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rmabrey said:
Thats a tought one. On one hand its parents, on the other I take pride in my belongings and my privacy
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This isn't the first time for similar things to happen. She's bipolar, so the majority of the past years is ignoring everyone, otherwise we just argue.
A few years back we were in a argument and I told her I'd be back after cooling off for a night at my sisters. Even told her where. Reported me as a run away and had me picked up by deputies in the middle of my AP history class the next day. Had me put on a 24 hour hold, because she couldn't come pick me up. Called them probably 5+ times for assorted other things when I was growing up and each time they said they can't do anything, since I did nothing wrong. Locked myself in my car once when I was 16 just to step away from the arguing. Busted out my window to yank the door open, just to continue arguing...
Dunno what's honestly taken me so long to just say screw it. My sister wrote them off 10+ years ago. Time to do the same.
 
chaz90 said:
This might be because my service appears to be stockpiling it. We found multiple boxes totaling a couple hundred amps of D50 in our warehouse. What can I say? We have one of those people that's really great at finding supplies where no one else can.
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So you're the reason I have to draw up my D50 now!!!

I got all excited about sodium bicarbonate prefills then realized the D50 is in a vial now... Boo!
 
Robb said:
So you're the reason I have to draw up my D50 now!!!

I got all excited about sodium bicarbonate prefills then realized the D50 is in a vial now... Boo!
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We also seem to have huge stock piles of D50. We had a notice go out a couple of months ago about not being able to get D50 and our back up option
 
Robb said:
So you're the reason I have to draw up my D50 now!!!

I got all excited about sodium bicarbonate prefills then realized the D50 is in a vial now... Boo!
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Please dont tell me bicarb is on shortage again. We have to give something during a code to look like were trying.
 
rmabrey said:
Please dont tell me bicarb is on shortage again. We have to give something during a code to look like were trying.
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I don't think it is. We just swapped from vials to prefills. I've never given bicarbonate. We only use it in TCA ODs or if we call for a hyperK pt/arrest.

Apparently D50 is cheaper in vials. At least they were nice and gave us a 16g hypodermic to use to draw it :-/
 
I apparently enjoy being tactical
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I have an interview for an ER tech spot today. It's contingent but they offer amazing benefits.

So here's hoping.
 
Robb said:
I don't think it is. We just swapped from vials to prefills. I've never given bicarbonate. We only use it in TCA ODs or if we call for a hyperK pt/arrest.

Apparently D50 is cheaper in vials. At least they were nice and gave us a 16g hypodermic to use to draw it :-/
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We have a bunch of d50 in vials, too. We made little kits of 60ml syringes, blunt fills, alcohol preps and vials in little med ziplock bags. When those vials break in your gear bag, they make a HUGE mess.
 
I have officially given up on fighting the "not everybody needs oxygen fight".

I'm tired of educating, I'm tired of arguing. Now, when I find a patient wearing oxygen that doesn't need it… I just take it off and turn the oxygen off and don't even say anything. I'm done with it. I told an EMT three times yesterday that the patient did not need oxygen. (No shortness of breath, no respiratory complaint, setting 99% on room air.) I turned around and when I looked again, the patient was wearing a nasal cannula. I took it off, turned off the oxygen bottle and told the EMT to stop touching my stuff. I'm done with this.
 
DEmedic said:
I have officially given up on fighting the "not everybody needs oxygen fight".

I'm tired of educating, I'm tired of arguing. Now, when I find a patient wearing oxygen that doesn't need it… I just take it off and turn the oxygen off and don't even say anything. I'm done with it. I told an EMT three times yesterday that the patient did not need oxygen. (No shortness of breath, no respiratory complaint, setting 99% on room air.) I turned around and when I looked again, the patient was wearing a nasal cannula. I took it off, turned off the oxygen bottle and told the EMT to stop touching my stuff. I'm done with this.
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Yup, I gave up that fight a while back. I'll give my spiel to new providers that seem to genuinely want to learn, but that's about it. There are just too many fools with that engrained too deep for my educating/rants to be of any effect.
 
Since when do paramedic students refer to themselves as "med students"?... :blink: :unsure:
 
9D4. You could throw the GPS tracker in your parents car before you move today.

PS I start medic school in 6 days... Not sure if I am excited or afraid.
 
STXmedic said:
Since when do paramedic students refer to themselves as "med students"?... :blink: :unsure:
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Oh lord. That will go poorly for them if mentioned in front of the wrong company. Also, I don't quite know why anyone would want to portray themselves as a medical student if they're not one. Teaching hospitals tend to use med students as their most favorite punching bags and scapegoats.
 
STXmedic said:
Since when do paramedic students refer to themselves as "med students"?... :blink: :unsure:
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I keep having to say I am going to start paramedic school. Every time I say medic school they think med school. No I am not going to become a Dr. (least not yet).
 
STXmedic said:
Since when do paramedic students refer to themselves as "med students"?... :blink: :unsure:
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Uh because we do the same thing as doctor except at 70... Nvm lol
 
Lmao at the last couple of comments....

Since when do paramedic students refer to themselves as "med students"?...
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I've done that a few times and had the reaction ":o omg really!!! You're about to become a doctor!?" And I've had to tell them no, just paramedic school. Lol. I've since made an effort to say "paramedic" school to bypass the confusion.
 
First EM interview invite. Hello Ohio Valley Medical Center.
 
So if the public access AED I installed is used for a save, do I get to say that I finally have a save?
 
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