DesertMedic66
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I'm always the one who goes there haha
We do know you, which is why we know that statement is false
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Jim37F
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5 calls, 4 patient contacts, 3 transports, 2 BLS and ALS...and a partridge in a pear tree
Wow. You do a lot of field time. I got my assignment last week, start there Oct 1st. I put in 480 hours and then I'm all set.
Also, pretty upset with one of my pt's outcomes today. Had a 4 year old little girl today, cutest thing I've ever seen in my life. Came in after having a series of absence seizures. Family noticed it three days prior, family has a hx of epilepsy, so they figured that was that.
Dr dx'd her with a brain tumor that was causing the seizures. Immediately flew her to a children's specialty center.
Oh and between today and yesterday, I've had 3 teenage males all try to commit suicide. Those are fun, too...
DesertMedic66
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Worst suicide attempt I've responded to was a guy in his 20s who went speeding on an express way, crossed the dirt center divider going ~80, and went head on with a family in an SUV going ~65.
For field time we are placed on full time schedules. So we are going to have some students doing 72 hour shifts at a time on fire departments.
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We had a guy the other day who the cabin crew fixed up with an AED after he arrested on a flight.
I figured the shortest interval to defibrillation would be on an airplane or at the airport but no I found out the world's shortest time to defibrillation for cardiac arrest is in Las Vegas at the casinos, 4.4 minutes.
And I got roped into working overtime tomorrow because I am poor, woohoo overtime money!
I figured the shortest interval to defibrillation would be on an airplane or at the airport but no I found out the world's shortest time to defibrillation for cardiac arrest is in Las Vegas at the casinos, 4.4 minutes.
And I got roped into working overtime tomorrow because I am poor, woohoo overtime money!
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It's weird how some days I'm super productive and some days I'm not. I really wish I can figure out why there's a difference. Maybe I need to keep a journal.
katgrl2003
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Checkout dives for scuba today and tomorrow!
CodeBru1984
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Tomorrow's shift assignment should be fun, covering the San Diego Chargers Vs Seattle Seahawks game.
DesertMedic66
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Thank you. I didn't realize until now that the county I'm doing my time in gives Epi after every single pulse/monitor check. Talk about using a **** load of Epi on full arrests
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Dispatch thinks my ambulance has a wheelchair ramp. Because all I have done today are cabulance calls.
Must be a Ca guideline to do that many. Arizona requires 300~ if I remember right.
And thanks.
Angel
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well its not required. the minimum we have to do in CA is 480, most 720. just depends when your preceptor thinks you're ready.
DesertMedic66
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A mix of preceptor and/or program
Angel
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this. to me thats the difference between a good program and one that just wants your money. some schools around here pretty much want nothing to do with you once you've been scheduled for clinicals. which is sad because if you're struggling with something you're basically on your own. but that's neither here nor there.
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17 ****ing ZERO! Seven ****ing teen!!!!
Disgrace.
Disgrace.
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I thought 480 was an NR requirement? I only did 480 but had somewhere in the range of 140 ALS contacts and at least that if not that and a half in BLS/ILS contacts.
Nothin' more 'merican than sitting and drinking beer and watching drag racing with the Pops. Good to catch up with him while the ladies have their night.
Nothin' more 'merican than sitting and drinking beer and watching drag racing with the Pops. Good to catch up with him while the ladies have their night.
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Screw glioblastomas. Haven't been this affected by a patient for a long time.
Angel
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i read something today that kind of hit home for me. may or may not relate to your situation but:
Imagine, you are this patient.
One day, you and your spouse are fine. The next day, your spouse goes into sudden cardiac arrest. EMS shows up, starts CPR, doesn't say a word to you other than yelling at you to move... then all of a sudden they are gone, with the love of your life. An hour later you are at the hospital with your neighbor who was kind enough to drive you there, just so you can find out that your beloved is gone, and you will never be able to talk to them, or hold them ever again. The services come and family shows up to pay their respects, but after everyone moves on to their own lives and leaves you there.... utterly alone and lost. 6 months later, you yourself are not doing so well you have a stroke which leaves you unable to take care of yourself properly. Your remaining family decides that they don't want to bother dealing with your condition and ultimately decides to put you into a nursing home, after selling off your house, taking what they wanted, then trashing the rest of your memories. You are now in this nursing home, with next to no free will. Your room mate isn't much for talking, and does nothing but scream all night long. You can't sleep, you have nobody to talk to, and your family? They haven't come to see you since they moved you into this retched place.
You have a doctors appointment today. You are happy about being able to leave for awhile and have a conversation or two with the nice EMTs coming to pick you up. Only, they aren't so nice. After making you painfully stand and walk to the stretcher with little help, they rustle you around a bunch, and ignore your winces of pain. This stretcher isn't very comfortable, and since this stroke you have a hard time holding your head up, and you get cold real easily. You wish they could understand that and would offer you a pillow or blanket, but they don't. Well this trip isn't what you thought it would be. The whole ride, you hoped they would talk to you, but nope they are too busy talking to each other through that little door between the front and the back.
We get to the doctors office, did you really just hear them argue about who was going to stay in the room with you through the appointment? All you can think is, "am I really that bad?"
Well it's time to go back "home". Did that EMT really just fall asleep while in the back with me? I guess they must be exhausted.
Well, you are now back in your room, you slowly and painfully walk back to your bed with little assistance and you can see the look of annoyance on the EMTs face, they must be in a hurry. Then, they are gone.
The nurse comes in, and quickly checks on you, but does not notice that you are wet with urine, and rushes off to the next patient... they may be sick or dying, so why should I fuss over a little urine. But now, I think I have a sore on my bottom, oh how I wish I could get up by myself. Where is my family? They said they would visit!
We have all seen this patient, there are many like it. Put yourself where they are. Be kind, talk to them, make them smile. You just may be the highlight of their day. There are many patients in nursing homes that never have a visitor, other than you. Whether you are there by choice or not doesn't make a difference to them, because after all someone is finally there for THEM! Be kind to our elders my friends! Being a transfer EMT can be more meaningful than you think!-RU
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