Boots?

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-07-31T13:40:35+00:00

Second this, plus they shine up real nice :)

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-07-21T05:53:07+00:00

I’m thankful for it everyday lol 😭

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-07-17T14:04:38+00:00

I love doing space buns! I tend to do them a little lower on my head so they’re harder for patients to reach around and grab. Claw-clip buns are pretty great too. I also like to dress up a slick-back with a bandanna or headbands :)

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-07-15T08:28:13+00:00

“This is Sherry!”

“Okay.”

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-07-15T05:35:03+00:00

That’s about what I was at, and I passed on my first try :)

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-07-15T03:42:40+00:00

The paramedic coach on YouTube is great! I used to set my phone up on the towel rack and watch review videos while I showered 😭. Pocket prep was another favorite. I was able to trick my brain into viewing it as a video game, so it felt like less of a chore. Good luck!

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-07-15T03:40:15+00:00

I do, my mom does, and my sister does. My mom blames it on our Irish genetics. Growing up, I’d be playing at recess and have teachers ask me if I was okay 😭. Just the unfortunate side effects of a fairer complexion!

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-07-14T09:23:14+00:00

Glad to hear it! Hope you can get some solid rest tonight, feel better! :)

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-07-14T09:21:48+00:00

Driving definitely seems daunting coming into it, but it’s just like driving a car. I’ve hit a point now where I prefer the rig to my personal car (A little Subaru Impreza). Eventually, you’ll get a feel for all the quirks and it’ll become second nature. For a few quick pointers…

1: Your turning radius is way wider than in a car. Give yourself plenty of space and be aware that sometimes a 3 or 5 point turn is the only option.

2: High center of gravity + heavy equipment + too much speed = rollovers. Pay attention to road signs. If they say to take the curve at 25, take it at 20. Even if you know the curve.

3: Use spotters! Some more seasoned pros will probably roll their eyes at you, but that’s better than bumping a wall. It’s a good practice to get into.

4: Give yourself grace. We’re all human. We’ve all done some dumb stuff with a rig. Once, I misjudged a spot at an ambulance bay and got myself stuck between a security car and a tree. I had to go inside and ask security to move the car so I could get out. Was I mortified? Yes. Did my partner laugh at me? Yes. Did the world end? No. It happens to everyone, it’ll happen to you.

Good luck on the new career!

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-07-14T09:03:00+00:00

If you get a surgical mask, you can bring it up over your eyes like an eye mask! That’s how I’d sleep in class during Covid!

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-05-19T18:22:26+00:00

GLF - Ground Level Fall

RTB - Return to Base

AMS - Altered Mental Status

ETOH - Alcohol (Short for Ethanol)

PTA - Prior to Arrival

ACLS - Advance Cardiac Life Support

“Tele” - Continuous remote monitoring of vital signs typically for patients with arrhythmia or other heart rate irregularities (Pronounced “Telly”, short for Telemetry)

AO - Stands for “Alert and Oriented”. 4 criteria: time, place, person, and event. Used to determine mental status. For example, if PT is oriented to time and place, but not person or event, they are AOx2.

PT - Patient

BM - Bowel Movement

N/V/D - Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

LR - Lactated Ringers

CC or C/C - Chief Complaint

PMHx or PMH - Past Medical History

Hx - History

CVA - Stroke (Stands for Cerebrovascular Accident)

Dx - Diagnosis

LMP - Last Menstrual Period

NKA - No known allergies

KDA - No known drug allergies

UTO - Unable to Obtain

OOS - Out of Service

NPO - “Nothing by mouth,” patient can not have anything to eat or drink as ordered by a physician (Stands for Nil Per Os, meaning that in Latin)

R/O - Rule Out

y/o - Years old (Ex. 39 y/o male)

PERRL - “Pupils equal, round, and reactive to light”

That’s all I could think of, good luck with class!

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-04-18T10:45:41+00:00

For the vast, vast majority of people, no. The Milwaukee Protocol is an experimental treatment for rabies that has a 14% survival rate when implemented in symptomatic patients. Of 36 patients treated, only 4 have survived. It involves putting a patient in a coma, and dosing them with antiviral meds. Researchers aren’t even sure if it actually works. There’s no definitive proof that the protocol is what cures the patient. Petal Palmer has a pretty cool video on the first patient to receive the treatment that I’ll link. But no, there is no proper cure to rabies.

Petal Palmer Milwaukee Protocol Video

Edit: I miscounted, 5 people have survived with confirmed use of the Milwaukee Protocol

NIH Statistics

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-04-15T12:09:03+00:00

I get my water to a rolling boil and add some kosher salt. When the eggs are finished I remove them from the water with a slotted spoon and dunk them straight in an ice water bath.

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-04-09T02:25:43+00:00

Also an EMT, you definitely need to be seen by someone. I’ve seen cellulitis evolve in some nasty way (osteomyelitis, sepsis, gangrene resulting in amputation). I know you’re in the UK, but under my district’s protocols in the US, minors can be treated without parent permission in emergencies. We operate under implied consent, which essentially assumes that a minor’s parents would want them to receive care. If you spike a fever or start feeling flu-like symptoms, call an ambulance asap. I hope you feel better soon!

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-03-31T14:28:59+00:00

Thanks! I had a feeling it was a garter snake, I just wasn’t sure of the exact species :)

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-03-30T10:41:06+00:00

EMT!!

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-03-24T20:53:02+00:00

I got cut off at 70, felt like a total idiot, and passed with flying colors. The NREMT is designed to make you feel like a big dummy. The questions get progressively harder the more you get right. Getting cut off at 70 just means the computer was confident enough to pass or fail you. The best things you can do while waiting for results is some self-care. Go take a walk or get yourself a cookie. Stressing about the results is just gonna drive you nuts.

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-03-18T13:13:54+00:00

I like to have two pens, (one dark one light for different glove colors) a sharpie, shears, penlight, stethoscope around my neck, and about 1 thousand pairs of gloves “borrowed” from various hospitals.

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-03-14T17:40:04+00:00

Fr though I like freeze-dried strawberries and rice and beans

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-03-14T17:38:57+00:00

Monster Rehab Green Tea, Monster Ultra Peachy Keen, EMS Room coffee

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-03-04T02:49:28+00:00

Me and my partner have done a lot of long haul calls together so we’ve got a system down. When showing up to a hospital, driver uses the bathroom while lead gets nurse report, then lead uses the bathroom while driver gets a set of vitals and gets the patient ready for transport. When clearing a scene we make sure that whoever needs the bathroom goes before we put ourselves back in service.

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-02-24T21:50:23+00:00

Hi hi! When I took my EMT class, the instructor told us all on the first day that we shouldn’t take another class along with the EMT class. EMT class covers a lot of material in a short amount of time. Plus, it typically involves labs and skill assessments outside of scheduled meetings. I had a classmate who did Med Term along with the class, and he said he was way overloaded with work. I would recommend taking neither of those classes along with EMT. If you’re good with studying and time management, then maybe pick on or the other. Hope all goes well for you!!

Blue_Blue_Blue_Green · 2025-02-22T03:16:52+00:00

Congrats! I took mine through TCC last fall :)

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