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thank you so much for all your kind words....i think the point is well driven home, that the one 'we' lost, is one that i live in his shoes every time i'm on the rig and it could be me or my partner at any time, it's just scary to see that and have it be a huge realiztion......because when we...

thank you so much for all your kind words....i think the point is well driven home, that the one 'we' lost, is one that i live in his shoes every time i'm on the rig and it could be or my partner at any time, it's just scary to see that and have it be a huge realiztion......because when we are...

as many of you know, there was an emt killed here in san diego, we worked together, he wasn't my partner but i knew him and my old partner and her best friend were really good friends with him......yesterday was the memorial, it was an all out 'killed in the line of duty' procession....over 100...

so sad it's been hard dealing with esteban's loss......i work with him, or i guess worked with him......at rural metro, we have a bls side and an als side, since we are contracted with the city......esteban did work on als, as a driver, however, then particular morning it was a dual emt rig...

ha tonight we did a tx: of a lady back to a snf, and the RN at the hospital was like 'okay guys, she has mrsa purcations' i said what kind??? she said in the ulcer aka bed sore on her butt.........i was like 'so basically if i keep my hands off of her butt should be cool right??' then we...

hey Matt, i work for rural metro in san diego.............please dear gawd, if you have any opportunity to go ANYWHERE else besides balboa, they have a horrible rep down here......and for good reason, if you saw them going code, that's no bueno, they are a BLS service,(as in it probably was NOT...

since we are usually stuck on a rig, my partner and i will shoot the breeze, talk about how we are like the only unit that gets the majority of calls on the overnights.......if we have time, take naps, read, homework......maybe if my partner brought her portable dvd player, we'll watch a...

there's tons of ways to verify where someone has worked, in particular, if they do a background check, they usually come up with the past 7-10 years of employment, and yes even if only for a few days, even your credit report can show who you've been employed with.......i know because i used to...

ha that' some good stuff, people never cease to amaze me.......i would have to go with moron.......or idiot.....sheesh :blink:

i go to a two of like 5 community colleges here in san diego, i was very fortunate that they have a contract with UCSD medical, who provides cadavers to our schools......we didn't have cadavers in my A&P class but i did in my human anatomy class and one of my schools does offer a human...

i think about it often since a lot of people that i used to hang out with still party like they are 21......i really hope to never have to be there if something happens to one of them :(

no i'm in san diego.....

keep in mind everyone, this is bls dispatch, not als 911.......

wow, there's some companys around here that work like that and there's no way in h-e double hockey sticks that i would work there......good thing you got out early before anything 'bad' happened while u were working.....

we did last night........just a little humor went somthing like this: On our way to a GT, we hear one unit get canceld on a call, so we're about a .5 mile away from the hospital: on the radio: San Diego, bls34 (that's us) confirm cancel long pause Dispatch: ummm, bls34 san diego...

sorry Epi for your loss :( thougths and prayers with you and your old partners family and friends

right.....i mean i wouldn't force it either , but if she wasn't being a 'b' when you talked to her alone, and you could convience her that would have been great! but i do understand that sometimes, it's just not going to work you have to ama and walk away.... ;)

i would have called base hospital and see what they had to say, if this person is this upset and it's not normal for them (even if it has happened a few times before, if it's not a <i>regular</i> thing, then it's not normal) something really could be wrong that no one wants to talk about......if...

when i first started working, i was prone to motion sickness, my partners were like 'don't worry, you'll get over it' but i still can't sit in the back for any longer then 20 min or so, or i start to get sick, even if i'm doing pt care and trying to not pay attention to the sick feeling...