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STXmedic said:
We don't get shot.
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exodus said:
No, jet skis.
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Jet skis are cool for a couple hours then get old fast. You can only do so much on them and are limited to the summer. I can ride a dirt bike here year round. :P

I'd love to buy a stand up jet ski but the 4 stroke ones aren't nearly as fun as the 2 stroke ones however they're the only kind we can ride on Tahoe. Plus if I had a stand up I'd be the idiot trying to learn tricks on it because water doesn't hurt nearly as bad as dirt and rocks. ;)
 
DEmedic said:
It's 70 here today. Pretty nice. It'll be 110 and humid as balls in canvas pants in a few weeks. :/
Working my first shift as a cleared medic atthe new PRN job tomorrow. I can only work weekends and the occasional night shift, but they page OT every day. I could make a killing if I worked just OT.
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I finally got fully cleared at my PRN place, there has to be five open shifts a day. Have to avoid the temptation to not work myself to death...

chaz90 said:
Public access AEDs are pretty darn awesome. That is all.
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One of the few things that I am pretty proud of regarding my time in EMS is that I acquired and installed an AED at my college's rec ice rink. It was used last year during an adult league game on a 50 year old who had a vfib arrest. He was alert when the ambulance arrived. I was pretty stoked to hear that.
 
Not to be an *** but I've never understood why they give awards for doing your job.

Not that it isn't cool, just never understood it.
 
Handsome Robb said:
Not to be an *** but I've never understood why they give awards for doing your job.

Not that it isn't cool, just never understood it.
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I agree...look at the military.

1 tour of iraq- global war on terror medal, national defense medal, iraq campaign medal....thats 3 medals for ONE tour and there is more attachments and crap to go with it...
 
Handsome Robb said:
Not to be an *** but I've never understood why they give awards for doing your job.

Not that it isn't cool, just never understood it.
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Our Phoenix awards are also given to the patient themself and the lay rescuers/LEO/BLS who participated. There's a yearly award ceremony and dinner for all of them. I think there's value in recognizing these people and educating them on how rare and lucky they are.

The paramedics simply get a red and white bar to go on their dress uniform (or extra stars on the bar), but no one ever wears their dress uniform.
 
STXmedic said:
It's quite the incentive.
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It would rain epi and compressions would never, ever, ever stop.

Robb, you say that like Tahoe will still be there next year. Dirt bike all the way.
 
irishboxer384 said:
I agree...look at the military.

1 tour of iraq- global war on terror medal, national defense medal, iraq campaign medal....thats 3 medals for ONE tour and there is more attachments and crap to go with it...
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Unless the rules have changed in the last few years, an individual cannot receive the Global War on Terrorism Medal and the Iraqi Campaign Medal for the same tour in Iraq. And the National Defense Service Medal is earned simply by graduating Basic Training
 
Company I work for doesn't want medics or EMTs to wear patches on their sleeves. Just the normal uniform with the company logos
 
MrJones said:
I don't see that as a bad thing.
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Me neither. No disconnect between provider levels. I've worked at other companies where medics get different colored shirts, badges, extra patches, pins, go go gadget radio holders, etc. And they wonder why there are paragods....
 
I was issued three capes and a quiver with my Paramedic badge and an attractive young female EMT as a "personal assistant".
 
Communicated with the PA Board today, looks like I will be waiting for the next board meeting to get my license because of my rough past :/
 
How far out is that meeting?
 
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