the 100% directionless thread

[fast65]

Just worked a bomb threat on a train. They say it happened in one city... but it didn't. Happened on the border.

We spent an hour and a half on scene... and got stuck with 7 passengers in my truck after the train left without telling us. Luckily the police were willing to drive them home.



http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Police-investigate-bomb-threat-aboard-TRE-train-143076236.html

You know you're going to have to go back in time and find the bomber, right?

 

[exodus]

Wow. In a matter of 4 hours my county has had a total of 4 MCIs. 1 with 6 patients (3 airships had to be called for that one). The second one with 7 patients. The third one with 7 patients. The fourth one with 19 patients.

And a new MCI just got declared. So that makes 5 within four hours. Wow, we are going to have no beds open at any hospital.

We just drove through all that craziness....were heading to chino.

 

[bigbaldguy]

I brought home a new fur-kid today. We're calling him Paddy.

Congrats!

 

[bigbaldguy]

Sounds like you all are earning your money. Please be careful and be safe.

While you guys are out dodging cars and saving lives I'm on my way to hand out salted peanuts and then spend the day in LA Trader joes here I come.

 

[exodus]

Sounds like you all are earning your money. Please be careful and be safe.

While you guys are out dodging cars and saving lives I'm on my way to hand out salted peanuts and then spend the day in LA Trader joes here I come.

Driving home through the slush, ice, and snow was not fun. I'm just happy my jeep has 4WD

 

[shfd739]

First shift on an ambulance in months. I kinda miss it.

 

[cynikalkat]

I've been away...

This is one of the hardest times of my life right now. My adopted Mom is dying of cancer (lung, liver, brain, spinal). I flew out to OH last week to be here for my sisters and dad and essentially say goodbye.

Its one thing to intently watch someone breath when they are your patient, an entirely different thing if that person is your family. Holy crap this is hard. I am no stranger to death (both my biological parents are gone and most of my biological family), but this is just hell.

At this point she's barely awake, existing in a drug-induced haze of Roxanol, as she can't swallow her Morphine pills and Xanax, so the dosage of Rox has gone way up. She's been on 4 LPM O2 for at least a week (NC). There's a large tumor sitting on (or near, not entirely sure) her larynx and she can't talk anymore. I really hope this doesn't last much longer for her sake, and ours; its heartbreaking.

Hospice was called in Monday. They had a social worker stop by, the home health aide has been here twice, and a reflexologist came to work on her feet, which was cool. She was still lucid for that and really enjoyed it. She refused the aide on Friday. Now, who knows...


Anyway, I thought I'd pop in and say hi if anyone noticed my absence. Lots to read...

 

[Sasha]

I'm so sorry you're going through that. It must be so difficult.

However please know that I have never met a bad hospice nurse. They're all amazing and I admire them. You can take comfort in the fact she will be taken care of and she is being kept comfortable in her final days.

I hope for peace for both of you.

 

[Anjel]

Im so sorry. Stay strong and dont keep it all in.

We are all here for ya.

 

[cynikalkat]

I'm so sorry you're going through that. It must be so difficult.

However please know that I have never met a bad hospice nurse. They're all amazing and I admire them. You can take comfort in the fact she will be taken care of and she is being kept comfortable in her final days.

I hope for peace for both of you.

thanks. Shes staying @ home. Dad's a RN (a director of emerg services actually) and the nurse stops by...once a week?

But thank you.

 

[cynikalkat]

Im so sorry. Stay strong and dont keep it all in.

We are all here for ya.

thank you. I also hope that works keeps being cool about this. I'm trying to decide when to go back and I just don't know. I work sat-tues so going back Mon & working Tues then having 3 days off is almost stupid, but I don't know what to do.

 

[fast65]

I like that I just had a 10 minute conversation with the ER doc...about GoGurt

 

[Sasha]

Gross.

 

[exodus]

Gross.

I love go gurt.

 

[Handsome Robb]

I like that I just had a 10 minute conversation with the ER doc...about GoGurt

GoGurt is amazing.

In other news make sure to find out what your post CVA pt last ate before proclaiming he's vomiting coffee ground looking emesis...it might end up jus being chocolate cake

Don't ask me how I know this.

 

[Sasha]

Waaaalking Deeeeaaaddd Ffffiinnnaallleeee

 

[DesertMedic66]

Scheduled end of shift is 2000. Another crew needs our ambulance at 1900. So we get to get cleared in early and do nothing for an hour. Overtime to sit on our butts not even in service haha

 

[Sasha]

Zombies zombies zombies!

 

[Handsome Robb]

Never seen a colostomy bag before, today was my first and I'm scarred for life...


Dude was too lazy to dispose of them so he had 3+ weeks worth of used bags and fecal matter in garbage cans next to his bed. Furthermore we helped change his bag because the one he had on was full to the brim.

House smelled like a dead body mixed with poo, Ben-Gay and spoiled mayonnaise. I almost tossed my cookies in the guys house. We had to take turns going out side and breathing fresh air then holding our breath to go inside, it was that bad.

 

[Sasha]

Wait til you see what happens when you don't "burp" the colostomy bag when you change it.