Recent content by DrParasite

Is her BGL coming up following some sweet tea? She's mostly AOx3 (doesn't care about the president fine, but she's answering appropriately).... You know what the issue is, and have the tools to both assess and reverse her condition. stay on scene, give her some more tea, and then have her...

Politics have 0 to do with this situation. Here is the issue: Patrick County is over 480 square miles, most of it is super rural. So all those fire departments sprung up over geographic areas over the decades, likely due to filling a need. Are you saying those in rural areas shouldn't have...

my state cert needs to be submitted via my dept, to the county to the state; when I renew my NR, I have to my county, who sends stuff to the state. I wish I could do it all myself, but all active providers need sign offs to get stuff done. Now, if I go inactive, I can renew solo, but I can't...

Trampolines are really easy. just walk slowly slowly. Foam pits are not as easy, however as the link provided, practice before it happens. If it was me, I would say treat it as trench rescue, and get the TRT team to come out and play. use trench panels to cover the foam blocks, so you have...

Our prison system is designed to do two things: 1) protect society from those who would cause it harm, and 2) punish offenders, with the goal of not having them commit the same crime due to these consequences. Does this sentence do either of these things? the AG said he "never properly...

The overwhelming majority of firefighters I know don't have degrees. The overwhelming majority of firefighters I know who have degrees have degrees that are unrelated to the fire service. Anecdotally, I don't know any chief officers who have been chief officers for most than 5 years who have...

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as per Minnesota Bureau Criminal of Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans, FF/PM Finseth was part of the SWAT team called into Sunday's incident. "They were in the process of helping resolve that and, as part of that, they have paramedics that are assigned to that team. They were assisting...

Does your employer offer any type of tuition assistance or professional development that you can take advantage of for college classes? There is a lot of talk about getting degrees, so I was curious if YOUR employer offered this benefit. Note: this doesn't include cert requirements or things...

I'm not saying they aren't valuable... but should they be required to start your career as a paramedic? Is it? I would argue that those in leadership are the ones who design systems, write the protocols and procedures, not the ones on the ambulance. And if you are in leadership, I would...

So instead of actually addressing my points, you go with an ad homonym attack. Good Job. Both? Is your argument that with a degree, wages will go up? Because many underpaid social workers with masters degrees would like to have a chat with you. I also know many people who can converse...

As per https://www.firemanschore.com/job_jacket.html I have one, and it's by far one of the warmest coats I own. Damn thing is nearly indestructible too.

Passed my CompTIA CASP+ exam!!! now Grad school starts in 3 weeks at WGU!

So what makes a good medic? Do you need, or should you have, a degree, to become a "good medic"? Does your degree need to be in paramedicine, or is my degree in underwater basket weaving with a paramedic cert the same thing? Does that piece of paper mean much? should a degreed paramedic be...

I would argue that being off duty while driving in a marked vehicle with proper equipment would be extremely poor optics, esp when the news says "@NomadicMedic keeps on driving while baby dies" or some other sensational headline Clarification: always on duty when you are in the car. That's...