the 100% directionless thread

[TransportJockey]

Just dawned on me you were leaving and I knew you were in school. Figured would be hard to finish driving from way up in NM.

I guess since you have TG and the TLO you never carpooled with the girl from your county?

Lol... that's one hell of a carpool... 400 miles one way tends to be a rather harsh commute I'm tempted on PerCom to finish medic or just finish ADN and BSN then go to UNMH's EMT-P BS program

 

[DesertMedic66]

Decided to get my first tattoo. Easily covered up with a shirt. Now just gotta save up some money. And my body's reaction to needles might be another big problem haha

 

[medicRob]

Decided to get my first tattoo. Easily covered up with a shirt. Now just gotta save up some money. And my body's reaction to needles might be another big problem haha

Nah, it's not bad at all. I have actually fell asleep during tattoo's, they relax me. I have 13, currently.

 

[DesertMedic66]

Ooh. Alright. When I went in for my TB test for EMT class I almost had to get transported to the hospital. I can see needles without a problem. But as soon as they go into my body then my body over reacts and I almost pass out. BP went down to 72/50 (my BP is always low) and pulse shot way down also. Not sure how a tattoo is gonna be

 

[medicRob]

Ooh. Alright. When I went in for my TB test for EMT class I almost had to get transported to the hospital. I can see needles without a problem. But as soon as they go into my body then my body over reacts and I almost pass out. BP went down to 72/50 (my BP is always low) and pulse shot way down also. Not sure how a tattoo is gonna be

Lol. take a safety pin, move it back and forth on your skin to create a few scratches... then scratch over it with a safety pin... feels like that.

 

[DesertMedic66]

Lol. take a safety pin, move it back and forth on your skin to create a few scratches... then scratch over it with a safety pin... feels like that.

Haha. Alright thanks for the info Rob

 

[ffemt8978]

What he failed to tell you is that they ise 14ga needles for tatooing.







Just kidding

 

[bigbaldguy]

Decided to get my first tattoo. Easily covered up with a shirt. Now just gotta save up some money. And my body's reaction to needles might be another big problem haha

You won't even see the actual needles they are tiny and inside a shaft attached to a gun. It will just look like he is dragging a little flat pipe over your skin. If you go to a reputable place there shouldn't be much pain.

 

[DesertMedic66]

You won't even see the actual needles they are tiny and inside a shaft attached to a gun. It will just look like he is dragging a little flat pipe over your skin. If you go to a reputable place there shouldn't be much pain.

Yeah I'm going to go to a good place. I know friends that got tattoos and they look horrible. So I am going to go out of my town to find a guy haha

 

[medicRob]

Yeah I'm going to go to a good place. I know friends that got tattoos and they look horrible. So I am going to go out of my town to find a guy haha

If you don't see a health dept certificate on the wall that is current, leave. If you see the health dept certificate, ask the tattooist if he/she has taken the state pathogen course required.

The location of the tattoo is going to decide how painful it is. For instance, the shotgun cross that I have in the middle of my chest was pretty tender, whereas my arm tattoo's didnt hurt at all.

 

[Anjel]

Yeah I'm going to go to a good place. I know friends that got tattoos and they look horrible. So I am going to go out of my town to find a guy haha

I got mine, Cried and went into full blown shock. I kid you not. I was also sick when I got mine though. Threw up every time Someone even attempted to touch it to help me clean it Since it was on my back lol

But Im sure you will be fine. It doesn't hurt THAT bad


It was described to me as a razor dipped in lava scraped repeatedly across your skin.

Now that might me a slight exaggeration.

 

[DesertMedic66]

I got mine, Cried and went into full blown shock. I kid you not. I was also sick when I got mine though. Threw up every time Someone even attempted to touch it to help me clean it Since it was on my back lol

But Im sure you will be fine. It doesn't hurt THAT bad


It was described to me as a razor dipped in lava scraped repeatedly across your skin.

Now that might me a slight exaggeration.

Hmmm...... I prefer Robs "safety pin scratches" over your "razor dipped in lava" hahaha

 

[DesertMedic66]

If you don't see a health dept certificate on the wall that is current, leave. If you see the health dept certificate, ask the tattooist if he/she has taken the state pathogen course required.

The location of the tattoo is going to decide how painful it is. For instance, the shotgun cross that I have in the middle of my chest was pretty tender, whereas my arm tattoo's didnt hurt at all.

Yeah I know some areas are more tender then others. It's gonna be upper right arm and maybe a little on the shoulder. All easily covered by a short sleeve shirt. And thanks for the info about the health dept cert.

 

[lightsandsirens5]

Don't you love those calls that come out as:

Eight Oh Three respond 123 xyz st space 32, 40 female, sick. Rp refused to talk to us and hung up. Law enroute.

You show up and the cops are standing outside, grinning at you. Yep, good one.

Vomit and diarrhea everywhere. (Cats everywhere too.) Can't step anywhere without stepping in it.

Yea, fun!

 

[DesertMedic66]

Don't you love those calls that come out as:

Eight Oh Three respond 123 xyz st space 32, 40 female, sick. Rp refused to talk to us and hung up. Law enroute.

You show up and the cops are standing outside, grinning at you. Yep, good one.

Vomit and diarrhea everywhere. (Cats everywhere too.) Can't step anywhere without stepping in it.

Yea, fun!

Always fun. I like the "respond to unknown medical aid on the eastbound I-10". The call is really on the westbound I-10 and it's a TC (no cats on scene, well no alive cats)

 

[Aprz]

No Brown or MedicRob in chat today. What's the world coming to?

 

[Sasha]

All but one admins in chat.

That can't be good. Who did what? lol

Where is sasha? What did you do?

I didnt do anything.....today.....

I was on a 3 hour hospice transfer all night thank you!

With a patient who's vitals started out at P-87, R-22, BP-140/72 SpO2-94 on 4LPM and ended at P-156, BP-92/palp RR-Irregular, when I counted we were at 38 and an SpO2 that flirted between 88 and 90.

Too busy praying he wasn't going to take a dive in my truck to cause any trouble.

He did suddenly move his arm and flop it down against the cabinet, which scared the HECK out of me.. Writing report, and a sudden BANG.

 

[usalsfyre]

Texas has a rule you can't transport a body across county lines without a death certificate. If a patient dies on an intercounty hospice trip, your supposed to return to your starting point or stop at an ED for pronouncement. So my partner and I have a rule...no one dies till in the same county as hospice.

Can you imagine showing up at the ED?

 

[medicRob]

I have a new favorite quote,

"It's not that I hate you, just that if I were locked in a room with You, Hitler, and Osama Bin Laden with a gun and two bullets, I would shoot you twice."

 

[Sasha]

Texas has a rule you can't transport a body across county lines without a death certificate. If a patient dies on an intercounty hospice trip, your supposed to return to your starting point or stop at an ED for pronouncement. So my partner and I have a rule...no one dies till in the same county as hospice.

Can you imagine showing up at the ED?

Yup done it before!

There are three options for us, return to the ed, continue to hospice, or wait for the coroner, as decided by supervisor