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Probably less frustrating than your week. I'm just being whiny. I normally work CCT, but the RN that works on my unit decided to take this week off, and last week called in sick so I'm working on BLS.

My partner is also completely lost, doesn't know where anything is at, and her mapping skills could use some improvement. She heavily relies on GPS. She doesn't have GPS other than her phone giving step-by-step instructions, but she always seems to make a wrong turn. My phone has it, but this week it hasn't been working "searching for GPS" is all it does. I personally don't like to use GPS and consider it an adjunct at most/a back-up if I truly am lost. As you can probably guess, I am in the back with the patient giving directions trying to get unlost. I hate it when that happens. She sucks at listening to my directions too.

Just things you gotta deal with when paired up with brand spanking new EMTs.
 
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Aprz said:
Probably less frustrating than your week. I'm just being whiny. I normally work CCT, but the RN that works on my unit decided to take this week off, and last week called in sick so I'm working on BLS.

My partner is also completely lost, doesn't know where anything is at, and her mapping skills could use some improvement. She heavily relies on GPS. She doesn't have GPS other than her phone giving step-by-step instructions, but she always seems to make a wrong turn. My phone has it, but this week it hasn't been working "searching for GPS" is all it does. I personally don't like to use GPS and consider it an adjunct at most/a back-up if I truly am lost. As you can probably guess, I am in the back with the patient giving directions trying to get unlost. I hate it when that happens. She sucks at listening to my directions too.

Just things you gotta deal with when paired up with brand spanking new EMTs.
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And she's probably a less-than-stellar EMT? That's the worst, when it feels like you literally have to do everything but turn the wheel all day. I've worked with a couple people like that. It amazes me they're able to retain employment for more than a couple of weeks.
 
I like how I'm getting *****ed at today for treating a patient effectively, and within protocol...
 
Anjel1030 said:
As long as they let me choose my blade I should be ok. I hate miller blades.
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It's ok, a miller takes some skill to use :p...

Use both while you've got OR time. I prefer a Miller but if I'm looking at a huge tongue I'm reaching for a Mac. Learn which anatomy suits a particular blade. Be sure to ask the preceptor any question that comes to mind.
 
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Lol I got one tube today using a mac 3

I had 2 CRNAs and a doc yelling at me.

The lady was a 51 yr old smoker asthmatic. With a reactive airway. And rotten teeth. They told me if I missed they wouldn't be able to try again.

No pressure at all.

I tried on 2 others but one guy was really big and his vocal cords were.really floppy. And I couldn't visualize the glottic opening.

The other one we couldnt get her damn mouth open.
 
That is one scary picture :ph34r: Congrats on your first tube today! :)
 
Haha I know! I kinda creeped myself out. Lol but thanks :p
 
I keep seeing EMS administrator jobs posted... and they are looking more and more attractive. Having 20 years of management experience but now back to a "feet on the street" medic and fed piles of BS by mid level managers who are barely literate is starting to wear on me. I can only say, "you don't need to treat us ALL as children..." so many times.
 
Anjel1030 said:
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Lol I got one tube today using a mac 3

I had 2 CRNAs and a doc yelling at me.

The lady was a 51 yr old smoker asthmatic. With a reactive airway. And rotten teeth. They told me if I missed they wouldn't be able to try again.

No pressure at all.

I tried on 2 others but one guy was really big and his vocal cords were.really floppy. And I couldn't visualize the glottic opening.

The other one we couldnt get her damn mouth open.
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Were his cords floppy... Or his epiglottis?
 
I thought it was cords. Maybe not. I really couldnt lift up hard enough to get a clear view.
 
Congrats Anjel
 
fast65 said:
Good lord, that sounds terrible :(
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Pretty much. It especially sucks because I had to dump $4500 into it last year when the alternator and transmission went out within in a couple weeks of each other.
 
firetender said:
The photo with Grandma and Gramps and the five kids...

All the kids got Gramps' eyes! Can you see it?
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I am an only child. That they have a crowd of grandchildren is unexpected. And you'll remember my dad has all those heart issues. He got the final word a week ago: poor flow to 60%of his heart with small vessel disease. They don't know why he hasn't had a big fat mi yet, and they say that it doesn't look good if/when it happens.

I'm just sick about that, so I got these photos.

I think Marc and I look pretty similar anyway, so not surprising you see my dad's eyes on them. I think they totally match their dad. The boy especially. Probably something biologically driven about that opinion.
 
Aidey said:
Pretty much. It especially sucks because I had to dump $4500 into it last year when the alternator and transmission went out within in a couple weeks of each other.
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should have just scrapped it and bought a new car when the tranny went out. I'm wondering why it cost over 4k to replace those two. Tranny parts and labor is about 2500 and the alternator shouldn't be any more than 200.
 
n7lxi said:
I keep seeing EMS administrator jobs posted... and they are looking more and more attractive. Having 20 years of management experience but now back to a "feet on the street" medic and fed piles of BS by mid level managers who are barely literate is starting to wear on me. I can only say, "you don't need to treat us ALL as children..." so many times.
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Three points.

1.Midlevel managers who are selected via the good old boy system or because of clinical competence rarely have the skill set to be leaders as well.

2.It's easy to fall into the "treat them like kids" trap when they all either act like kids or are kids

3.This management carp way harder than I ever imagined.
 
exodus said:
should have just scrapped it and bought a new car when the tranny went out. I'm wondering why it cost over 4k to replace those two. Tranny parts and labor is about 2500 and the alternator shouldn't be any more than 200.
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I would have looked at getting something new but it only had 80,000 miles on it at the time and was paid off. Hard to scrap a paid off car that should still have several years on it. Plus with a dead tranny the trade in value would have sucked.

The $4500 included the $900 in rental car expenses (4 different rentals over 3 weeks). The issue with the alternator was intermittent, which made it hard to diagnose. The first time it died was after sitting for a week, so the shop recharged my battery, checked the alternator and said it was good to go. 3 days later it died. After that they replaced the battery and checked the alternator and said it was good to go. 3 days later it dies again. After that they kept it until they were able to catch the alternator malfunctioning. So it wasn't as easy as "Oh, the alternator is dead lets replace it".

Plus on my car the front axle has to be removed to replace the alternator (I know, WTF). So it took a few hours longer than on most cars, which doubled the cost.

So $900 in rentals + $2800 for the tranny + $250 in towing and $550 for the alternator = $4500 :( :( :(
 
Complete the sentence.

"A BMI of 80 and a 9th grade education ___________"
 
medic417 said:
......is an EMS job requirement!!!
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If that is true then it is the first time I am under and over qualified for a single job at the same time!
 
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