the 100% directionless thread

Divorce makes having numerous siblings easier. And I was also a college oops, so by the time more babies were had they had gotten settled down and weren't all that old. I can't judge though, if life had taken another path, I probably would have had a little one by 26 myself.

Kid's are little ****s, but I love the *******s. Almost became a teacher and even had a few education classes down. Medicine still won me over though. Sometimes I still get the twinge to do it, but I figure working in pediatrics one day is a good compromise.
 
Unit ***: Comm 1, could you clarify your last, is that a BLS or a CCT call ?
Dispatch: Unit ***, that's a... uhhh... patient transport.

Just another day in paradise.
 
StCEMT said:
Those tickets represent the coming paychecks.
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Like how they seem like you are winning at the time but actually not worth much in real life?
 
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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Those calls are definitely the hardest. I've had a few very similar to that. Probably my most memorable transport ever was a 7 year old girl whose dad accidentally backed over her with a skid-steer. It wasn't pretty at all. It was a big Mennonite farming family and they were all standing outside together at 0630 watching us land on their front lawn, bring the the little girl out of the ambulance and load her up, and take off for the ped trauma center that was over a 2-hour drive from where they lived.

This was like 14 years ago but I can still see the expressions on the faces of both the little girl and her dad like it happened yesterday.
 
" narcan woke you up. You weren't breathing. You still sure you "didn't take anything"?"

" I don't do drugs or drink."

"You are in detox. You have been here the past two hours."

" Im just visiting. like a hotel. "
 
Couple annoying calls/not calls today:

1. Arrived on scene ~5 minutes after the BLS ambulance to a heroin OD on the side of the road, and they've already tossed the patient in their ambulance and are barreling towards the hospital with one EMT in the back and one driving. The patient is still unconscious with a RR of ~6 and is on a NRB.

EMT: I gave him 2 Narcans.

Me: ...2 of what? 2x 2 mg Narcan bristojets or 2 mg?

EMT: No, 2 sprays from one peach box.

Me: Okay. How much did you ventilate him first, and what were his initial sats?

EMT: I don't know a sat. I didn't need a BVM since I gave him Narcan first. I just used the NRB instead.


2. BLS ambulance dispatched to stage for "psychiatric problems." The CAD notes say an unknown age female is flailing around on the ground, completely naked, and is screaming and yelling nonsensical things whilst being very combative and uncooperative with police on scene. BLS ambulance proceeds to transport emergently to the hospital with two cops and two EMTs in the back actively wrestling with the patient. At the hospital, the patient is promptly sedated and intubated. When asked about why ALS wasn't requested, one of the EMTs said "it wasn't anything they couldn't handle." Explanations fell on deaf ears. Nothing quite like excited delirium treated with soft restraints and brutane instead of pharmacological sedation huh?
 
I'm surprisingly enjoying my new shifty. My partner and I have pretty much the same thoughts on work ethic, etc. I enjoy being busy and working while I'm at work as well, instead of just sitting and doing nothing all day.
 
I also need a new computer, I can't play this game on here, it's too laggy :(
 
Oh God, it hurts to breathe! [emoji23]
 
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