interpretation, document the consult and doc who gave it. But I ain't getting a refusal without CRC consult AND OLMC consult if the doc says that there's anything concerning

Well I have officially decided that I'm either stupid or I hate myself, and enrolled in A&P yesterday. Next is applying to paramedic school. I guess I'm a glutton for punishment 🤷

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...

Me and my new Saturday partner for the foreseeable future are gonna be a bad combination…we're both hyper as can be 😎🤠

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

Merry Christmas y'all! To those of you currently on shift, I hope it's going as good as mine is

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...

I wish deer gun season would close so I can set up my duck decoys on my Mom's pond and shoot and eat some delicious birdies

It also makes you A&Ox5

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...

In other news, management at my full time took a gamble and lost, and due to a botched shift bid dang near everyone is angry about the results

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...

So evidently the EMS gods dislike when you walk into dispatch and discreetly fart repeatedly into the fan

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...