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Jon said:
Eh, could be worse.


Thanksgiving isn't so happy around my parts. LODD on a local FD yesterday.
Facebook's been rather depressing today.
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Ouch. I know the feeling. Had two FDs with LODDs a week apart, with the second one 2 days before Xmas.
 
He may have graduated high school a year early too.
 
Aidey said:
He may have graduated high school a year early too.
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All I know is $150-200k a year at age 25 with minimal loans isn't half bad...
 
NYMedic828 said:
All I know is $150-200k a year at age 25 with minimal loans isn't half bad...
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Wait who's making 150k to 200k? I know an ER pediatrician who barely made that in a major city at a big hospital.
 
n7lxi said:
To the students defense, were the questions ones they would be expected to answer when testing for airway? I know that some students get themselves so "psyched out" when testing a skill station, their minds go blank.

Not that students shouldn't know what functional reserve capacity and tidal volume are, but they most likely shouldn't be quizzed on those topics when their only expectation is to demonstrate the psychomotor skill.

Sorry, I'm wearing my devil's advocate hat.
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+1

I was so focused the day of testing the instructor asked me my name and I told him BSI then drew a blank for 30 seconds. True story. I'm sure he thought I was an idiot.
 
bigbaldguy said:
Damn!
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200K is probably a stretch without OT or moonlighting but even with modest hours you can make 120-175K. If you go private practice then sky is the limit. Some states allow CRNAs to function pretty much independently with little or no MD oversight. An example would be a CRNA in a plastic surgeon's office who may be the only anesthesia provider in house with a MDA "on call" for consult.
 
Who left the LMA in the sink? I swear that was the first thought when I saw that ...

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Nice, what is that?
 
Dish sponge with soap in the handle.
 
Sweet, I should get me one of those. The bachelor pad could really use one. Then again, doing the dishes isn't a common occurence where I live.
 
It's an LMA ... no really, its a dish sponge with soap in the handle.

I bet if we took the soap out and end cap off it could probably be used as an LMA! Maybe if the dish soap is left in there it will even eliminate the need for lubricant when inserting it?

Addrobo87 said:
Sweet, I should get me one of those. The bachelor pad could really use one. Then again, doing the dishes isn't a common occurence where I live.
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The dishwasher at my old station broke so we had to hand wash and dry the dishes; something I usually do anyway but it was surprising to see the number of people (remember, these are grown adults) who just piled dishes into both sinks (we have one of those fancy double sink deals) and just left them somebody else to clean up.
 
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Just heard 4 gunshots outside my house. 2 homicides last night and one of my old friends shot the night before, seems like San Bernardino CA is a great place to raise the kiddies.
 
Addrobo87 said:
Just heard 4 gunshots outside my house. 2 homicides last night and one of my old friends shot the night before, seems like San Bernardino CA is a great place to raise the kiddies.
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There were a bunch of teenagers involved in some love triangle/tryst thing in the next suburb over from where I work and one of them ended up killing one of the other ones; then some dude down south got shanked because he was wearing a blue bandanna.

Oh, then there are the bottles and rocks and bits of wood and abuse and knives and hammers and axes that people throw at Ambulance crews. Half of the staff are female and quite a few crews are two females. Fun times!
 
We shall persevere! ...............and wash our dishes :P
 
Well I guess I'm going to take FL docs advice and the others that contributed to my question. I will just stay at the school I am currently attending until I transfer to an university.
Thanks again,
Regards
 
Addrobo87 said:
We shall persevere! ...............and wash our dishes :P
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The crews at City station get to go across the road to the central fire station and eat dinner there at least once a week provided they chip in a couple bucks towards the food and the fireys do all the clean up too.

Those who are out in the suburban stations are stuck fending off the dishes!

To be fair most crews are fairly good about it but seriously, some people are just awful and leave a huge mess.
 
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