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For some reason today's giving off the Oak Ridge Boys' "Elvira" kind of vibes

Try to get right with Jesus in less than a second Seriously though I'd observe the scene and follow my gut instincts and act accordingly.

Shoulda bought a Chevy

Saturday will be a day of scouting for good spots to slay doves and deer

Can't blouse pants over cowboy style work boots, but I can scrunch my pants over my boots like bunker gear and then sleep in my skivvies

In the short year I've been on the job, I have forgotten to turn off the emergency lights after backing multiple times and forgotten to kill the scene lights multiple times. I've found that more people pull over for the scene lights than the emergency lights

Well my fiance's car decided to take a crap while I'm at work

At my previous full time service, the minimum ot had to be at at the end of shift was ¾ full. There was no going out of service for fuel, just fuel delay. We'd fill up 2 or 3 times a day usually. Part time service, we're supposed to maintain it at ¾ full or higher. I always fill up around the...

Working on a BLS transfer truck has helped me learn the difference between mean and moderately angry 😂😂😂 Which reminds me I got hired by Creek County EMS

While we're on the topic of cooking, I don't mean to brag but I can grill a really mean steak

All that and right now EMSA isn't held in nearly as high esteem as they used to be due to unfavorable response times. They are seriously understaffed to the point that my full time job gets mutual aided for them almost every day because they don't have enough trucks on the street, even with...

I was actually talking to the crew at one of the hospitals the next day. They said nothing seemed wrong with the truck until the engine started making concerning sounds, and when they pulled over they noticed black smoke coming out of the engine bay. They barely had the patient and patient's...

Multiple links on the story: https://ktul.com/news/local/emsa-vehicle-transporting-2-year-old-patient-catches-fire https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.koco.com/amp/article/oklahoma-tulsa-sapulpa-ambulance-fire-mother-2-year-old/43529137...

I had this conversation with a patient and her caregiver on the call we just returned from: Caregiver (to me and my paramedic): "Dang, y'all really have her strapped in!" Me (to caregiver): "I try to drive smooth, though results vary, but some othe—" Patient (to me): "Well if it makes me feel...

Even though we've already learned the outcome, I'll say that another thing my paramedic and I would consider is what capabilities each hospital has besides the one that's a level 1 trauma center for transport decision. For example, does the trauma center have any other significant capabilities...

I'd suction the airway, IF indicated I'd drop a king airway (assuming my paramedic doesn't intubate). Other things to assess, not necessarily in this order, are: Does he have an odor of alcohol? What is his skin condition? What about his pupil size, shape, and reactivity? What does the body...

@IsraelEMS one of our fire departments north of us is really awesome about showing up on everything, my only complaint is that they park really crappy. But they're competent for their level of care and they always get us a good assessment and history at the bare minimum, and usually have...

I should add more clarification, they don't show up for epistaxis or something simple like that. I'm going based off the "cut herself" as well as the bleeding. That said, we only know if it's reported as an assault when law enforcement requests us, so if we get dispatched at the same time as our...

Where my 911 job is at, PD or Sheriff's Office should be and usually is already on scene in these cases, especially if our response time is more than 5 minutes (we're a city department but cover a good majority of the county, and only have two trucks). If for some reason we beat them on scene...

I may or may not be falling victim to Ambulance Induced Divorce Syndrome. We shall see 🤷