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shfd739 said:
Im kinda surprised. During 2 days of Super Spartan (13mile course) our worst injury was an ankle fracture. The rest were strains/sprains.
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It was mainly the Mount Everest obstacle. It was the very end and you had to run up this massive curved wall. And other people were at the top helping each other.

People would be running up and the people on top would grab their arms to help pull them up.

We saw 350 people in the 2 days. 12 ALS transfers out to the hospital.
 
Anjel said:
Day 2 of the tough mudder.

Yesterday we had almost 20 shoulder dislocations.

Lets see what happens today.
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Oh yay...
shfd739 said:
Im kinda surprised. During 2 days of Super Spartan (13mile course) our worst injury was an ankle fracture. The rest were strains/sprains.

Any tips for dealing with a newb that has been a paramedic for 4 months, is beginning his first paramedic job and already is a paragod and won't listen to feedback from anyone?

Im afraid this dude is going to learn a hard lesson, potentially at a patient's expense and I can't figure out how to get him to realize he doesnt know it all.

I was the 4th preceptor to have him and he's had attitude with all of us.
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Only one ankle fx? Wow!!! As to the rest, most aren't too horrible to deal with.

As to the Paragod, see if you can get an hour or so at a local hospital... in the ICU or even a general floor, and perhaps review some charts and find out how he'd care for those patients during transport without killing them...
usalsfyre said:
I've had several "best friends" in my new job. They were in the office pretty much weekly having a one way discussion over attitude. Most of them straightened up. A few didn't and helped themselves out the door.
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Sadly, unfortunately, this may be the only cure....
 
Anjel said:
It was mainly the Mount Everest obstacle. It was the very end and you had to run up this massive curved wall. And other people were at the top helping each other.

People would be running up and the people on top would grab their arms to help pull them up.

We saw 350 people in the 2 days. 12 ALS transfers out to the hospital.
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How did Star get that contract, it's nowhere near your service area.

I liked working those type of events where you stayed busy transporting interesting patients that could hold a conversation.
 
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abckidsmom said:
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Zoom in to read the sign. We went to a local church for a call. :)
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That's awesome. Your ambulance looks like serious business.
 
MMiz said:
How did Star get that contract, it's nowhere near your service area.

I liked working those type of events where you had stayed busy transporting interesting patients that could hold a conversation.
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It wasn't star. It was a company called amphibious medics that does the medical for all tough mudder, savage and Spartan races. It's an independent contractor sort of thing.

JCA, LCA, and MCA were the ALS crews on scene that did the transporting.
 
usalsfyre said:
:rofl::rofl:

Congrats on the promotion! It's a whole new level of reward and frustration.
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Lol i'm already finding that out man... I think the patch should read 'babysitter' rather than supervisor :p
 
Akulahawk said:
Oh yay...

Only one ankle fx? Wow!!! As to the rest, most aren't too horrible to deal with.

As to the Paragod, see if you can get an hour or so at a local hospital... in the ICU or even a general floor, and perhaps review some charts and find out how he'd care for those patients during transport without killing them...

Sadly, unfortunately, this may be the only cure....
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I've got a feeling he won't last long.

This is a probably a place holder job till a fire dept hires.

I did try running thru verbal scenarios last night and his treatment ideas are pretty spot on but he wouldn't take any feed back or discussion about atypical presentations or other diagnosis possibilities.
 
I am so sick of reading this firefighting garbage! My micro book has been calling me lately :sad: Only one more week...
 
TransportJockey said:
We looked hard at Roswell from whaT I heard. But it was decided that we wouldn't make any money out there. Still waiting on Torrance county right now though.
Our GM WANs the ABQ market bad though.
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Albuquerque is a hard market with Presbyterian running most of the hospitals and AAS plus AFD. Sante Fe would be doable though. The problem is that Superior owns most of those impoverished counties and provides marginal services and is really only profitable with everything together, so any changes to that balance (meaning county 911 contracts or IFT) kill off Superior and force whoever takes over to fill the gap for minimal, questionable profit or leaves those impoverished counties to their own devices. Plus the providers are few and far between and many aren't AMR-employable for a variety of reasons...it would be a considerable undertaking.

Southern NM is more consolidated.
 
shfd739 said:
I've got a feeling he won't last long.

This is a probably a place holder job till a fire dept hires.

I did try running thru verbal scenarios last night and his treatment ideas are pretty spot on but he wouldn't take any feed back or discussion about atypical presentations or other diagnosis possibilities.
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Send him to me lol.
 
Only four calls today so far. Needless to say my Netflix has gotten some use today. I've watched one movie and two documentaries, and I'm about to watch some Top Gear. :wub:
 
Wheel said:
Only four calls today so far. Needless to say my Netflix has gotten some use today. I've watched one movie and two documentaries, and I'm about to watch some Top Gear. :wub:
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Top Gear! I'm not especially into the whole car thing, but am a huge fan of the show.

My favorites include the Vietnam Special (Series 12, Episode 8), the World's Smallest Car (Series 10, Episode 8), and Boat Cars (Series 8, Episode 3).
 
MMiz said:
Top Gear! I'm not especially into the whole car thing, but am a huge fan of the show.

My favorites include the Vietnam Special (Series 12, Episode 8), the World's Smallest Car (Series 10, Episode 8), and Boat Cars (Series 8, Episode 3).
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Have you seen the second installment of boat cars in season ten? They try to cross the English Channel. It's quite funny.

I'm not a huge car nut, but I like nice cars and sarcasm so this show is great.
 
shfd739 said:
Lmao. That reason is why our clinical manager gave him to me for his last ride and short of saying things that would get me time off I got nowhere. It's up to management to handle now.
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That's unfortunate. Did anyone make it clear that his attitude was incompatible with employment at your organization? If so, it's probably time to let him go.
 
Which heart arrhythmia likes dubstep?


2nd degree heart blocks... they always drops the beat.
 
Wheel said:
That's unfortunate. Did anyone make it clear that his attitude was incompatible with employment at your organization? If so, it's probably time to let him go.
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Oh yes it has been made clear.

Clinical manager and OM will probably have a sit down with him this week to discuss what he needs to do or offer the door.
 
JPINFV said:
Which heart arrhythmia likes dubstep?


2nd degree heart blocks... they always drops the beat.
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:rofl::rofl::rofl: :wub:
 
Paraphilia... still a better love story than Twilight.
 
Ok... one more...

Why dd the cavalry horse have pituitary problems?

Because it lost its rider and has an empty sella!
 
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