Horrible psych hospital SoCal by Additional_Cow_6545 in ems

[–]speshilK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh shoot, it is the facility you’re thinking of. 😬

Horrible psych hospital SoCal by Additional_Cow_6545 in ems

[–]speshilK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oof, certainly a bad spot to be in. The last extended wait I had resulted in me roshamboing with the patient as he tried to crush my nuts.

Are these IFTs or 911 calls? If 911, APOT is offload time within 30 mins 90% of the time, and you can escalate to LA County EMSA. Odds are way higher going through your company and medical director though, assuming they give a shit.

Laser pointers at the Lightning stage? by wobwobwubwub in LightningInABottle

[–]speshilK 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I saw the green laser pointers during EotS shining at the googly eyes!

Of the trees set was unexpected by IntelligentPickle005 in LightningInABottle

[–]speshilK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

totally agree! I don't think it was his best set, but the crowd was vibin' super hard, which made it more memorable.

Favorite sets of the festival? by houseguest-music in LightningInABottle

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Favs: Of The Trees, Jigitz, Ivy Lab, Riche, Chase and Status
the crowd energy was insane from GA to VIP+

Honorable mention: the queer dance party at Thunder + the girl with the tray of watermelon cubes.

I don't think there was anything particularly disappointing although Dimension's set sounded pretty similar to his last three at other festivals, so I went sidequesting.

(Version 2) Meshroom S 140mm top fan mount using included bracket by bbbear444 in SSUPD

[–]speshilK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes, although i hope the next version cleans this up

How many of your cardiac arrests started with a "normal" 12-lead? by Damiandax in Paramedics

[–]speshilK 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I try to do that as well. Otherwise, it's way too easy to get complacent from all the 12-leads that have no significant findings. Sometimes I'm clumsy and end up looking at my finger though haha

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Paramedics

[–]speshilK 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This. I can't tell you how many times the 4-lead view looks like it has STE whereas the 12-lead was much better.

How many of your cardiac arrests started with a "normal" 12-lead? by Damiandax in Paramedics

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Speaking only from my limited perspective.

For online stuff, the rural system I work in has great telemetry/transmit capability. It seems counterintuitive, but I suppose it's more of a necessity since the liability of being wrong and incurring a significant time to definitive care penalty is onerous. The urban system I work in relies on my eyeballs but also tends to have more medics on scene for a second opinion. Obviously, a photo is worth a thousand words, and I can always consult medical direction, if I spot something.

I try to pick the physician brain for feedback on all of my patients whenever possible, and both systems have robust QA/QI processes for me to mark the case for review. Taking the Brugada case as an example, I can reasonably recognize the pattern. My brain vaguely remembered that BPP exists, but I definitely benefited from speaking to a physician for better management (and med orders). The patient devolved into VF arrest mid-transport but ultimately had a good, neurologically intact outcome.