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LACoGurneyjockey said:
Ran my first arrest after 6 weeks as a medic this morning, 8yo ejection, traumatic arrest on scene, got pulses back twice and ended up flying her out. I don't know about this whole paramedic thing...
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Only can get better after that. Don't let it sit in your brain for too long. You did your job!
 
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Me in a couple of weeks!!! :)
 
LACoGurneyjockey said:
Ran my first arrest after 6 weeks as a medic this morning, 8yo ejection, traumatic arrest on scene, got pulses back twice and ended up flying her out. I don't know about this whole paramedic thing...
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That blows. I had a toddler who got ran over by a truck...twice... A week or so back.

Pedi calls are the worst. Especially when you have children around the same age.
 
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So my serpentine belt just up and vanished whilst I was driving on the freeway. Everything was normal, than all of a sudden I noticed my steering was really stiff (like I had just lost my power steering pump) and a few seconds later battery warning light came on (like my alternator just stopped spinning) and a second or two after that my temperature warning light also came on and I noticed the temp guaged peaked on "H" (also like my fan/coolant stopped working)...all pieces powered by the serpentine belt right? I was able to get home just fine (steering was the biggest issue) and now I just want to get a 25 buck belt and fix it myself but my folks are freaking out over the possibility something else seized and caused the belt to break off so it looks like I get to pay for a tow truck to go to a mechanic. Yay.
 
Jim37F said:
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So my serpentine belt just up and vanished whilst I was driving on the freeway. Everything was normal, than all of a sudden I noticed my steering was really stiff (like I had just lost my power steering pump) and a few seconds later battery warning light came on (like my alternator just stopped spinning) and a second or two after that my temperature warning light also came on and I noticed the temp guaged peaked on "H" (also like my fan/coolant stopped working)...all pieces powered by the serpentine belt right? I was able to get home just fine (steering was the biggest issue) and now I just want to get a 25 buck belt and fix it myself but my folks are freaking out over the possibility something else seized and caused the belt to break off so it looks like I get to pay for a tow truck to go to a mechanic. Yay.
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How old was the belt? If it's more then a few years it probably just cracked and fell apart like you said. Just get a belt and see if that fixes the problem. Lot cheaper too. I've gone through a couple serpentine belts over the years.
 
Not too sure how old the belt was, can't remember exactly if/when I've had to replace it...but yeah, I just want to replace the belt as a bike ride to/from the auto parts store is a lot cheaper lol but like I said my folks are super worried that something else is wrong: "Serpantine belts don't just fall off on their own!!!" (yeah but neither do engine parts just seize up on their own for no reason with no other indication besides breaking the belt -_-)
 
Jim37F said:
Not too sure how old the belt was, can't remember exactly if/when I've had to replace it...but yeah, I just want to replace the belt as a bike ride to/from the auto parts store is a lot cheaper lol but like I said my folks are super worried that something else is wrong: "Serpantine belts don't just fall off on their own!!!" (yeah but neither do engine parts just seize up on their own for no reason with no other indication besides breaking the belt -_-)
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Just wait till they go out and the. Ride down, get the part, and put it on before they get back. When it works you can show that you know what you're talking about. Worst case you have to admit they were right and bite the bullet with a tow and mechanic.
 
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Well, attending my county EMS orientation....needed to get some soda to help stay awake.
 
I bought a belt from Autozone and made an attempt to fix it myself, but one of the pulleys did look damaged, tensioner wasn't moving so I decided to go ahead and have a mechanic look at it...turns out the idler pulley seized and actually melted a little and the tensioner pulley is "making noises" so I decided to bite the bullet and let them fix it (also apparently my Autozone belt is not the right size either. Go figure).
 
Jim37F said:
I bought a belt from Autozone and made an attempt to fix it myself, but one of the pulleys did look damaged, tensioner wasn't moving so I decided to go ahead and have a mechanic look at it...turns out the idler pulley seized and actually melted a little and the tensioner pulley is "making noises" so I decided to bite the bullet and let them fix it (also apparently my Autozone belt is not the right size either. Go figure).
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That sucks
 
My reaction when I get the freshest picks of shifts. Hello all you beautiful 14+ hour shifts, here I come. Those tickets represent the coming paychecks. ;)
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COmedic17 said:
That blows. I had a toddler who got ran over by a truck...twice... A week or so back.

Pedi calls are the worst. Especially when you have children around the same age.
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Peds are probably my favorite group to work with, but stuff like that definitely makes me contemplate if I want to jump to a peds specialty one day.
 
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