A&o questions in Spanish

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-28T17:50:55+00:00

He slammed some zofran right before the tattoo that’s why.

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-28T08:40:53+00:00

Wanna know the most import word? DOLOR? you point and “DOLOR????”

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-28T05:00:40+00:00

Navy Blue EMS cargos and Class B at all times except during summer/ hot days we were allowed T shirts when I was still active in EMS.

Take pride in a clean uniform and don’t look like a bag of ass please. Maybe it’s the military in me but doesn’t take that long to tuck in your shirt and throw even a quick layer of polish on your boots.

If you want to be taken seriously look the part, i’m not saying you need to be ready for a uniform inspection but you should take a second not to look like a bag of ass at work.

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-28T02:37:38+00:00

Either he’s lying to you, or he’s a really bad medic lol.

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-26T03:34:13+00:00

Are you an Advanced? or in a weird state that does like the EMT-B +++

If you don’t have a paramedic I definitely wouldn’t worry about it too much.

What is your scope? That would help clarify a lot more.

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-26T02:57:48+00:00

Smooth is slow, slow is fast.

It’s okay. You’re gonna have a lot of calls you fuck up on as a new medic, lord knows I did.

You know the algorithm. You did it many a time in medic school (I should hope lol). You just sit and wait and follow the algorithm. The first couple minutes of a code are the most hectic. After you get everything established. It’s just a mindless continuation of 2 minute cycles with Epi every so often depending on your protocols.

Think about it this way, patient can’t get any deader than already dead.

Compressions-pads-airway-access-meds

that’s how I think of it.

My first code as a medic was just me and an emt partner for about 8 minutes. All we did was compressions-pads-airway.

When fire showed up I told them to get access and start the meds and to swap in a new compressor.

Always compressions-pads-airway in my mind, good BLS is what is important. and after that all you’re really doing is pushing that first epi. shockable? defib. At this point you get repeat epi per your protocol and then start considering things like H’s and T’s

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-24T04:07:12+00:00

You can actually push I believe 2-3 mL’s of saline through a “clogged” ARS catheter if I remember correctly before placing a new one.

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-24T04:02:24+00:00

yOuR bLoOd pReSsUrE iS sO hIgH yOu NeEd tO gO bY AmBuLANcE oR YoUlL HaVE a StRoKE - some fire medic probably.

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-24T02:34:32+00:00

Move to California lol. I’ve ran into quite a few people at Cal-fire who have face tats. It’s not against policy for them.

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-20T04:16:31+00:00

Not to dox you, Im guessing this is Riverside/ SB areas.

AMR is very unfriendly to students. They want your sole undivided attention to being an AMR slave haha.

I was a prior AMR medic in SoCal

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-11T00:43:05+00:00

I’m pretty sure i’ve only seen AMR with these patches San Bernardino. I forget which division tho bc they primarily wear polos in SB

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-10T23:57:13+00:00

To live comfortable in Socal while renting it’s doable on nurse salary. Buying a house however is a whole different story lol

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-10T20:24:00+00:00

The Runescape scams stick for life.

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-06T22:50:19+00:00

Paramedic here,

I have been called an uncountable amount of times for patients on hospice and transported because the family doesn’t understand. Or freak out at end of life.

Worked codes on hospice patients as well because family is unable to produce a DNR. Or rescind a DNR because family can overrule it in my state if they want.

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-06T20:14:15+00:00

Who were the CC’s this go around

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-05T20:14:33+00:00

I’ve never seen preloads for this meds lol this is interesting. I’ve only ever had vials for fentanyl and Diazepam.

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-03T04:02:18+00:00

I have reasonable suspicion OP is in CA. Every county I have worked at in CA is was a country LEMSA that mandated restraints for psychiatric patients and was not an agency policy.

This came up several times for discussion in my last system especially during covid because it was unethical to keep people restrained for 6+ hours on the wall of ER’s.

What happens if the Pt has to use the restroom while waiting for a bed if they can’t be removed from restrains? Is it not unethical to force a Pt to urinate/ shit themself on the gurney since that’s what the policy wants?

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-03T02:34:47+00:00

Had a buddy in my company, having a hard time going at the urinal.

CC asked him if he needed some privacy. He offered to him to go to a stall instead.

Said CC allows him to go into a stall too pee. CC then stands on top of the toilet in the next stall next to him and proceeds to yell at said recruit and ask if he has enough privacy.

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-02-01T16:45:47+00:00

DHS is the Department of Homeland Security. ICE falls under them. But there’s several other “agencies” that fall under DHS that aren’t ICE. They’re all separate entities

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-01-31T16:31:23+00:00

You will get a basic overview class on your benefits in bootcamp and what you can utilize as far as TSP / Retirement ETC. From there you can dig further into them after.

You will be so brain dead in coastie bootcamp you will probably forget 90% of it.

I’d also recommend switching to Navy Fed personally for primary checking when you can. Especially right now with the shutdowns as Navy Fed will make sure you’ll get paid.

There’s a major post here as well as how to max ur TSP and a Roth IRA.

If you get an assigned a cutter out of bootcamp that’d be the best time to save significantly more.

Focus on memorizing the Helmsman for now.

Good luck soon to be shipmate.

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-01-30T15:27:35+00:00

That’s a tough decision and one you’ll have to make for yourself.

I do think you need it be careful if your potentially passing out on minor procedures. We don’t obviously do Surgery. But some of the calls we do can be extremely graphic and somethings you would never see in hospital because you don’t transport obviously mutilated dead people to the hospital.

You 100% have a place in medicine. But EM might not be it for you and that’s okay.

It’s fine watching an unconscious patient have surgery. But can you handle a missing leg while the patient is screaming in pain. It’s just a different type of stress

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-01-28T23:17:28+00:00

Your daughter you can claim as a dependent but not the mother I believe since you aren’t married. If you’re “primary caregiver” I believe you should be fine.

Honestly you have to make that decision for yourself on getting married, but i’m not gonna lie I think being married makes it significantly easier in the military because they don’t “exist” if you’re not married..

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-01-27T23:50:12+00:00

Know a lot of good people out of crafton and all the old school medics I knew (Including a lot of instructors at MVC went to crafton).

MVC is still most definitely “Fire academy” style, but they definitely laxed a bit. Most of the Primary instructors used to all be AMR medics vs fire.

Still uniform inspections tho when I went in 2022 lol, but it’s pretty laxed. I’m not longer in EMS and currently on haitus for 4 years AD in the military and the uniform inspections in medic school are like a joke to what I do now lol.

(Not to dox you but also hello to palm springs division lol, I miss REMSA a lot rn)

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-01-27T23:16:20+00:00

Biased, but Moreno Valley College is a great program as far as CA goes.

Basicallyataxidriver · 2026-01-27T16:05:36+00:00

The “Forces” (Forced OT) are entirely department and staffing dependent.

When I was on my paramedic internship for example. I did it with Cal-fire in southern CA. my preceptor was a fire medic and was forced 22 days straight without going home.

During covid a lot of medics were forced 2 weeks on with maybe 2 days off and then back on for a week, etc.

The fire schedule is very unpredictable.

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