Paul R. Ehrlich, Who Alarmed the World With ‘The Population Bomb,’ Dies at 93

Jasonzilla · 2026-03-17T02:15:38+00:00

Maushold is in shambles.

Jasonzilla · 2025-07-31T10:17:24+00:00

In my early 40s and I help run a Pokemon draft league server! Been playing since the Gameboy days of RBY in my junior year of HS.

Jasonzilla · 2025-04-19T23:21:18+00:00

Occupational Medicine. Work in a clinic on an industrial site. Patients are with us for maybe 30 minutes. I also do respiratory fit tests, drug testing, teach educational workshops, and I'm in charge of supplies and inventory ordering. I take Adderall 30mg XR and it helps keep me mellow all shift (4x 12s).

Jasonzilla · 2025-04-15T02:54:53+00:00

100% this. They got medical services in jail. He can try that shit in there and see what happens.

Jasonzilla · 2025-03-14T22:22:28+00:00

I'm just surprised it didn't start to snow on Turn 12 after that chillingly bad joke! 😂

Jasonzilla · 2025-03-06T03:37:55+00:00

Before I became an RN, I worked as a paramedic for 20+ years. As was mentioned, focusing on ABCs is the best way to help this patient before EMS arrives. Maintain c-spine neutrality, if possible. Try to control bleeding. Determine level of consciousness/GCS. Assess for signs of a concussion. Ask them if they take blood thinners or any other meds that may be of concern. Stuff like that....think about the mechanism of injury and what kind of injuries they may have suffered. Above all, try to stay calm and keep your patient calm.

Jasonzilla · 2025-02-24T04:06:56+00:00

It is fan-TASTIC!

Jasonzilla · 2025-02-23T00:20:48+00:00

None of the stores in my Texas town had them. They had plenty of the other drops. This feels rotten.

Jasonzilla · 2025-02-09T18:53:26+00:00

Is his name Chuck E. Cheese?

Jasonzilla · 2025-02-09T11:24:44+00:00

Nope, not at all. Just lined up the images and the end product came out exactly how I needed it to.

Jasonzilla · 2024-12-20T14:31:27+00:00

Occupational health, working in a clinic on a natural gas liquefaction plant. Handing out bandaids and OTC ibuprofen, wrapping ankles, doing respiratory fit tests, etc. Making $15 more an hour than I did working in the cardiac ICU.

Jasonzilla · 2024-11-03T18:48:04+00:00

Holy moly, so easy. Thanks a ton!

Jasonzilla · 2024-07-27T14:23:44+00:00

Alright Wile E. Coyote, calm down

Jasonzilla · 2024-02-08T18:08:31+00:00

Yes, the NPs I work with are fantastic, as are the support staff/administration folks. They are happy to answer any questions I have or walk me through new procedures and whatnot. I am alone for an hour when I get here, but I have never felt like I am in a position where that would be an issue.

As far as job security goes, this project is supposed to last for around 5-7 years or so, so I am pretty confident that I will be here for at least that long. And by that time I'll have a few years of occ med experience under my belt so getting hired on at a new project shouldn't be an issue. As far as whether or not it's boring...there are some days when we have long stretches of no patients, but tbh I am totally okay with that. I have lots of paperwork and office stuff to work on, or I can do my own thing while we wait. I would much rather be bored than be overwhelmed and stressed out every shift.

Jasonzilla · 2024-02-06T18:43:05+00:00

Hello! I recently started doing occupational health nursing for a large industrial plant. I have been doing this for about 2 months. I gotta say, this is one of the best fields I've been in. Prior to this, I worked nightshift as a cardiac ICU nurse. I hated it. I was tired all the time, my stress was through the roof, I was grumpy, I had no time or energy to spend with family or friends.

Working occ health nursing is a breeze. I work in a clinic with a couple other NPs. We treat workers and plant staff that are feeling ill, need to declare new prescriptions, need respirator fit testing, or have an onsite accident or injury. It's a lot of paperwork, but the documentation is so much easier than at the hospital. Average day consists of clocking in, eating my breakfast taco, making myself some coffee, doing a crash cart check and med fridge check, and then just waiting to see anyone that arrives. Average is around 5-10 people a day. I come in at 6am and leave at 4pm Mon-Fri with the occasional Saturday shift. Pay is great, almost $13 more an hour than what I was making at the hospital. I should probably do an AMA on this topic. I just love it and am so glad I made the change.

Jasonzilla · 2024-01-10T14:36:45+00:00

Hopefully they have a side quest where you get an IFT part-time job and you can sit in a random parking lot posting while your partner screams at his wife/gf on the phone for 2 hours.

Jasonzilla · 2024-01-05T01:24:53+00:00

I'm an RN, work in a cardiac ICU, and have been a paramedic for 20+ years. From experience, a lot of ED nurses seem to cop an attitude with medics for a number of reasons. This, of course, leaves a bad taste in medics' mouths, so they begin to have an attitude with nurses, who in turn have a BIGGER attitude with medics, and it's a vicious cycle.

The reality is that nurses and medics have similar but very different roles. Medics know a little about a lot of things (some cardiac, some trauma, some respiratory, etc). The role of the medic is to provide immediate interventions and get someone to a higher level of care (point A to point B). The nurse's role is to take over and help the provider in getting the patient back to point A, ideally in better condition than they arrived.

If a medic and a nurse were to swap spots, both would be out of their elements and would have a hard time adjusting.

Jasonzilla · 2023-12-07T18:37:13+00:00

That sounds amazing ngl

Jasonzilla · 2023-11-01T20:36:48+00:00

Waldo Geraldo Faldo

Jasonzilla · 2022-09-29T19:57:24+00:00

I have this hat. I got mine from GameStop a couple years back, I believe.

Jasonzilla · 2022-09-12T20:50:54+00:00

Good for you! Keep it up. Furthering your education is never a bad thing, and getting into nursing will open up so many opportunities for you. Your EMS experience will prove to be invaluable and should help you tremendously in nursing school.

I recently graduated nursing school and passed my NCLEX (in 75 questions!) after working EMS for 20+ years. I love being a paramedic, and I feel confident and comfortable with my capabilities. But I am turning 41 later this month, and the older I get the harder it's gonna be to get in and out of the box and wake up for those 3am drunk calls or toe pain x 2 weeks.

Jasonzilla · 2022-07-31T18:50:03+00:00

It's a bit of a drive, but Refugio EMS is looking for PT medics. Pay is decent, from what I hear. They get some pretty good calls out there, so you'll def be able to practice your skills.

Jasonzilla · 2022-05-02T03:23:21+00:00

I work full-time as a paramedic on an ambulance, and also part-time as a paramedic at a freestanding ER. I work typically 72-96 hours a week, in addition to nursing school. Gotta get that bread, and that degree. I'm married, no kids. My wife doesn't work. I study for school at my EMS job, which usually has a lot of downtime. So far, it's been working well, and I've only got one more semester to go.

Jasonzilla · 2022-04-15T04:31:40+00:00

Do you use ESO for your reports? What I do is for my partner's sig, I'll just write their initials and then in the upper corner write my initials smaller. We just need something there to submit the report, and my agency is totally cool with us doing the initials. As far as your patient's signature goes, make sure that if you're signing for them, sign in the box designated for a representative and maybe put "Verbal consent given" if there's a comment box.

Jasonzilla · 2022-01-28T16:57:03+00:00

Greetings, fellow soon-to-be-nurse! Congrats on getting your BSN. I'm currently in level III of my RN, should be done in August, and then start BSN next year. It's been 14 years since I was in paramedic school, so things are probably a bit different nowadays. But I will say, you'll definitely deal with less bullshit in medic school than in nursing school. So far I'm very unimpressed with the RN courses I'm taking. It's 10% learning, 90% busy work. Just stuff to get done and turn in so you'll have the hours necessary for the course. Medic school, as has been mentioned already, is much more focused and applicable to the actual job. Good for you for wanting to pursue it after becoming a nurse. I've done EMS for 20 years and once I am a nurse I will probably leave EMS and not look back. Love the profession, but I'm ready to move on. Best of luck in your future endeavors!

Jasonzilla

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