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    tips tricks for getting pulse in the field

    I'm lazy and only read the first post, but im just gonna say that on the skinnier Pts i like to go for the brachial pulse instead of radial...
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    Best from Run Reports

    Pt was found in backyard looking for lost treasure. (psych pt)
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    EMS Pranks

    so it didn't occur to you that the buck would continue to drain a little blood inside the truck? it'd be hilarious if his upholstery was ruined. even better if the meat spoiled because the inside of the truck is warmer than the outside... oh... and the possibilities of the deer having fleas...
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    Ambulance crew arrested

    In my opinion, the only reason they should be fired is for doing this :censored::censored::censored::censored: in uniform, on the ambulance, while on call. the substance doesn't matter to me, you wouldn't pick up alcohol while on call.
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    Difference between Angina and AMI

    at my company our "boss/supervisor/owner" wants us to treat all chest pain as stable, his reasoning; "i have chest pain three times a week and i never go to the hospital" we ignore him and still treat all chest pain as a possible MI
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    smoking in the ambulance:

    all of my partners smoke, I do not. If they need a smoke, I make them do it outside. My lungs don't have to tolerate their carcinogenic inhalation habits...
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    I got zapped

    is there any chance that these contact shocks could compromise your safety somehow?
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    Highest Paramedic Wage in Michigan?

    in the detroit area i think it's probably Medstar or HVA
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    Don't Grab Shower Chairs...

    my company uses pole stretchers, i actually like them, sort of. i just wish they would upgrade to a rubberized canvas instead of... regular canvas... and wooden poles...
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    Oxygen for an unconc stroke patient? yes/no?

    i avoid the nrb unless the pt looks cyanotic or is obviously in resp distress ( even them i ask if they want it, sometimes they get claustophobic and tear it off). A pt with an hx of copd or chf will probably only require a few lpm. and if a pt has low spo2 levels i'd still start them off low. a...
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    How did the LICH EMTs get fired ?

    i just now checked out that site... and i see a fat bald guy sitting in a chair.... and then i realized it was just me.... i didnt know i have a webcam? :unsure:
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    Stupid things you did on your first few calls

    my partner did that.... filled it up with gas from half a tank.... twice....
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    Patient has "intent to sue" :P

    I've been accused of dropping a Pt before... we were interveiwed by the company's lawyer. haven't heard anything in over a year. I'm not worried, considering that I didn't drop the Pt.
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    fear of catching illness from patient

    I wouldn't be surprised to hear that despite washing of hands and wearing PPE that quite a few health workers contract various diseases, but just carry it rather than showing symptoms.
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    Phobia

    zombies....
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    Stupid things you did on your first few calls

    - apply at american ambulance - accept the job at american ambulance - left the lights on, but turned the engine off.... killed the battery - listened to the Senior MFR... who I thought was an EMT. - trust that my partner was not as stupid as he looked, discovered otherwise. - continue to...
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    What is the most "saves" you are aware of? Postman has 3

    there's no option for 0 saves...
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    dumb video at work

    Don't worry... I'm embarrassed every day I spend working for that company. One of those guys managed to get himself fired, I wish I could share the story because its great, but I just can't put his business out here like that :sad:
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    dumb video at work

    a few weeks ago we had a pretty slow day, pretty much everyone was chilling out at the station watching the price is right or whatever... :censored::censored::censored::censored: was said between two employees earlier that day... here's what happened later... *No idiots were harmed in the...
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    Pat Downs

    Any pt not coming from a nursing home, we'll flag down security at the hospital to use the wand. If i have to search pockets for ID i use my shears as a probe, if needed I'll just cut the pocket open.
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