Recent content by oldschoolmedic

But I like DST, except for the hour of sleep I lost. Anybody want to come over and help paint my house in a few weeks?

After nineteen years of having the same certification number, the state has decided to issue everyone a new number. I have a hard enough time not writing 2008 on my checks, how in the heck am I supposed to remember a new cert number?

We have people working straight eights (transport and QRVs), twelves, and 24/72s. I work straight twelves on days. I like days, no messed up sleep schedules, no circadian problems, sleep in your own bed every night, tuck my kids into bed at night, etc... I honestly wish we could do away...

This forum is populated by the most mature group of young emts, and the grumpiest old dawgs ever. Case closed. Enough of the bickering. Respectfully, I am requesting the mods to lock this nonsense. It has devolved from what could have been an intelligent discussion to a "You're not the boss...

Nope, it's to make you appreciate how fleeting the good really is.

Sasha, it let me log in all the time. It just wouldn't let me post. Anytime I spent "hours and hours" thinking up and writing rebuttals for the trolls, as soon as I hit the post button it would kick me out. On the up side it is a nice day here.

Holy flying winged monkeys, it let me post without kicking me to the sign in screen. Yay me.

Testing, testing. Am I back?

Had a guy quit on us after his first shift. He didn't show up for his second twelve the next night, so the supervisor called him to ask if he was sick. He said," [I]'m not coming in." The supe asked him if he was sick then he would put him in for sick leave. He told the supe ,"You don't...

Can anyone tell me why every time I try and post something in the forums it takes me to the log-in page? This happens even if I am logged in. It is incredibly frustrating as I often have this overwhelming urge to inflict my opinion on people. Any answers would be greatly appreciated. Oh, and...

Hmmm Maybe, just maybe, a brand-new paramedic shouldn't be in a precepting position at all. Take your little notebook, and your partner, and go see your supervisor. This way he gets both sides of your "differences" at the same time, not just you coming in and venting about her. The...

As a service we require all of our personnel to attend PALS and ACLS regardless of their certification level. When the clases are taught, the paramedics are there to assist the EMTs and guide them so they may become more comfortable with the ebb and flow of a significant cardiac event. Our...

The nice thing is she did this in SC. The Department of Health and Enviromental Control (DHEC) which is the regulatory agency here will pull her ticket if she is found guilty, because it is a crime of moral turpitude and showed a blatant disregard for the safety of others.

Just something to consider, what happens if you put instaglucose in the unresponsive patient's mouth and my stupid paramedic self comes along and has to intubate the patient? Does anyone believe the possibility of introducing a sugar rich solution to a dark, moist, warm enviroment poses no...

The light bar on your Ford Ranger is so big, your pickup truck has been mistaken for a Cesna. You have a personal sales associate at Gall's. Whelen engineers call you when they have problems. You don't have a condom in your wallet, but you do have gloves and a microshield.