the 100% directionless thread

[STXmedic]

Given three days to prepare to teach a three day class. "We need you to teach these subjects over this time. Okay, go." *sigh*

 

[Jim37F]

Popped my "Call-drops-just-as-you-order-food" cherry today. Luckily I hadn't quite handed the cashier my money yet lol

 

[JPINFV]

A conversation with a co-worker at shift change:

Co-Worker: We had a cool STEMI today! We didn't see any EKG changes and neither did the hospital.

Me: ...So not a STEMI then.

Co-Worker: No, it was definitely an MI. The doctor said so and said the troponin was elevated.

Me: So an NSTEMI then?

Co-Worker: No, it really was an MI.


I gave up.

Which doctor said it was an MI?

The 1 thing I learned on my cardio rotation...
Elevated troponin to a non-cardiologist: OMGWTFBBQ MI!

Elevated troponin to a cardiologist: Meh, troponin leak, nothing to see here.

 

[JPINFV]

Ummm.. pericarditis can also cause elevated Troponin levels..

Pericarditis tends to have ST elevations.

 

[VFlutter]

Which doctor said it was an MI?

The 1 thing I learned on my cardio rotation...
Elevated troponin to a non-cardiologist: OMGWTFBBQ MI!

Elevated troponin to a cardiologist: Meh, troponin leak, nothing to see here.

I love when other hospitals freak out about intermediate troponins. Especially with Renal patients

"His troponin is 0.32!! We are flying him for r/o MI"

 

[Anjel]

Love it lol

 

[CALEMT]

Well now that the Eagles are out of the playoffs its time to move into baseball mode.

 

[Handsome Robb]

Supercross season starts tonight. Xgames later this month...love it but makes me sad I can't ride for a long while

Thinking I'm gonna end up lateralling into dispatch for a year due to the shoulder. They're saying 3+ months which puts me past FMLA so it's the only way to ensure I have a full time job. Plus it adds to my resumé, creates job security and marketability, makes me more valuable to the company, shows motivation rather than sitting around collecting disability for months on end, it's a better schedule being 4/3/3/4 rather than 4/3 but I don't get a pay cut since the hourly is higher so I'll have more time to study for school...

Blessing in disguise maybe. I thought saying I was going to nursing school made me feel like a traitor...:lol:

 

[Anjel]

I don't know if we can be friends any more....

Lol jk <3

 

[STXmedic]

I don't know if we can be friends any more....

Lol jk <3

This. Minus the last part, because suck it.

 

[Handsome Robb]

Right?

Good thing you don't work here Justin or it'd be central coverage for you!!! Haha

 

[chaz90]

Supercross season starts tonight. Xgames later this month...love it but makes me sad I can't ride for a long while

Thinking I'm gonna end up lateralling into dispatch for a year due to the shoulder. They're saying 3+ months which puts me past FMLA so it's the only way to ensure I have a full time job. Plus it adds to my resumé, creates job security and marketability, makes me more valuable to the company, shows motivation rather than sitting around collecting disability for months on end, it's a better schedule being 4/3/3/4 rather than 4/3 but I don't get a pay cut since the hourly is higher so I'll have more time to study for school...

Blessing in disguise maybe. I thought saying I was going to nursing school made me feel like a traitor...:lol:

It's good to have agents on the inside. We'll use you to break them from within their own ranks, assuming you don't go full on double agent on us

 

[STXmedic]

Right?

Good thing you don't work here Justin or it'd be central coverage for you!!! Haha

You would! :glare: :lol:

 

[Handsome Robb]

It's good to have agents on the inside. We'll use you to break them from within their own ranks, assuming you don't go full on double agent on us

That's my goal. To be one of the dispatchers that everyone signs on to the system and says "sweet Robb is running the system today!" When I answer them.

 

[STXmedic]

Well it's good they're hooking you up while you're injured. If you'd have been down here, you never would've jacked up your shoulder... I'm just saying, your snowmobile wouldn't have been able to screw you while it collected dust/sand

 

[Handsome Robb]

Well it's good they're hooking you up while you're injured. If you'd have been down here, you never would've jacked up your shoulder... I'm just saying, your snowmobile wouldn't have been able to screw you while it collected dust/sand

:rofl:

I'm sure I'd just be on a dirt bike instead. Dirt, rocks and sand are less forgiving than snow...

It's not a for sure thing yet. HR is onboard as well as health and saftey/OSHA and our ops director now just have to get comms onboard with it.

They just had someone quit two days ago so there's a spot open...talk about good timing. Plus I'll probably take a lot less to train than an external hire. Have to learn to dispatch but that'll be fast knowing how the system works. Phones are what's gonna be a pain.

 

[EMDispatch]

They just had someone quit two days ago so there's a spot open...talk about good timing. Plus I'll probably take a lot less to train than an external hire. Have to learn to dispatch but that'll be fast knowing how the system works. Phones are what's gonna be a pain.

You'll have fun over on the darkside. Just remember your experiences when you head back out onto the street. It's a different world on this side of the radio.

 

[Aprz]

I kinda wanna try dispatching too. Would be interesting.

 

[EMDispatch]

I kinda wanna try dispatching too. Would be interesting.

It's very fun, rewarding, and challenging. Especially in unified PD/Fire/EMS centers with joint calltakers/dispatchers. Unfortunately it also has a nasty burnout rate. Most dispatchers last less than 5 years.

 

[DesertMedic66]

Dispatch would not be on my top list for jobs. Our dispatchers tend to stay a long time (we have several who have been dispatching for 20+ years).

Stuck in 1 big room, looking at computer screens, answering phone calls, and answering radio traffic sounds really dry but I also have a hatred of talking on phones.