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So how bad is the OD epidemic where everyone else is? My county just has the honorable designation of becoming the OD capital of the state. We've already surpassed last year's OD numbers, in calls and deaths, and we used the same amount of narcan in 3 months (2015) than we did for the entirety...

Pretty self explanatory. Was just sitting at a red light and a lady pulled up and signaled for me to roll down my window. Did so and she asked- "Where do I get (muffler muffled engine sounds)?" "What? I can't hear you!" "Where (muffle garble hand gesture at her car." I look at my partner, and...

So, just ran a call for a fall at the local flea market. Get there and the flaggers direct us to our patient, who seems to have fallen just outside on the wheelchair ramp. Park the truck, get out, do our thing, end up getting a refusal. Here's where it gets fun. I am putting equipment back...

So here I am, just done #2 for the day. She came in EMS as a AMS/possible syncope (nursing home said she was unresponsive, lo and behold FD gets there and she's sure responsive to shouting and a good sternal rub), came in to my ER (which is a satellite ER, I am contracted to do transports out of...

Hi ya'll, I need some help. I got the idea that I want to make some thank-you cards for my 4 instructors now that I've finished my program, and I figured there is no better time to do so than Thanksgiving. I wanted to make the cards with some funny Thanksgiving stories that are EMS/Emergency...

Yesterday was my first full shift at work after being released as a paramedic. Thought I'd share this craziness and ask for input.... EMS brought in a ~58ish y/o C/m who was an OD; pt known to have methodone and codeine. Pt was cyanotic, unresponsive, satting in ~70s-80s on EMS arrival with...

So my mother has always been the type to get me "theme" presents. When I was in highschool and in JROTC, she would always get me camo and military themed crap. You know, camo bunny for easter, military tee-shirts, any sort of crap that "reminded" her of me because of my hobby at the time. Now...

So, I know it's been about 284729483 years since I've posted on the forum, just being so wrapped up in getting my medic class done. I'm in the ride times of my class now, should be done in a week. I literally just ran a call on a pediatric seizure, 3 witnessed seizures with full tonic-clinic...

So today in class we were going over the bioethics and medical legal chapters of my AAOS textbook. Our teacher posed 3 scenarios to us, then divided the classroom in half to have each half argue for or against treatment/transport for the scenarios. They were good ones to get ya thinkin, really...

Story here. I noticed it when I opened up yahoo just now on my news feed. As I read the article (which is mostly about gaming and childhood obseity, nothing really medical) I got to wondering about others' experiences with pt cc of pulmonary embolus. I've never gotten such a patient, and...

Got my acceptance letter today!! I know that a ton of people here are well past this point, but I'm so excited today!! The lady even told me I'm the first one to be accepted into the program (long story, timing is off with the close date and the financial aide date), which starts in 33...

Alright sooo.... Today I got a call for diarrhea at an indipendent nursing home. I get up to the patient and she's 89, A&Ox3, currently feels okay, diarrhea x3 in the past 30 hours. On meds for depression, insomnia, hypertension, and something else that was unrelated. Sitting in bed, ambulatory...

So recently I was sitting at my volunteer BLS station talking to another EMT. I'll mention early on that I'm the youngest EMT and the youngest volunteer at the station, as the city it's in is a small, predominantly elderly city, and it's not unusual for people at the station to be old enough to...