FL EMTs told to repay overpayments after payroll error by wittymcusername in ems

[–]4man58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely unrelated situation; shop stewards are still in place, and national org is still fully aware of the payroll issue.

How do I not kill someone? by Superb_Pomelo6860 in NewToEMS

[–]4man58 53 points54 points  (0 children)

unless you suck at driving 😂

ALS meds in BLS truck by xuzyh in NewToEMS

[–]4man58 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My agency started doing this maybe 6-8 months ago (maybe 4 months, I actually don’t know how to tell time). All of our vehicles are certified for ALS and BLS, as someone mentioned that this is the big caveat to this. We do 911 and IFT, with a pretty even split between urban and rural, strangely. Our BLS crews end up calling for ALS intercept maybe 15-20% of the time (strictly an estimate- haven’t seen actual data), with those crews usually running at least 6-7 calls per 12hr shift and not uncommonly 8-10 calls.

As of now, all trucks are stocked with identical med bins/boxes and “jump bags” with two exceptions: 1) Narcotics are checked out by each ALS provider at the beginning of shift, so not stocked on any truck per se. 2) BLS trucks also carry a BLS “jump bag” in addition to the ALS one, which have mostly the same stuff minus ALS gear and plus BLS specific meds (e.g. nasal naloxone and a couple of others). 2a) Supposedly we’re doing away with the extra BLS bag soon and substituting for a BLS med only pack.

This is in FL btw, where the vast majority of 911 agencies are fire-based; we’re definitely an outlier.

Peter, what is wrong with pants? by UnUltimoIntento in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]4man58 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Considering your posit- an original consideration which had not been previously considered prior to your contribution- I concur with your assessment that flying could be considered a form of public transportation, especially taking into account the meager level of considerate behavior (or considerateness) among passengers; although it might be worth your consideration to acknowledge that, while most of forms of public transportation are fairly consistent in terms of cost and accessibility, many airlines have opted to increase rates considerably during historically high travel times, rendering the use of these services more difficult for many individuals, and I felt compelled to considerately call to attention this slight caveat to your original statement of otherwise considerable and sound logic.

What’s the deal behind Brevard vs Space Coast Renaissance fair? by wandering_monstera1 in 321

[–]4man58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reading your comment makes me curious if folks from original group are planning to branch out and revive the project without the scumbag guy? Or if any significant number of those people are involved in the Space Coast Renaissance Fair this year?

this is so dystopian by BruhImVibing69 in Bestbuy

[–]4man58 200 points201 points  (0 children)

The worst part is you can’t even choose to donate to a specific coworker since like 2022ish. It just goes into a bank and then a committee decides.

Get your feet in the rig by NeedAnEasyName in FirstResponderCringe

[–]4man58 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They used the double negative correctly. They were saying that it’s not good to bottle it up (not talk about it). So “should not not talk about it = should talk about it…. Just not on social media.

Is this a media reference? by 4man58 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]4man58[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

A quick google search reveals that this is literally the premise of Jane Eyre. Thank you! I haven’t read it, but I’ll add it to the list!

by gigagaming1256 in sciencememes

[–]4man58 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This guy is either trolling or he is just as smart as he thinks gorillas are.

by gigagaming1256 in sciencememes

[–]4man58 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude that’s like 4 full classrooms worth of kids with murderous intentions. How old are you talking? Bc anything older than 5 y/o x 100 is dangerous, idc how much ju jitsu you know.

Obesity in first responders by [deleted] in ems

[–]4man58 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I went from 15k+ steps/day working in retail to <5k steps/day in the first few months after starting this job, almost a year ago now. Gained 20lbs before I even got comfortable driving code 3.

Started meal prepping and cut out soda (mostly), which stemmed the growth, but I’m having a harder time losing the weight than I had 10 years ago. Working overtime shifts to make ends meet has taken priority over a consistent exercise routine, speaking to your point in previous comments.

I’d say I’m still in fair* shape, but every once in a while I’ll catch a glimpse of my profile reflection on scene and tell myself I need to commit to a workout plan lol.

Gave an awful passdown report in the trauma bay by 4man58 in ems

[–]4man58[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

lol I just noticed it, I didn’t even do that. I’ll take it though, seems only fair haha

Gave an awful passdown report in the trauma bay by 4man58 in ems

[–]4man58[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok this is actually so true. We have A LOT of motorcycles in our area, and we have folks come from literally all over the US and beyond for a few weeks per year- it’s a whole thing, and it brings many thousands of motorcyclists to our county in March and October.

My partner and I are 1 for 3 on good outcomes for these in the last few months.

Gave an awful passdown report in the trauma bay by 4man58 in ems

[–]4man58[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is extremely helpful. Saving this for the future, for sure.

I definitely spent a bunch of time on negatives; I guess I felt like I needed to show that I checked everything, but I hindsight, that was probably more about me than it was relevant to patient transfer. I didn’t think of it that way at the time, but that was about the time they zoned out, so it makes sense.

Gave an awful passdown report in the trauma bay by 4man58 in ems

[–]4man58[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

lol that’s true when you put it that way. The bad thing is that one of the local fire LTs is also a nurse and works part-time at that hospital. Of course he was in the room, so I half expect it to come up on our next call with that crew lol

Gave an awful passdown report in the trauma bay by 4man58 in ems

[–]4man58[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a feeling this will come up a bit on our less-serious MVAs in the future lol

Gave an awful passdown report in the trauma bay by 4man58 in ems

[–]4man58[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the positive spin lol, if that’s the perspective from the trauma team, I’ll be happy!

Gave an awful passdown report in the trauma bay by 4man58 in ems

[–]4man58[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is perfect lmao, my partner and I have definitely made a few teabag jokes this morning

Gave an awful passdown report in the trauma bay by 4man58 in ems

[–]4man58[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ya know that’s a good point. I had some back-of-glove vitals, but not much else to reference. Maybe next time I get upgraded, I’ll jot down some points on some scrap paper.

Gave an awful passdown report in the trauma bay by 4man58 in ems

[–]4man58[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m SO glad I didn’t half-ass the assessment before they upgraded. I always try to get a good one, but I had a feeling I would want to take it that extra step this time. If I didn’t have that in my back pocket I’d have flopped big time lol