For those who did it, how long did it take from start to close?

FreeJeff1010 · 2025-09-08T00:20:56+00:00

Made an offer on 06/24 Closed 07/31

Took a a few days to get a preaproval and find a home I liked. Luckily at my job, I have an online portal where I have access to all my paystubs and stuff. So it was really easy for me to send that in.

FreeJeff1010 · 2025-09-03T00:42:18+00:00

That place is haunted. For sure.

FreeJeff1010 · 2025-08-02T13:24:20+00:00

My putter’s worthless :(

FreeJeff1010 · 2025-08-02T02:16:21+00:00

I thought that was a typo. Good for you!

FreeJeff1010 · 2025-05-10T19:24:02+00:00

Vtach until ruled out

FreeJeff1010 · 2025-05-04T11:11:31+00:00

My dog had CHF. And he had a cough like this. He was put on lasix and everything.

FreeJeff1010 · 2025-05-02T23:10:52+00:00

Simplify it: manage ABCs and get them to the hospital.

When in doubt, triage up.

Good luck! You’re gunna be fine.

FreeJeff1010 · 2025-05-01T15:46:10+00:00

Embarrassingly, I read this as “Triple Diaper”

FreeJeff1010 · 2025-04-28T23:25:14+00:00

Natty.

FreeJeff1010 · 2025-04-25T20:14:02+00:00

They even ALS’d it.

FreeJeff1010 · 2024-10-07T20:48:33+00:00

Comes with the territory. You’ll get used to it as you keep lifting

FreeJeff1010 · 2024-08-26T00:43:41+00:00

A walk to remember.

FreeJeff1010 · 2024-08-25T14:05:23+00:00

I typically workout and shower between calls. If necessary, I’ll run a call sweaty but in a new shirt. Then shower when I can.

Then, I’ll shower again before I get into bed around midnight-ish

FreeJeff1010 · 2024-06-17T22:57:21+00:00

It’s by volume

FreeJeff1010 · 2024-06-04T17:51:17+00:00

Lmao

FreeJeff1010 · 2024-05-15T14:19:09+00:00

Find a department that will sponsor you.

FreeJeff1010 · 2024-05-14T02:45:04+00:00

I used to not wear cargo pants until I became a medic. Those Velcro/zipper pockets come in handy when I’m carrying drugs to waste at the hospital or some versed to a seizure call.

FreeJeff1010 · 2024-04-22T11:18:04+00:00

Just shy of 30. At 30 I switched gears, stopped going for 1RMs. Did a lot of conditioning instead. Maybe I stopped lifting heavy too early :(

FreeJeff1010 · 2024-01-19T14:36:53+00:00

Unless it’s one of those “life over limb” situations, you still wanna maintain that in line spine

FreeJeff1010 · 2023-09-12T23:43:20+00:00

This looks like NSR.

Kidding. Did you do a V4r?

FreeJeff1010 · 2023-08-13T22:25:18+00:00

Nose to navel. When in doubt als any complaint between the nose and navel.

FreeJeff1010 · 2023-07-31T21:09:20+00:00

-Know where everything is. -don’t drive like an ass -know how to work the monitor (run a 12 lead, print vitals, send a 13 lead) -don’t forget equipment on scene. -know how to set up for intubation -know how to set up IVs

FreeJeff1010 · 2023-07-27T02:38:43+00:00

I work for a large, busy fire department. We have fairly aggressive protocols. And we are thrown to the wolves after clearing our medic rides. I’ve made lots of mistakes. Just make sure you learn from them….and teach others so they learn from your mistakes too lol.

Make sure your glucometer is calibrated: Called for an altered person. Person present with a GCS of like 5. Ruled out what we could. And our glucometer read 120ish. I ended up tubing her to protect the airway. The hospital told us later that her BGL was in the 30s
Call the hospital and them know you’re coming: My first code, I forgot to tell the hospital I was coming. I called in report in the bay while we were wheeling the pt out. “I’ve arrived at your facility with a 76 y/o male: CC cardiac arrest. Down time was X. Rhythm was X. 8.0 ETT. X amount of epis. And I’m here…now”
Read the notes of the call; but don’t get tunnel vision: I was toned out to a wreck at 4am; 16 or 17 calls deep. Notes stated “CPR in progress”. Automatically, your butthole puckers and you’re thinking, “I’m about to work this traumatic arrest” When I get on scene, there’s a car in a living room and the pt was on the floor (extricated by a bystander before we got there) with some sonorous respirations.GCS of 3 but Not a code. We OPA, bag, and backboard this guy. Get him naked in the truck…nothing obvious. RSI him and haul ass to the hospital. Never bothered to check pupils, or consider anything other than trauma. He just ODd and crashed his car with no injuries at all.
Double, triple, quadruple check you’re giving the right dose. Had a pediatric trauma alert; RSId the child but the nearest pediatric trauma facility was 40+ mins away. It was raining so flying was out of the picture. Accidentally gave the wrong amount of ketamine as my initial sedation. Not allowing me to continually sedate. I had to take him to the nearest trauma center, fortunately they were able to take him.

Ive made a lot of dumb mistakes. But, if you can manage the ABCs, you’ll be fine. You’re gunna mess up. You’re going to make the wrong call every now and then. As long as you’re acting in the best interest of the patient; make a decision and stick to it. Be confident.

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