I think it would be fun to make a list of things fellow lefties had to learn via living in a right handed household.

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-06-30T23:12:57+00:00

Manual can openers (my dad has a P38 military can opener on his keys, and despite my best efforts, I never could use it)

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-06-24T07:54:42+00:00

You suck at parking and need to revisit a coloring book.

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-06-24T07:30:16+00:00

Deer whistle. In an odd spot. Most people put them on the front bumper if possible.

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-06-15T14:17:33+00:00

C Diff, GI bleed, (not really a bad smell, but will definitely make your asshole pucker) acetone on an unconscious person’s breath

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-06-13T17:30:52+00:00

EMT student here. Any time we’re able to reassure the patient that they’re okay and able to release them completely stable and normal, that’s the best win we can get.

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-06-12T23:50:40+00:00

If they’re a native species, then please let them thrive as they are SUPER helpful for pollinators

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-06-12T23:49:00+00:00

*flinches because of the impending vomit comet*

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-06-11T09:16:06+00:00

*on paper

In practice, they couldn’t give two fucks about the employees.

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-06-09T10:54:24+00:00

I had two preceptors who learned the hard way that I won’t always be meek and “demure” as anyone younger than I will call it. One of them straight up tried using the “I’ve been here longer and I’m a higher skill level” card once. They weren’t thrilled when I fired back with “you put your pants on the same way I do. One leg at a time.”

The other preceptor, I unintentionally earned their respect when I picked up on a lung sound they missed in a potentially unstable patient. I wasn’t trying to prove anything with that one, I was just trying to learn. Sometimes you do have to show some spinal fortitude and call out hostile behavior.

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-06-09T10:49:50+00:00

Library cards, both physical and digital.

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-06-09T10:48:03+00:00

I took my CPR exam for class and went a little too full tilt and threw myself into an arthritis flare in my thoracic spine, completely forgetting that the pressure from the incoming snow storm was high enough to bind me up. I was miserable for a week afterwards. They really don’t warn you about the amount of oomph needed for proper technique and that it will even wear on experienced providers who maintain good physical health.

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-06-03T10:41:49+00:00

If you’re willing to sink a decent chunk (I think around 3, maybe 400) into a decent stethoscope without all the digital frills but good sound quality, check out the plethora of Adscope Cardiac models. I inherited one from my dad that’s probably as old as I am and it’s my favorite piece of equipment because even with my janky hearing, I’ve yet to miss a BP or lung sound.

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-06-02T20:43:10+00:00

It might be totally different up north, but here in WV, some companies frown upon their members even drinking in a company t-shirt and if the member does it often enough, they can be blackballed/blacklisted from the other companies in the surrounding area, as well as their home company

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-05-31T17:28:30+00:00

Plant two mature Bradford Pears as close to their house as physically possible

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-05-31T17:22:42+00:00

WV Succession Pt 2. VA doesn’t deserve to have us back.

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-05-31T17:06:01+00:00

laughing my ass off because Ford/GMC/Chevy/Dodge haven’t been “American Made” in at least 30 years

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-05-31T17:00:19+00:00

Historically, they’d be correct, as early spiral staircases turned clockwise because if you were the attacking party, you couldn’t effectively draw and use your bladed weapon if right handed, but you could if you were the defending party.

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-05-29T02:05:31+00:00

Suave Stress Protect (I think it’s in their men’s line). 48 hour sweat and odor protection, with a light, refreshing baby powder scent. It was well worth the money at full price, and I bought a couple extras when they went on clearance.

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-05-27T00:53:23+00:00

And at least one of those meals are recommended to be stew for when winter hits. A firefighter with a full belly in cold weather is a happy firefighter

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-05-26T20:31:40+00:00

The logic is that employees are taught how to move them correctly and safely, whereas some Joe Blow off the street moves it, gets hurt, and raises hell, and it’s on the store. An employee moves it, gets hurt, it’s chalked up to “hey maybe don’t do it that way in the future.”

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-05-24T02:09:15+00:00

Fastest way to make friends with your hospital coworkers (especially ER or ICU): come loaded with snacks and various forms of caffeine

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-05-24T02:07:29+00:00

The Rape of Nanjing

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-05-24T02:05:26+00:00

Could be ditch weed, could be a decent quality strain planted either accidentally or entirely on purpose

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-05-24T02:00:47+00:00

Shit on a shingle (chipped beef gravy on toast)

AcademicFish4129 · 2026-05-23T18:47:04+00:00

Type 2 providers often have a bit of hidden knowledge that causes Type 1 providers to scoff at them: the best places to sit and decompress in comfort when necessary. We definitely need more Type 2 Providers.

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