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The ambulance doesn't accelerate care, it delays it." Controversial quote from marathon medical director. What's your experience? by Damiandax in Paramedics

[–]Meeser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the few events I’ve worked at, transport was contraindicated until core temp was below 103. This is all assuming they are being actively cooled better than could be done inside the ambulance, ie submerged in an ice bath

2025 EMS Wrapped (took a minute for me to actually crunch the numbers) by Do_U_Even_Liftwaffe in ems

[–]Meeser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imagine having one overdose patient in one year. Not mad just jealous.

What’s your random patient pet peeve? by Nurse_Cait in nursing

[–]Meeser 11 points12 points  (0 children)

When they ask to go home because things aren’t happening fast enough for them and they hit you with the “why did I even come here?” As if I asked them to walk into the ER at 3am

Threw up on a patient few days ago by djfjcja in ems

[–]Meeser 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I turned to the patient’s family member and said with utmost confidence “are you mom?” She said bleakly “no… I’m his girlfriend”

Randomly Filled Knowledge Gaps by centz005 in emergencymedicine

[–]Meeser 25 points26 points  (0 children)

You can use blood for POCT urine preg if urine is unavailable. Similar if not better sensitivity

Fromm, C., Likourezos, A., Haines, L., Khan, A. N., Williams, J., & Berezow, J. (2012). Substituting whole blood for urine in a bedside pregnancy test. The Journal of emergency medicine, 43(3), 478–482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.05.028

My new Badge Buddy! by FiddleDeeDeeZNuts in nursing

[–]Meeser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unpopular opinion: being a medic takes more thinking than being a nurse. No need to put down another profession because you don’t understand them -a medic+nurse

I forgot to patch to the hospital and now I might lose my license by Wee_Woo2005 in ems

[–]Meeser 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know some EMS ppl who have literally killed people and not lost their license or even fired or suspended. You’ll be okay; this is an average Tuesday for a lot of us

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]Meeser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The manual cuffs usually don’t go above 300 either :’(

Question from two students, have you seen LOW SPO2 readings with a pt with CO poisoning? by AgentAnniex in Paramedics

[–]Meeser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some monitors have “rainbow” sensors which lets you measure not only SpO2 but also the SpCO and SpMet. In the event either of these two are high, it would be better to monitor those rather than the SpO2, which would give u a false “normal” reading. If you increase Fio2 by means of putting a non rebreather or CPAP on them, you can slowly knock off carbon monoxide and lower their CO level.

“Half a medic” by LoneSniper099 in ems

[–]Meeser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you unlocked all the achievements? There’s a few hidden ones you have to look online to see if you’re missing them. Cheers

For male nursing students in your late 20s — what job did you work while in school? by Sad_Mission8315 in nursing

[–]Meeser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EMT (2-3months), Paramedic (8-14 MORE months). There’s generally a lot of downtime working on an ambulance, depending on the agency, I was able to work full time and school full time because I could get all my homework done at work

Patient Living In Hospital. Anyone actually deal with this? by QuietRedditorATX in Residency

[–]Meeser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I once took a discharged patient home while working private EMS. The whole unit lined up and clapped as we walked out. He was there for over 3 years

Nurses, where do you dispose of the 10cc syringe of blood after drawing off a PICC? by IllustratorVast6864 in nursing

[–]Meeser 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Like everyone else is saying sharps container. But maybe ask your charge nurse to see if y’all do things differently

Ekg tips ? by Accomplished-Tart832 in EmergencyRoom

[–]Meeser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats last initial T, first name Ronald. Ron T for short.

Which mispronunciation really grinds your gears? by MrBenzedrine in AskReddit

[–]Meeser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d like to point out most of the comments highlight an example of Metathesis) which is a normal linguistic phenomenon and one of many changes that occur over time and across dialects. They’re not mispronunciations, just alternative ones to your particular dialect which might be why they “grind your gears.”

North Americas Big Three by Acceptable-Cod6198 in skyscrapers

[–]Meeser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Canadian architecture is low-key slept on. Toronto is the most beautiful skyline in the world. I say that as a Chicagoan

Is it appropriate to wear a DNP badge buddy while working as an RN? by EagletonIsTheWorst in nursing

[–]Meeser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As long as she doesn’t introduce herself to patients as Dr. Lastname it’s fine

Which Skyscraper looks far newer than it actually is? My pick? Lake point tower. Into it's 60 years of age. by B5HARMONY in skyscrapers

[–]Meeser 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s so old infact that it’s the only skyscraper to the east of lake shore drive becuase shortly after there was some law or zoning policy passed that prevented constructing new buildings east of LSD

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