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[Handsome Robb]

Protocol test #2 in 30 minutes...just a little on the intimidating side.

 

[8jimi8]

Stemi recognition: beyond the basics

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[bigbaldguy]

Can't make it to the web cast but thanks for letting us know.

 

[MassEMT-B]

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It was good, I learned some stuff even though I missed like the first 15 minutes.

 

[DesertMedic66]

Finally almost a year and a half after I got hired I'm finally on an ALS 911 unit full time. Never met the medic and it's on the side of the week that doesn't really work for me but I'll make it work.

My unit is also the newest unit in our fleet

 

[TRSpeed]

Finally almost a year and a half after I got hired I'm finally on an ALS 911 unit full time. Never met the medic and it's on the side of the week that doesn't really work for me but I'll make it work.

My unit is also the newest unit in our fleet

Congrats. The new gas units are pretty good. They got cool little gadgets and dual sirens.

Also today I realized how corrupt dispatch is, and how much a box of fresh donuts can make your day one hundred times better. Especially in a 500+ employee busy system. Lol

 

[Handsome Robb]

I forgot how much I hate the DMV.

 

[shiroun]

I forgot how much I hate the DMV.

They love me. "So you bought a fully functional, no-damage 1990 Honda Civic for $100?"

"Its a ricebucket. What more do you want?"

"Okay. $20 tax please."

And then two days later the same lady at the counter.

"A MUSTANG for $200? WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU BUYING THESE CARS."

Yeah...

Also it's never a good day when there's so much swelling in/around your esophagas you can barely swallow water. Docs have no idea what I have, but they've ruled out strep and a cold. What the hell do we pay them for again?

 

[CANDawg]

What the hell do we pay them for again?

Someone has to keep BMW in business, and I'd rather have the doctors making the $$ than the lawyers.

 

[bigbaldguy]

You guys obviously have no idea how much most doctors actually make lol

 

[8jimi8]

They love me. "So you bought a fully functional, no-damage 1990 Honda Civic for $100?"

"Its a ricebucket. What more do you want?"

"Okay. $20 tax please."

And then two days later the same lady at the counter.

"A MUSTANG for $200? WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU BUYING THESE CARS."

Yeah...

Also it's never a good day when there's so much swelling in/around your esophagas you can barely swallow water. Docs have no idea what I have, but they've ruled out strep and a cold. What the hell do we pay them for again?

havent recently started any new medications? lisinopril...?

 

[shiroun]

havent recently started any new medications? lisinopril...?

No medications, NKDA, no PMH of this. fever ranging from 100-104 rectal, mild head pain, severe throat pain and swelling/redness of throat. No blisters present (almost wrote pregnant lmao). Minor periods of time where not fully alert (not confused, just very zoned out). Talking provokes some pain, onset was about 2AM this morning, pain awoke me. Dizziness sometimes present. Airway is clear bilaterally, in all 5 lobes. slight cough occurs every-so-often (non-frequent). My heart felt a little weird before, hard to describe. Almost like the reverse of how aFib presents (2nd beat felt a lot stronger then the first one). But that went away really quick.

Ironically, I... how do I put this... christened my mustang 2 days ago with a girl. And she had a slight cough which she said was nothing... I'm wondering if she got me sick.

Actually she probably did.

 

[EpiEMS]

Ironically, I... how do I put this... christened my mustang 2 days ago with a girl. And she had a slight cough which she said was nothing... I'm wondering if she got me sick.

Actually she probably did.

Severe throat pain? Fever? And not strep?
If you're often tired, I'd think mono, except the incubation period is something like 3+ weeks.

 

[shiroun]

Severe throat pain? Fever? And not strep?
If you're often tired, I'd think mono, except the incubation period is something like 3+ weeks.

Strep culture taken. came back negative.

I don't think its mono since I don't have a rash anywhere, and I'm not always tired.

 

[Asclepius911]

Sti can also live in mucus membrane of the pharynx, that is if something fishy was done. It will have similar symptoms as strep with fevers... it can also be transmitted mouth by full on mac session..

 

[shfd739]

Breakfast tacos/beer or whiskey and waffles for breakfast in the morning?

Been one of those nights.

 

[8jimi8]

cmon man. whiskey is NOT for going to sleep. did you bring a woman home?

Beer and tacos is a great way to pass out.

 

[exodus]

Really thinking of going the PA route, I can get into the program and licensed for less than 10k, and salaries around the 90+k mark... Very promising, especially for only a 2 year program.

 

[8jimi8]

CRNA is the only midlevel position i can fathom. A body system i love, paid way above any other midlevel. Annnnnd.. no (freak)ing responsibility of managing total patient care, maintaining a clientele base. 0800 to 1500 and enough money to travel or do whatever else i want.

 

[EpiEMS]

Really thinking of going the PA route, I can get into the program and licensed for less than 10k, and salaries around the 90+k mark... Very promising, especially for only a 2 year program.

$10k for a PA program? Nice! Talk about serious ROI, that's pretty cool