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    Feces...............

    I made it 8 months w/o having to deal with feces. Tonight there was feces, on me, the fireman, and the cot. Why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    A Rookies tragic mistake. Paramedics this one is for you

    Hello everyone I want to share with you all a tragic series of unfortunate events that changed the life of 18 year old female forever. 0620 am rual EMS service was dispatched for a 18year old female, who passed out in the shower presenting with slured speach drooping face,numbness on the right...
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    NREMT

    is it worth it to recert my NREMT state is good
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    Cold war time peroid of EMS/ Civil Defense days

    With the recent, rise in North Koreas crazy activitys. Has any of your districts trained or planned for such an event? Here it is generaly excepted there is nothing that could be done, so nothing has changed. All this said, is there any Medics who worked during the Cold War, How did you feel...
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    When to request a a second unit

    Alot of us are small town EMS workers, that said at somepoint you will run into an EX be it husband, wife, Girlfrined, boyfrined You are disptached for a Male subject mental problem, You arrive to find its your ex husband. First thing he says is "well this is awakward and procededs to try and...
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    CE hours Online?

    Hello friends, In the past 2 years had not been working EMS. I was a OTR Semi truck driver, ironicly my partner was Navy coreman / paramedic. Which is why I stayed on the road we made an awesome team! That is until, pay droped off with the introduction of "non payed city miles" what a crock...
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    Care of ex ems personnel

    How do you no agitate these types of patients, who likely worked in ems 30 plus years ago. They tend to think everything you do is wrong.
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    Infant seizure ALS PROVIDERS

    A person whom I know very well, is stationed in Asia "will not give exact local to preserve privacy" His wife . has taken their 8 month old infant with her off base to a local grocery, the infant vomited fell limp and began having seizures. Mother as is to be expected lost it and in the...
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    Low Blood sugar

    Pt. middle aged female blood sugar 20, o2 94% pulse 140 weak bp 88/80. Arrive to find Fire has put on AED CPR is advised. GO!
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    Reserve

    Does anyone else have a unit as a reserve? Like a standby unit operated by prns for street if need be?
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    Interview went well!

    Well I bucked up put away childish things. Applied back in my home town. I went very well as, Did the interview. Hope I get this
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    Should I apply ?

    It's a known fact when I was in collage . I tried to volunteer for my hometown fire dept. Was in fire class ect. They rejected me. Yeah said when I got angry i had an attitude "who doesn't when they get upset", I got upset pretty bad never said anything to them just went on like normal. Ignored...
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    Fighting over a patient? First responder vs EMT

    We had a car accident call. a small fire dept responded along with us "ambulance." Long story short i got right in there with the fire dept to get this guy back bored c collar ect. and on stretcher. Today 24 hours later this firefighter girl has been sending me hateful text messages. After I...
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    Disturbing call. more disturbing family responce

    Hi guys, Hows everybody been. Recently I had a bad call one of those OMG types. Messed with me a little bit. Now my girlfriend has a radio on open at the house she heard it was a crowbar attack and my unit on it the attack sister on sister"teenagers" . Lets just say first look made you say Oh...
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    Got in interview for a big company

    I got called for an interview a big ems company ran out of a hospital. However iv only worked for very small company. running only at tops 5 ambulances. Is there any tips on how to go about this interview to ace it and win the job?
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    volunteer Depts

    Has any one noticed some volunteer depts are a bit picky. I live directly across the street from my hometown dept. Fire and EMS are in one Unit. So i figured no brainier iv been an EMT a while. I can volunteer Put in my app for EMS and fire. wait a month no call. So im like okay Ill call and...
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    A weak stomach

    Before I got into EMS I had stomach problems but nothing as bad as it got! I ended up with stomach surgery that left me feeling the need to vomit 24-7 and in sever pain that comes and goes been this way for 2 years now. I take medicine to control the vomiting and being an EMT I will not take...
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    Dealing with a ridealong

    Well my EMS family. As the title may imply the Ride along is not the problem. Other EMTs is. I'v had an issue where a run partner likes to belittle me in front of the ride along. :) It seems when there is a ride along present I am always the rule breaken Know it all EMT. Was washing...
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    Got Hired on 3 companys

    I recently got hired on a paid disaster relief/ transport/ 911 service. Is just doing a majority of transfers okay for a new guy also I Want to be a paramedic someday but how would i work my self up. 2 company's im part time with the other is prn
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    Intoxicated EMS workers

    I was witness to very disturbing thing the other night. Fellows from the neighboring dept. was "booze cruising" while technically on call. I mean blitzed drunk. Urinated in there pants staggering not talking plane. Did I have a duty to of called some one? :sad:
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