DesertMedic66
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We can do anything about it here. We have zero pull with the fire departments. Since we are a private company we have to play nice or else we will lose our contract.
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We can do anything about it here. We have zero pull with the fire departments. Since we are a private company we have to play nice or else we will lose our contract.
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We're a private company too but are the medical authority. Plus the way our contract is written the only way we can lose it is if we miss compliance two months in a row and we've never missed a month...so different situation I guess.
Well, I know I could never work where you work lol. I'd get myself fired.
rmabrey
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Our fire is typically good. Till I called one out on giving nitro durine a hypertensive crisis absent chest pain (hes a medic but fire is bls and it wasnt the patients nitro).
Same crew
Fire: he's not responding to us.
Me: probably not, he's dead. Start CPR
Same crew
Fire: he's not responding to us.
Me: probably not, he's dead. Start CPR
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*cough* rebound hypertension for the loss *cough*
JPINFV
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Is this an actual statistic or did you just make that up?
I'm thinking the latter of the two.
RocketMedic
Californian, Lost in Texas
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Whys that?
Tired of green and the stuff that goes on. Spent 7 days with family and tired of being this far away.
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Wow. Just had my second Red Alert from the National Weather Service this week. Apparently they automatically come through for weather, amber alerts, and presidential addresses on most new smartphones. This one was basically warning that a tornado was coming. No signs so far...
terrible one
Always wandering
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I've worked in several counties in SoCal and the vast majority of FDs with ALS believe they are Gods gift to medicine. I am not allowed to comment otherwise or I loose my job. I'm counting down the days until I can leave this state.
abckidsmom
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Please note: I just didn't transport a BLS patient because his mom was all- "I will just follow in the car." He thought it was STUPID for us to give him a ride if he was already having a ride.
Astonishing.
Astonishing.
Wheel
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There's a first time for everything I guess. It's nice to see common sense isn't quite extinct.
abckidsmom
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I know right? It was shockingly quick. He was in the hospital, then out, then back. I suspect a leak from the gut and sepsis was the problem.
He left an impression on me and I didn't even work with the man. I sat in on a class he was teaching.
Hubby and I will be at his funeral whenever they make the plan.
He used to give me a hard time that he had literally been a medic longer than I had been alive. One of the MANY great role models from that department I still try to live up to. Wish I would be able to attend the funeral, do you know of any arrangements for flowers and/or donations?
abckidsmom
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We are still waiting to hear details. I will forward them to you when word comes out. Hoping the funeral is Saturday and not Friday, when I'm working I don't think my department would give leave for a situation like this.
Rhonda
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Worked 12 hours and only ran 2 calls today. My white cloud is way to powerful.
Well, the biggest changes made today were all ET intubations must be bougie-assisted, we're getting Zoll monitors that will be linked up with our computer system, and all units will have black boxes installed. For the most part, I think it's good... different, but good.
NomadicMedic
I know a guy who knows a guy.
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Bougies=good. Zoll monitors=meh. Black Box in each truck="road safety" which means get used to hearing "tap tap tap tap tap tap".