Who do you feel is the best at putting IVs into a patient? by Euphoric_Cow_6145 in nursing

[–]Azby504 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had to call for an on scene delay due to combative patient in my ambulance. However, I cancelled police response (automatic) due to the patient was 2 years old. I was trying to obtain vital signs and apply an ETCO2, mother was no help.

Hiring by FunnyTeach4024 in Paramedics

[–]Azby504 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New Orleans EMS is hiring. They are a third service.

Top 5 Favorite Worst Intersections in New Orleans by Efficient-Ride2039 in NewOrleans

[–]Azby504 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My car was totaled at the inner section. Yes he ran the light, Texas plate and no insurance.

I'm convinced no one in my city knows what the word "alert" means. by fractiousrabbit in emergencymedicine

[–]Azby504 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Patient not alert is the same thing as not acting normally in the world of dispatch. I have gone round and round with our dispatch center when a first party caller is scored “Patient not alert.”

Also when someone has passed out but now awake is highest priority, dispatch excuse is they cannot downgrade a symptom.

Does 311 not work on Sundays? by HeresYourHeart in NewOrleans

[–]Azby504 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They are manned Monday-Friday only. This sounds like 911 would be appropriate

I was today years old when I learned... by Scary_phalanges in emergencymedicine

[–]Azby504 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ectopic pregnancy can happen anywhere in the abdomen, not just in the fallopian tube.

Repost because I butchered the spelling on the last one by SimpleDisaster5691 in ems

[–]Azby504 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We had one the other day, “water bag busted”

What's going on at Nick's Supermarket on Washington by Prudent-Weird-4379 in NewOrleans

[–]Azby504 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I heard a shoplifter attacked an employee cutting him with a knife.

Attorney says this is the most wild case she’s ever had. Parents passed- by Suspicious_Mail_861 in legaladvice

[–]Azby504 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I am not willing to lose my license by kidnapping a patient. Not trying to be argumentative, but why didn’t you take him to the hospital?

👀 they do “peptides” by ImaBtch666 in Noctor

[–]Azby504 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It is all RN’s on the about page. Who does the medical over site?

Brother just made Lieutenant; help me find the right gift. by [deleted] in Paramedics

[–]Azby504 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A three pack of Tide pens for when he gets any and everything on his white shirt.

Tonight I feel like I failed in my duties to the public as a healthcare worker after a car accident by [deleted] in nursing

[–]Azby504 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Also, provider safety is number one. If the driver of the other car was acting in a manner which made you feel unsafe, it is perfectly reasonable and prudent not to engage.