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BP readings have been better
 

GMCmedic

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No rioting here. The peaceful protest went well during the schedule time, a few people got a little aggressive a few hours after it ended but the local PD sqaushed it pretty quick. I'm on day 2 of 6 off so hopefully this dies down before I go back and have to fly in to Indy, Louisville, or Nashville.
 

DragonClaw

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Night #2 of rioting. Its been alright on our end, but my PD and FD friends have had their hands full.

Protests and riots at slowing down traffic. They've shut down roads and highways. FD and 911 services are getting escorts. DPS sent out 1500 troopers to the 4 big cities.
 

Jim37F

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Some protests in town, but nothing violent from what I heard.

Only violent thing we got bopped for last night was a 15 yo girl who was high on something . Eyes as wide as dinner plates, non reactive, BP was like 210/110 (I don't recall pulse rate, higher than normal but not crazy high like that), skin warm (like warmer than normal, but not feverish hot) and dry, couldn't get a real accurate respiratory count as she was talking non-stop. Like barely pause to breathe talking non stop. And by talking I mean incoherent ranting and raving, screaming, yelling, going off on conspiracy theory or gifted lovers, talking about herself in the third person, not even attempting to answer A&O questions, and just enough threats of bodily violence we were initially holding back (police were on scene tho) till we kinda realized that other than talking, she was like not moving at all.

Just laying in bed motionless, and made no attempt to resist taking vitals. Didn't follow any commands to get up, but when we swung her feet off the bed, and lifted her up, she stood up supporting herself (mostly) and walked (if slowly and mostly needing nudged by us, but still more under her own power vs us picking her up) walked to the gurney. And then continued to sit motionless in the gurney, even as it was loaded into the ambulance and made no attempts to pull away from the mesics getting blood sugar and starting an IV.

All the while still ranting and raving about everything and nothing all at once, entirely non stop...

Apparently mom is Bi-Polar herself, and said daughter was completely normal until last seen around 8pm ish (we were called just after midnight) when she was discovered that way. So we're all pretty sure she took something, whatever that was. (Otherwise we went to the same lady twice, first time just as we were starting afternoon PT, apparently she AMA'd, and we got called back after PT before dinner, only other calls were medicals we got canceled by EMS while enroute)

I'll def take the odd psych patient at midnight vs some of the sheisse going on back on the Mainland...
 

DragonClaw

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Yesterday I saw 3 unrelated to riot GSWs come in to ED while I was there. A 20, 15, and 2 year old.

I saw the FF carrying the 2 year old in (shot in femur). Afterwards they said the police put on the TQ... distal to the GSW.
 

NysEms2117

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rioting. rioting. rioting. Poor baltimore. Goodluck to all you folks working this, lord knows we'll need it here!
stay safe!
 

StCEMT

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rioting. rioting. rioting. Poor baltimore. Goodluck to all you folks working this, lord knows we'll need it here!
stay safe!
Tonight was actually much better. Curfew was set and enforced. City jail had quite a few people when I was there. Streets have been pretty empty. We had plenty of county resources brought in that fortunately weren't as needed as last night. We'll see what tomorrow holds.
 

DragonClaw

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Tonight was actually much better. Curfew was set and enforced. City jail had quite a few people when I was there. Streets have been pretty empty. We had plenty of county resources brought in that fortunately weren't as needed as last night. We'll see what tomorrow holds.

Who paid your bond? :p
 

CALEMT

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NysEms2117

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Tonight was actually much better. Curfew was set and enforced. City jail had quite a few people when I was there. Streets have been pretty empty. We had plenty of county resources brought in that fortunately weren't as needed as last night. We'll see what tomorrow holds.
Was worse here. DC was DC police+ nat'l guard + secret service police, 50+ injuries to the collective group of responders. The worst part was the revolutionary war style tactic, of gather folks in a church and then burn it. Other history fact is it was the church of the presidents (every president since James Madison in 1816 attended there once).
 

RocketMedic

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So apparently Louisville PD shot the barbecue guy...
 

CALEMT

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Just saw on the news that a gun shop owner shot and killed a looter who broke into his store. Who decides that breaking into a gun shop is a good idea?
 

ffemt8978

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Just saw on the news that a gun shop owner shot and killed a looter who broke into his store. Who decides that breaking into a gun shop is a good idea?
Darwin Award nominees?
 

GMCmedic

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So apparently Louisville PD shot the barbecue guy...
Pretty sure Louisville is currently on the list of places we wont go. There was a rumor that someone shot at a helicopter there. Someone has shot at an air medical helicopter during these riots, I just dont know where officially.
 
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DragonClaw

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I have officially applied to paramedic school for the AS program. 5 semesters. Financial aid should cover it all for the first semester and more. 2 semesters in I should be able to get EMT-I. 2 days of class a week.

Officiall acceptance comes in mid to late July.
 

RocketMedic

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I have officially applied to paramedic school for the AS program. 5 semesters. Financial aid should cover it all for the first semester and more. 2 semesters in I should be able to get EMT-I. 2 days of class a week.

Officiall acceptance comes in mid to late July.
Good! You won’t regret it, and the degree helps.
 
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