Stress relievers

Thanks for the picture Sasha, that was great!
 
HA HA..would have been better if you let them dwell on it for a few hours or a day or so....
 
Ridryder911 said:
Sorry, could not find the exact source but a few years ago researchers did a study on medics as what stress modifiers that they practiced. The number one stress reliever was sex followed by some form of exercise and close was watching t.v.

R/r 911
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If I could find out a way to do all 3 at once, I could start a stress-relief video program and become rich...
 
medichopeful said:
If I could find out a way to do all 3 at once, I could start a stress-relief video program and become rich...
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You burn calories while having sex, technically it is an exercise.
 
RescueYou said:
Everyone here knows that EMS can be, and normally is, a very stressful job. Not just physically, but mentally and emotionally as well. Therefore, everyone has their own way of relieving stress and tension or just get your mind off of something. I want to know what you do after a long shift, hard call, etc...and please remember that each station has different protocol for what you can and cannot do on duty.
Examples: Eat food, work out, drink (off duty), smoke (on or off duty), sleep, read, etc...

Here, smoking seems to be a regular thing for anyone of legal age since it is permitted for us. Some drink socially or heavily off duty. I personally like to run to clear my mind, but a cig. every now and then helps.
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RescueYou said:
I'm assuming most here have a scanner/radio of some sort to pick up calls and such that come in in their area whether when just on duty or at home or in your POV as well. (I have a scanner at home, a portable radio that latches to my belt, and a 2-way at the squad.) For us, as most places, when a fire/rescue call comes in, some sort of tone or pre-tone goes off when crews are being dispatched. Here, it is 2 long beeps. My questions are:

1. When a call comes in and you hear the tones while you are asleep, whether on or off duty, do you automatically wake up or do you sleep through it? I know some places, such as here, if you are in the crew hall building, EVERY light comes on (bunk rooms have flood lights put indoors) and a siren sounds and you just can't sleep through it. It's not possible. But I also find that I wake up at home every time a call comes in even if my radio's volume is on low.

2. When you are awakened at home (off duty) in the middle of the night by a call coming in and you know that you can reach the pt location before the on duty crew, do you respond? I know, I know. It can be tricky when it comes to insurance, scope of practice, call to duty, etc but if you know you can abide by your state laws and still help, do you go?
-I myself go only if it's trauma or severe medical and i'm fully
aware of our state laws, protocol, scope of practice, etc

Just curious...
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Stress Relief: Turn off the scanner and get some sleep.

EMS is not that much more stressful than most other healthcare professions or even those in other areas of business. Some just seem to make it stressful for themselves by letting their job consume them to where that is their only identity.
 
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Sasha said:
Well now I'm going to have to share with the class.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/atashii/Untitled1.jpg
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I want to glue this to the front of my notebook. :lol:


I like to work out hard enough to put myself into muscle exhaustion if I'm super stressed, that usually does the trick. Otherwise I do a lot of visualization exercises. Don't smoke, drink or eat chocolate and the hubs is deployed so thats all I've got. :P
 
And a properly angled mirror or a nice flat screen on the wall...job done, all 3 at once.
 
I suppose this is near enought on totally the wrong thing to do, but a nice cold drink away from everyone and everything.

Have a nice spot not too far from the house, under a tree on a ditch looking over town. The other option is a nice stroll in the hills.

I try to let very few things stress me but there are still a few, Think i'm on 2 this year.
 
If the thing causing the stress can be fixed/dealt with, do that and the stress goes away.

If it's a person who is causing the stress and they are avoidable, do just that.

Sex is obviously a great stress relief.

I tend to do my most intensive workouts/runs when I'm stressed out.

Listening to music has a sedating effect on me.

Talking to my girlfriend about the stresses also relieve my stress.
 
sex is an awesome stress reliever... unfortunately it's about the only exercise i get :blush:
 
Can i lower the tone of the tread and offer to stress relief some of the fairer sexed posters?

Interested parties reply with pic and location...
 
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