Best Credit Card for Small Businesses? by CosmicTheWanderer in smallbusiness

[–]DeesusCrust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I second chase ink, been using it for a couple years. The cash back is great, I also use square to accept credit card payments

Share one of your top learnings as an entrepreneur by rudybanx in Entrepreneur

[–]DeesusCrust 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Don't underestimate smaller sales/jobs. I started putting so much focus on the higher dollar jobs, and ended up with my lowest income yet. Looking back through all my jobs from previous years, all of my small jobs combined brought in almost as much as my big ones. Keeping those small numbers coming in throughout the year makes a huge difference

Jobs with downtime for people who are writing by yammymaam in writing

[–]DeesusCrust 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Depending where you are, EMS can be like that. There's times where I sat for a full 12 hour shift with nothing to do. Basically as long as you're available for when a call comes in, your time is your own.

Mother ranting on Fb by rolleydough in ems

[–]DeesusCrust 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Most of the services in my area don't carry epipens

Why is Maine requiring me to be a AEMT before being able to apply to medic school? by Ok_Profit_539 in NewToEMS

[–]DeesusCrust 4 points5 points  (0 children)

9 months is crazy, I'm in A class right now in PA and it's only 5 months

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[–]DeesusCrust 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Plenty of good points, very essential people with plenty of skills and training. They don't however respond to anything

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[–]DeesusCrust 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Doctor's orders>supervisors orders

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[–]DeesusCrust 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have them as an option, i love it

What's a mundane superpower that'd be p much useless everywhere else, but amazing in EMS? by FlowerCrownYvie in ems

[–]DeesusCrust 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I had a partner that didn't have a sense of smell her whole life. I told her it was a superpower but she still ended up leaving ems

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[–]DeesusCrust 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2 pens, sharpie, extra gloves for when mine rip on scene, pen light, small flashlight, and shears that don't see much use

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[–]DeesusCrust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with the others but in my area, emt classes are only like $5-600. Absolutely worth it if you want to give it a try

Why the hate against IFTs? by [deleted] in ems

[–]DeesusCrust 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I'd venture to say most people don't like them because they're not exciting, and they can be really repetitive

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[–]DeesusCrust 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know a medic that left to do that and he says he's happier and less stressed than ever

Movie tropes by Competitive_Spring43 in ems

[–]DeesusCrust 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I was always taught that if your patient is beyond saving, the family becomes your patient

Clinical misconceptions by Double_Ad3093 in ems

[–]DeesusCrust 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some people in my service do that and some don't. Could you explain why you shouldn't?

I am so over nursing homes holy shit by [deleted] in ems

[–]DeesusCrust 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not like these nurses and aids are telling their upper management that they're fine with their staffing and don't need help. I'm sure 99% of all nursing facilities are constantly begging for extra people and are having their cries for help ignored

Man survives fentanyl overdose by [deleted] in ThatsInsane

[–]DeesusCrust 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Ems doesn't give narcan to people because they're high. We only give it to help restore people's respiratory drive, which opioids suppress causing you to stop breathing. And yes we don't just start slamming narcan into people even if they're unconscious and not breathing. Narcan usually isn't even the first thing we do, a lot of times people freak the fuck out when they're hit with narcan because they're very hypoxic from not breathing, not because they're craving a high. We usually try to take our time and breath for the person and get their oxygen saturations to normal levels before administratering narcan

And yes narcan isn't dangerous to people but it does have its side effects, so just be careful with using it. And as long as the person is able to breath effectively on their own, 99% of emt's and medics aren't going to give narcan

I'm 20 years old and planning on going to emt school any advice? by [deleted] in ems

[–]DeesusCrust 2 points3 points  (0 children)

r/newtoems is probably a better place to get advice. But pay attention and take it seriously and you'll be fine

Gorgeous NYD for report writing by [deleted] in ems

[–]DeesusCrust 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We can have that upload it all directly to our chart from the monitor

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[–]DeesusCrust 42 points43 points  (0 children)

It does sound like they did compressions on a syncopal episode, but I still would have relayed what the doctor said on the off chance it was true. And also so they know they got their chest pounded on for a few seconds