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    the 100% directionless thread

    I have a 24 tomorrow and I'm having trouble sleeping;-(
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    ADD/ADHD in EMS providers

    Diagnosed this year and have been prescribed low dose adderall. I've always had the focus issue and always felt as if my mind was running a million miles a second. I couodnt even shut my mind off when it was time to sleep, which caused sleep issues. Since I've been on adderall I have noticed a...
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    the 100% directionless thread

    Finally stopped packing/moving for the day. Tomorrow is going to be Another long one! I cannot wait for it to be over!
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    the 100% directionless thread

    You never really know how much stuff you have until you move!! Such a pain!!!
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    Students, what should we do with them?

    Oh, I was no longer referring to just your student. I was speaking in a general tone regarding this thread. I had read previously when you mentioned it was a dementia patient, I agree on that call. Dementia?? That should've been a 'no-breather'. But in regards to the thread, I don't think a...
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    the 100% directionless thread

    Without coffee, my morning would not be right!!!
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    Getting hired by AMR

    Really?? I certified with two counties and have yet to receive a state card.
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    Students, what should we do with them?

    WATCH ME!!!! lol
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    Students, what should we do with them?

    I agree, first impressions are revealing, however your first impression may not always be true to character. Some people should be failed, but without giving the fair opportunity to have an educational conversation regarding performance, then what is the point of training?? Some EMTs need...
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    Students, what should we do with them?

    Exactly, you made that decison, you chose to go back. What if the decision wasnt yours, what if someone failed you for one of your first calls? Only you, yourself know whats best for you. If i quit everytime someone told me I couldn't succeed in something, then i would be no where in life. When...
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    Students, what should we do with them?

    And sometimes they adjust to similar situations merely thru field experience. Brand new EMTs don't know what it is 'really' like during a trauma call, and to assume that their first, second or even third trauma determines their career outcome is ridiculous. As i have stated before, people in...
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    the 100% directionless thread

    Lol, sorry!!! Anyways changing subjects, how's the weather??? Haha
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    the 100% directionless thread

    I agree. And there is always training in any profession, hence the ride along. There is training to allow the student to experience and adjust to situations. No one is perfect and this student in question was just experiencing natural emotions. Anyone who is called to a trauma patient for the...
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    Hello From Alabama

    Would appreciate that actually!! And welcome
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    the 100% directionless thread

    I don't have much experience as an EMT but from the experience I have, I know that this is what i want to do. Not everyone is naturally prepared to handle traumatic situations but it doesn't necessarily mean they aren't fit for the job. As firetender has a good point, "someone who, with a...
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