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[Clare]

Yay night shift overtime!

We are down one crew so it would be great to get me some overtime to pay off my credit card; however we are limited to only working I think 13 hours out of any 24 so yeah that's not gonna work; so they do call-back, I think they have one doing call back and one of the casuals working to cover.

The casuals get paid quite a bit higher but I hear that is because they have holiday and penalties built into the base rate.

 

[Wheel]

Wel I'm working overtime because I'm getting married at the end of this month, and I would like to get a head start on my bills. Plus working nights in the larger city we cover gives me a slightly different patient population from the busy suburb I work in for my regular shift.

 

[Clare]

Wel I'm working overtime because I'm getting married at the end of this month, and I would like to get a head start on my bills. Plus working nights in the larger city we cover gives me a slightly different patient population from the busy suburb I work in for my regular shift.

Woohoo! Congrats on getting married, that's awesome

Yep, patients are different at night; they are odd, night shift brings out ... odd people ... I guess its easier to be ... odd ... under the shadow of darkness?

I find people at night tend to often be sicker or more genuine in their complaints for the most part, people are more reluctant to sleek help at night (especially little old ladies) so when they ring up the ambulance at 1 am there is a higher chance they are actually quite crook.

Anybody else find that the loonie tunes seem to come out once the sun goes down?

 

[Wheel]

Absolutely. I love the night shift. The city I'm doing overtime in has a greater chance of fights/shootings/stabbings where my normal suburb has sicker medical patients and worse car accidents (usually). My normal shift has way fewer drunk and homeless people too. I like each for many different reasons.

 

[Hunter]

Woohoo! Congrats on getting married, that's awesome

Yep, patients are different at night; they are odd, night shift brings out ... odd people ... I guess its easier to be ... odd ... under the shadow of darkness?

I find people at night tend to often be sicker or more genuine in their complaints for the most part, people are more reluctant to sleek help at night (especially little old ladies) so when they ring up the ambulance at 1 am there is a higher chance they are actually quite crook.

Anybody else find that the loonie tunes seem to come out once the sun goes down?

Specially in full moon nights.

 

[Clare]

Specially in full moon nights.

Oh my gosh all the nutters come out on full moons, it's just bizarre!

I hear some places around the world have Officers who only work the night shift, man, that's too much for me, I need my sun and such; I don't know how they do it!

 

[shfd739]

Oh my gosh all the nutters come out on full moons, it's just bizarre!

I hear some places around the world have Officers who only work the night shift, man, that's too much for me, I need my sun and such; I don't know how they do it!

If we're assigned a night shift its permanent. Only way to change is to put in a request for whatever day shift you want and wait for it to open. Part of why I'm still stuck on nights after all this time.

And this has been the easiest OT ever. No calls since 2200 and the 2 we did before were both my partner's. awesome break from my regular shift. Kinda helps we're assigned to one hospital lol.

 

[Clare]

If we're assigned a night shift its permanent. Only way to change is to put in a request for whatever day shift you want and wait for it to open. Part of why I'm still stuck on nights after all this time.

Same here, we get assigned to a watch roster position and that's it unless a vacancy arises or you swap with somebody but swapping is difficult due to location and practice level differences

I have my name down for green watch at the moment.

 

[Hunter]

If we're assigned a night shift its permanent. Only way to change is to put in a request for whatever day shift you want and wait for it to open. Part of why I'm still stuck on nights after all this time.

And this has been the easiest OT ever. No calls since 2200 and the 2 we did before were both my partner's. awesome break from my regular shift. Kinda helps we're assigned to one hospital lol.

We can pick
up night shifts if they're open on a per diem basis, or we can pick them up permanent if we have the availability or if they come up as part of a full time schedule. We have to find someone who wants our shift to get off it. Since it's so difficult for them to fi.d someone.

Same here, we get assigned to a watch roster position and that's it unless a vacancy arises or you swap with somebody but swapping is difficult due to location and practice level differences

I have my name down for green watch at the moment.

Yeah I wish we had the 4/4 you guys use.

 

[CritterNurse]

Had a job interview yesterday morning, for a job I'm not very thrilled about, but a job none-the-less. Got a call around noon time today asking about scheduling interview number two. So that interview is scheduled for Monday morning, and I'm told they'll send me an e-mail confirmation with driving directions, what to bring with me, etc.

I open my e-mail and there is a notice from a job search site I've registered with about a job opening that matches my search criteria. Its with a company I've wanted to get into for the past 10 years, but most of their openings I either don't have the qualifications for, or don't have the experience necessary. For the position I got the notice about, I have a higher degree than the one they're looking for and I have the minimum experience they're looking for.

I pull out my vet-tech resume, update it with the most recent job and volunteer experience, tweak it to reflect the position, add the appropriate letters after my name. I then eagerly fill out the application for the job.

Please let me get that job! Please please please!

 

[Wheel]

Had a job interview yesterday morning, for a job I'm not very thrilled about, but a job none-the-less. Got a call around noon time today asking about scheduling interview number two. So that interview is scheduled for Monday morning, and I'm told they'll send me an e-mail confirmation with driving directions, what to bring with me, etc.

I open my e-mail and there is a notice from a job search site I've registered with about a job opening that matches my search criteria. Its with a company I've wanted to get into for the past 10 years, but most of their openings I either don't have the qualifications for, or don't have the experience necessary. For the position I got the notice about, I have a higher degree than the one they're looking for and I have the minimum experience they're looking for.

I pull out my vet-tech resume, update it with the most recent job and volunteer experience, tweak it to reflect the position, add the appropriate letters after my name. I then eagerly fill out the application for the job.

Please let me get that job! Please please please!

Good luck! The job search is no fun, and I'm not looking forward to having to do it again if my fiancé gets the job she wants in florida.

 

[Hunter]

Guy who went through Medics almost the same time I did just passed away... At the age of 25 with a brand new baby... died in his sleep after leading a very unhealthy lifestyle, over weight smoker who drank a lot and suffered from epileptic seizures... my thoughts are with his family and baby. Please take care of yourselves guys.

 

[the_negro_puppy]

Mate, WTF? Looks like cardiac problems have jumped across the ditch!

Month off? bloody hell ... jealous much?! I can only dream

Heres a copy of the ECG if anyones interested....

 

[Epi-do]

Heres a copy of the ECG if anyones interested....

http://i.imgur.com/0FTmim1.jpg

That makes for a very bad day for someone! I can't remember the last time I had a patient that had something that looked so obviously bad.

 

[the_negro_puppy]

That makes for a very bad day for someone! I can't remember the last time I had a patient that had something that looked so obviously bad.

Triaged to cath lab without arresting. Maintained BP with NS boluses, no pacing required. Severe pain, anti-emetics and 150mcg of fent given. I believe she was also given heparin and plavix as part of the triage to PCI.

Although it was probably just over 4 hours from when she first felt pains to PCI performed.

 

[Handsome Robb]

Heres a copy of the ECG if anyones interested....

Those squigglies don't look happy. :lol:

What was her pressure? Not gonna lie, as bad as it is to say I'd have been the *** sitting there like "why aren't you hypotensive!!!"

Alright, I'm done wishing bad on grandma.

 

[the_negro_puppy]

Those squigglies don't look happy. :lol:

What was her pressure? Not gonna lie, as bad as it is to say I'd have been the *** sitting there like "why aren't you hypotensive!!!"

Alright, I'm done wishing bad on grandma.

90/60 initially, floating between 90-110 systolic with several boluses of NS


Was no Grandma, lady was in her forties

 

[Clare]

That ECG looks more messed up than my hair when I get out the shower!

Oh I remember I had another cardiac as well last shift, it was a lady with non rheumatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and pulmonary regurg

 

[usalsfyre]

To the masked guy on a cruiser this morning. I understand you believe I was too close to your lane, despite never crossing into it. However, cutting me off and slamming on your brakes ON A MOTORCYCLE might not have been the most appropriate response. Just trust my professional judgement on this one.

I feel much better now.

 

[Clare]

To the masked guy on a cruiser this morning. I understand you believe I was too close to your lane, despite never crossing into it. However, cutting me off and slamming on your brakes ON A MOTORCYCLE might not have been the most appropriate response. Just trust my professional judgement on this one.

I feel much better now.

Um yeah .... not on a motorbike no; my sister just started riding and I harped on about her getting leathers/protective gear, a good helmet and high vis vest for outer; she said I needed to shut up about it.

I explained to her a little bit about how traumatic brain injury, rapid sequence induction and severe multi system trauma work and reminded her people on a motorbike are going to come off second best to some guy in his rolling suburban status symbol wagon/SUV thing and that Fire Service have more than enough water in their big red pump/rescue to hose off any chunky bits that are left on the road ...