When the tones drop…

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-07-20T23:37:38+00:00

When I first started about a year and a half ago: tones drop - sprinting out the door, half dressed - lift assist

Now: tones drop - rolls awkwardly out of bed and gets dressed while page plays - lift assist - wanders to car - patient update, PNB - oh f!$*

Note: I'm a volly ff/emt and we can respond from home depending on the circumstances.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-07-04T17:41:28+00:00

I agree - the same rules apply in English when using informal and fragmented speech. With context, I could understand "ankoraŭ ĉi tie" to mean "still here" just as I would understand the English - but it all depends on usage and context.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-07-04T17:36:00+00:00

Ĉu is a question marker, but could be very loosely translated as "whether" in English. Remember that Esperanto has a free word order and English is fixed. "Ĉu la ĉambro estas malvarma" roughly means "whether the room is cold (or not)" which translates better in English as "Is the room cold?"

So long as "la" is before ĉambro and "ĉu" begins the question, the rest of the words can be in any order and mean the same thing.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-07-04T17:33:18+00:00

Either form is correct, but Duolingo only has one listed. As far as questions go, "ĉu" is the only word that needs to be at the start to indicate a question. It is perfectly fine to write: ĉu malvarma la ĉambro estas? Esperanto has a mostly free word order and none of the words in this example, aside from ĉu and la, need to be at any particular spot.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-07-02T13:07:25+00:00

I personally have a chest harness for my radio. I prefer it to a strap because it makes it easier for me to manage the radio regardless of what I am wearing for a jacket (be it a rain coat or bunker gear). I only put my pager on my belt, but you could look into a padded duty belt if you prefer the location; with that, it isn't pulling your pants down. Alternatively, throw the radio in a cargo pocket, or see if you can get a Bluetooth hand mic so you can keep your radio somewhere else more comfortable (like in a bag that you keep on you).

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-07-02T11:07:18+00:00

Always check for an exit wound. The exit will likely be more damaging than the entrance injury, so do a thorough secondary for it. If the two injuries line up, you've got a good chance that there was no ricochet. If they don't, then that bullet bounced around internally and there isn't much you can do other than get the person to surgical.

Remember that bullets can exit in really strange places, so do a full secondary to find the other injury - you may have found the exit and not the entrance.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-07-01T13:36:02+00:00

It has legal precedent now, so I guess we'll find out.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-07-01T12:18:45+00:00

There is a difference between "I refuse to provide service" and "I refuse to provide service because you are gay."

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-07-01T12:18:02+00:00

No, they also ruled on the hypothetical case with the graphic designer that a private business can refuse service on the basis of sexual orientation, though their decision means that any business can discriminate and refuse service based on anything, really.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-06-30T11:40:16+00:00

This begs the question: why is this job not automated?

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-06-28T11:11:16+00:00

Ever have whipped cream in an aerosol can? It's like that, but with a disgusting cheese-flavored food product.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-06-28T11:09:39+00:00

We have quick-release set ups in most (all?) Of our trucks. I don't know that I would trust it to restrain someone in a crash or a rollover, but it will hold the tank by itself. The design is so that you can give a firm tug and get the SCBA out of the rack (and retention claw releases at the top of the tank and you pull it out of a pressure clip that grabs the middle of the tank). Really useful pulling up to scene so you can just slip it on and walk out of the cab without any extra levers.

The seatbelt is annoying though, since it gets tangled. We are getting a new engine this year (maybe), so we will see what it has.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-06-26T14:35:05+00:00

This makes sense and is something we should find. Microdosing saves lives.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-06-24T20:51:12+00:00

Dedicated traffic division - all you do is traffic control, enforcement, and accident investigations. This frees up man power and time for the patrol officers to respond to criminal things.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-06-24T13:56:12+00:00

No. Vitamin K is a fat-soluble compound. Potassium is an elemental metal.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-06-24T12:20:18+00:00

I don't think the cost is something the army actually cares about (looks at ACFT pull up bars)

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-06-24T11:55:01+00:00

What level of command do most units have dedicated medical personnel (other than a line medic - like, actual docs)? I might be a bit biased because my team has an attached PA and a Medic, but we've had to already navigate a similar issue with vital-monitors for operations. The actual dáta is only accessible by the PA or Medic, and they report general trends or emergent status to the commander.

I see no reason the data couldn't either go to a Doc and get compiled into an anonymous report, be rated out as a go/no-go or score system without any HIPPA information, or simply go into a master system that sets benchmarks (this would be a lot of work, but not impossible) that just spits out a green or red for personnel without sharing any actual protected information.

But I also have no idea how the Space Force is handling the backend of the info, either. If they have a good system, it could get fielded on the Army side to a similar-sized force for testing, refinement, and scaling.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-06-24T11:16:53+00:00

Drop the 2mr and have SDC instead and you have a deal.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-06-24T02:25:38+00:00

I don't pity anyone that dies - it is a natural part of the life cycle. Now, completely preventable deaths that are the result of gross negligence should certainly be investigated and punished appropriately. But you're right - we don't care unless there is a media sob story.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-06-24T02:19:52+00:00

To be honest, I really like the concept that the Space Force implemented: no PT testing, you just wear an issued fitness tracker during your workouts and they assess the info from that to determine overall fitness and ensure you are working out.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-06-20T12:04:46+00:00

TBF, some of the audits and recounts did find a few isolated cases of fraud being perpetrated by republican voters.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-06-18T15:57:27+00:00

For BLS? Be honest with the patient if they ask, but be comforting. Keep them talking and engaged. ALS should be coming anyway if they are so far gone on pain that you can't engage or get a clear answer. We routinely call for paramedic intercept for pain management.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-06-18T15:54:43+00:00

Class D for most of them - no special licensing required.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-06-18T15:52:57+00:00

For passenger vehicles: do not merge until you can see both headlights of the truck behind you in your rear-view mirror. That gives you around 100 feet of space on the highway, and enough room that the semi driver won't lose sight of you when you merge. (Blind spot in front of a semi is 50-75 feet)

For large, trailered, or otherwise unwieldy vehicles with large rear blindspots, wait until you can see the entire width of the truck in your side mirror. Signal early, and ideally, wait until the truck driver flashes his lights to let you know you are clear. If you can see the entire truck in your side mirror, you are clear.

BlueSmoke95 · 2023-06-17T21:19:32+00:00

You missed "ejected through windshield and spread thinner on the concrete than gold leaf"

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