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Ain’t worth the fight. You concentrate on doing you and screw everyone else to be honest. We all got our issues and you’ve had no problems with putting yours out there. It may be part of your own internal therapy to write it out like you have. If it works for you keep it up. We all have our...

I’ll echo this one. Stay home the holidays is either nothing at all except having a good meal at the station and lots of down time or you get a little busy. Either way I’d prefer to honestly not have a third rider with me on those days anyway. Talk to your program director and see if you can’t...

DragonClaw that really cracked me up today. Possibly the best explanation I’ve ever heard.

He’s still around. I got my EMT course from him back in 2003.

Probably not but I’d call the licensing agency and discuss it with them.

All depends on the base, where it’s located, and the job that you are contracted for

Yeah if what you are describing is what you want to be doing then I’d say don’t join. A majority of what you do as a 68w isn’t at the paramedic level and you’re not going to be running a rifle like you are talking about. A majority of what you do would be working in a clinic doing sick call. For...

Sounds like you found out that you genuinely enjoy helping others in need. It can be very rewarding to be able to provide help or comfort when someone has reached the end of their ability to handle the situation.

Previous inspection doesn’t matter you don’t know who the inspector was or what they may have missed. Make sure all the big ticket items are inspected such as roof, foundation, air conditioning unit.

Enjoy. It’s an experience for sure. Even after the offer there is still more to go. Get a good inspection and quick. Don’t want to lose earnest money with a slow report that shows expensive issues.

You are correct sir. Constant rectal monitoring is needed for hypothermic therapy.

It never is easy. But you’re strong enough to handle it.

Welcome to the next stage in life. Change is uncertain but do your best to work with it and if things are meant to be then it works out. Good luck.

You would use a ice chest with either bottles of chilled water or ice sheets. A cooler will keep them chilled for about 18hrs easily in a cool truck.

Time to hospital is not actually relevant. If it’s not started immediately more damage will occur. its one of the few conditions where stay and play is actually the better choice, when you have the appropriate tools. If all you got is ice packs then yes, rushing them to the emergency room would...

Do it all the time at work. Combination of chilled saline, cold water poured over them while in the back of the ambulance with a fan and AC on, also ice packs on groin, neck, and axillary. It works really well, with a rectal probe to monitor the temperature I’ve watched patients go from 107.6...

It’s that they feel their way is better and if we don’t follow their path we are wrong.

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TEMS isn’t all it’s cracked up to be from what you think it is. Very very few departments have armed medics and they are all typically on the LEO side. When EMS is involved it’s to operate in the warm zone, unarmed with a LEO escort. Even with POST certification if you’re employed by an EMS...

Guess I should feel lucky to have my own PAPR mask that was provided for me. We also have the filters and everything for each of us on the truck