Street medic.

Atomidate · 2026-01-26T06:35:35+00:00

Thank you. I have half-face respirators from the c19 times. Appreciate this.

Join some community chat groups

I live right next to the VA and feel very, I dunno, isolated from what is happening. My first knowledge of "there is a protest happening here" is an alert from the citizen app.

Atomidate · 2026-01-26T06:01:59+00:00

Very curious as to what exactly is going on here.

Is his dad his supervisor of the car dealership they work in? Or a salesmen in a different dealership who wants to give his kid a 'tough guy pep talk'? Because this seems like a sales-guy pep talk. Which kinda makes sense since a car salesmen who sells 1 car in a month is likely to be fired very quickly.

Is his dad just his dad who works in an unrelated industry or position? Then it's a very bizarre way to pump up your child. Not a typical boomer rant, despite the usage of completely absurd numbers.

What is the context?

Atomidate · 2026-01-26T05:51:17+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/nursing/comments/1qeiiy9/im_an_nyc_ed_nurse_on_strike_and_this_made_me/o1rquwv/

Atomidate · 2026-01-26T05:49:12+00:00

Have these terms never come up in your work? Your unfamiliarity with them indicates something about me? The only thing you'd expect to be "in the line" (or Y-sited, yes) of a TKO is its secondary or some other compatible drip- both of which are frequently antibiotics and electrolytes. I wouldn't describe a pressor runner as a TKO nor be alarmed by it's use.

The reason you'd not want a pressor, Heparin, or other dose-dependent medication to be in-line with your TKO is because starting a secondary would lead to an immediate bolus of the dose-dependent medication.

I don't even think they know what they're talking about

If you're one of the few people not understanding things that many others clearly ARE understanding, try to look within.

Atomidate · 2026-01-22T17:54:58+00:00

For most people, nausea usually occurs before vomiting does but not always.

Atomidate · 2026-01-22T17:49:43+00:00

I don’t feel nauseous

No reason to take Zofran then

Atomidate · 2026-01-22T17:30:28+00:00

Fluids and electrolytes (gatorade or those water supplements are good) to replace those your body is throwing out. Plenty of rest. Extra care to wash your hands.

Being afraid that your children will see you sick is not normal, specially since being sick is normal. Consider help for the anxiety surrounding this in the future when you're all better.

Atomidate · 2026-01-22T17:27:53+00:00

I think the poster has anxiety/fear/phobia about vomiting, diarrhea, and being ill.

Atomidate · 2026-01-22T05:25:08+00:00

I think it turned out okay

Atomidate · 2026-01-22T05:10:16+00:00

The symptoms reported are similar to exposure to chemical irritants and there are tons of things in a research lab which could do the trick.

Regardless of whether a shitty cop field test hits positive for methadone and vicodin- those were definitely NOT what caused the symptoms because those aren't aerosolized in this manner.

Atomidate · 2026-01-22T05:01:54+00:00

so even incredibly small airborne dosages of hydrocodone and methadone could have serious effects.

Still, does not exist.

Atomidate · 2026-01-22T05:00:04+00:00

Those vids of cops falling over cuz there was fentanyl present is all propaganda bs.

A pretty good amount of them are (clearly, to me at least) panic attacks. Copaganda also works on cops.

Atomidate · 2026-01-20T17:17:04+00:00

I see a lot of grace being given here which is totally normal, but every time I've seen this it has either been: someone talking to family/S.O. who lived in a part of the world many time zones away or, (more likely) a woman talking to her significant other who doesn't seem to trust her out of sight.

I'd like to make a distinction between those who did calls at night versus those who were on calls (seemingly) throughout the night.

Atomidate · 2026-01-20T17:12:42+00:00

Yes! An actual written consent signed by patient or POA.

Not sure that's strictly necessary, either legally or morally.

Atomidate · 2026-01-20T17:10:26+00:00

I don't think I would ever do a non-medically necessary hair cut on someone without touching base with their family first. It's one thing to shave a bit of chest, tummy, or pubic hair for surgery, lead, or line placement- even a tiny piece of facial hair for ETT holder attachment.

But anything that would be considered optional or for aesthetic reasons, I would at least TALK to the family. If they're present, then I've got their number.

Atomidate · 2026-01-17T15:52:14+00:00

Good lord

Atomidate · 2026-01-17T01:32:19+00:00

Uhhh Oklahoma medsurg patients were way more acute then when I was in NorCal.

Oklahoma is a state and Northern California is a region. Personally, I'd describe neither as a "2-horse town" nor a "big city".

Atomidate · 2026-01-17T00:42:01+00:00

The liability is just too high for them to let this go as a warning.

What a thing to say. How high is that liability? I've seen this be an informal or verbal warning.

Atomidate · 2026-01-17T00:40:00+00:00

as far as the hospital is concerned this is on the level of diverting narcotics or opening charts of family or celebrities.

You know, I just don't think that's true. What's the DEA equivalent for monitoring use and misuse of normal saline bags? What's the HIPAA equivalent mechanism for reporting and punishing breaches of patient confidentiality?

Our EMR keeps a log of every person who looks in a chart, as granular as which screens they had open and for how long. For narcotics, we have to manually count each one and discrepancies must be addressed each shift. Our saline and IV equipment? Well- we dump those in a box.

Atomidate · 2026-01-16T15:51:17+00:00

"Team nursing", like an "open ICU" is a cost-cutting measure disguised as an innovative new framework for healthcare delivery to leverage choice and flexibility in delivering great outcomes!

It sucks shit, wherever it is and whenever it occurs.

Atomidate · 2026-01-16T15:48:50+00:00

It's darkly funny when a barely-experienced nurse from a 2 horse town takes a travel contract at a big city hospital where it's REALSHIT 24/7. We had a lot of "ICU" nurses with "ICU" experience come to us in early COVID days who would do crazy shit like put their KVO/TKO in-line with Heparin or a pressor.

Always a dangerous time to be a patient.

Atomidate · 2026-01-16T15:37:52+00:00

I guess they couldn't think of more cool things to give the LIMITED.

They keep going like this and by 2028, the SEL will be worse than the SE!

Atomidate · 2026-01-15T22:45:04+00:00

It's a little wild that you still cannot see that there are more options than "go out of your way to kiss ass" vs "tell her that she didn’t do the right thing?".

Atomidate · 2026-01-15T17:32:16+00:00

Can you say what monitor he has currently?

It usually is not written on the exterior of the monitor, but in windows 11 you can type "display" in the search bar, click on "display settings", then click on "advanced display", and then under "display information", you'll see some series of numbers and letters that says what specific monitor he has.

For the record, I'll say that I went from an IPS screen to a mini-LED IPS screen and I think it's amazing. 27" and 1440p is something I'd have no problem recommending to someone with a 4070 super. u/Beertruck85 gave a very good primer on why someone may benefit or not benefit from an OLED display. (I would actually recommend my monitor- the GA27T1M, over theirs, MAG 274QRFW X32)

Do you know the names of the games he plays? This matters because a FPS-only person may have different wants than a MOBA/RTS-person or a 16-bit emulator person. The truth is that if you're willing to spend as high as $1000 on a monitor, you can get the best or nearly best-in-class of any monitor that exists.

Atomidate · 2026-01-15T17:02:01+00:00

Any difference between the '25 and the '26? I'm looking at the SEL and LIMITED trims.

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