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Just found out we had a firefighter and their fire engine hit by a truck on the off ramp of the freeway. The firefighter was transported to our trauma center with major injuries.
 
DesertEMT66 said:
Just found out we had a firefighter and their fire engine hit by a truck on the off ramp of the freeway. The firefighter was transported to our trauma center with major injuries.
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That sucks. Prayers for him.
 
FireWA1 said:
Do medics even fit in type II's?
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:rofl: :lol:

Got to ride this girly to work today, she almost made me late! Got a little distracted and took the long way...haha. Crossing my fingers she'll be mine here in a few weeks.

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Dude that's awesome :) I miss my bike lol. But then again, my Del Sol is like two bikes strapped together
 
TransportJockey said:
Dude that's awesome :) I miss my bike lol. But then again, my Del Sol is like two bikes strapped together
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How've you been buddy!? Congrats on the Supe spot by the way, been meaning to tell you that.

I feel like you could make a little car like that into a Go-kart for the street with some power train and suspension mods.

It's the first true supersport I've ridden. Ridden a lot of bikes. Dirtbikes, SVs and F4is and what not. He wasn't lyin' when he said "watch yourself around 8k or the bike will takeoff right out from under you."

Still haven't gotten rid of this grin :D
 
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abckidsmom said:
I'm so sorry. Praying for all affected.
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I keep checking the updates every 10 minutes to try and find the name of the firefighter. I know most of the firefighters there.
 
FireWA1 said:
Do medics even fit in type II's?
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All of the equipment might but their ego sure doesn't.

You would think someone killed their dog the way our medics act when they get put in a vanbulance for a day or 2.

CPRs really suck in them though.
 
Anjel said:
All of the equipment might but their ego sure doesn't.

You would think someone killed their dog the way our medics act when they get put in a vanbulance for a day or 2.
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So your paramedics regularly visit Hawthorne, CA?
 
Aprz said:
I like Type III ambulances.
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I prefer the Type III ambulance, but I'll settle for us to have a decent Type II. Most of the ambulance here are :censored:.
 
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i like type 2s. Ill trade my type 3 for one.
 
DesertEMT66 said:
Ouch that sucks. When I hopefully start school in January 2014 it is a 12 month long program from start to end. Right after your last day in the classroom you are already set up with your clinical rotations and your field preceptor.
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Not uncommon these days. Waiting for internship isn't too uncommon either...and NCTI as priority with AMR because they're affiliated...It's really just a symptom of the glut of paramedics out there in this area. It's been taking 6+ months for medics to even get interviews with AMR last I heard. I know plenty of medics working as EMT's because they're waiting to lateral over at their AMR job.

I hope for the best for you.
 
Jambi said:
Not uncommon these days. Waiting for internship isn't too uncommon either...and NCTI as priority with AMR because they're affiliated...It's really just a symptom of the glut of paramedics out there in this area. It's been taking 6+ months for medics to even get interviews with AMR last I heard. I know plenty of medics working as EMT's because they're waiting to lateral over at their AMR job.

I hope for the best for you.
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So far there haven't been any issues at my college. I have yet to hear of one person having to wait for a preceptor (on the downside we don't really get to pick where we do our clinical and field time at).

There have been no issues at my division of medics working as EMTs. As soon as the EMT gets his county medic card he starts FTO time shortly after (2 weeks tops).
 
So I've earned an interesting nickname. I am the Anxiety Whisperer. I'm 6'4" and intimidating (I've been told), but for some reason I seem able to break the anxiety/hypervent cycle in patients. And then I get hugs. :blink:

On that note just ran a particularly dramatic anxiety patient, and there is something that's always mildly amusing about walking into a scene where the tension level is super high and just being in the state of "meh" because it's an anxiety patient. Before anyone asks, yes I'm careful with such patients because I don't want to get complacent and have an adverse outcome because I made assumptions, but suffice it to say it was anxiety.

Long story short, I worked my magic, broke the anxiety cycle, and all was good. The only thing was that I was suspicious she was drunk had been drinking. My suspicions were confirmed when I was asked if I smelled ETOH. I then confirmed with my partner, a third party, and the Pt is now sitting with her supervisor waiting for her suspension paperwork from work which is going to lead to her being fired. I didn't initiate it, but a third party (casino detective suspected it from the odor, and that started the ball rolling). I tend to be laissez faire about such things because the Pt is has enough issues and it's easy to recognize that she needs help because it's likely she self-medicating with alcohol because of the problems causing the anxiety in the first place, but after a third party got a whiff of her. it was out of my hands. Sucks, because no matter what I say, or suggest that she needs help/counseling, she's getting suspended and fired. Bummer.

And yes, I'm still working as a BLS provider at a casino. I love the money! $20/hr at the casino with great benefits, or AMR at $14/hr with not so great benefits...what can I say? :sad:

Sorry for being so long winded.
 
Pechanga or Pala?
 
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