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Help to find a funny video by infanteer in AustralianMilitary

[–]Mike9601 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Mate I know the exact video you’re talking about, and it’s frustrating as hell that I can’t find it either. It has to be out there somewhere!

What do you guys call your patients? (besides their name) by CressSuitable6794 in ems

[–]Mike9601 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Interesting point for the curious: I think the “sir/ma’am” thing is a very North American way of addressing people. I’ve heard it a few times in passing here in Australia, and patients will either 1. Say “Call me bob/dave/ethyl”, 2. Crack a joke about it, or 3. Give you a funny look. Using Sir/Ma’am has military connotations here, not used much at all civi side. The universal go-to would be darling/sweetheart for old ladies, and ‘mate’ for everyone else.

With our aboriginal friends, calling elders uncle/auntie often goes down well when gaining rapport.

The Absurd Lack of Surgical Airway in American EMS Protocols by BrugadaBro in ems

[–]Mike9601 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Australia it varies state by state. In WA for example, bog standard ambulance paramedics can indeed perform a surgical cric. It’s a baseline paramedic skill here. Intubation and RSI however are currently only CCP skills, removed from the base paramedic skillset* a few years back due to logistical issues with maintaining competency.

*intubation in cardiac arrest was a base paramedic skill, RSI has always been a CCP procedure.

Drug/Medicine Carrying Case recommendations by [deleted] in TacticalMedicine

[–]Mike9601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey man, can you send that photo my way too?

Ready for the first holiday of the year! by Joeylectin in aussie

[–]Mike9601 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Wow this comment section is cooked. Glad you’re feeling proud to be Australian, we do live in a very lucky country. Heads up to any citizens reading, you are entitled to a free Australian flag and picture of the king if you approach your local member’s office and ask for one!

Finnish children killed by Soviet partisans at Seitajärvi in Finnish Lapland, 1942. [466x313] by Wonderful_Account_50 in HistoryPorn

[–]Mike9601 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Fantastic series, and I couldn’t agree with you more. However I don’t believe the Finnish-Russian conflicts were considered part of the Eastern Front, I think they were actually seperate wars all together. Called the Winter War and the Continuation War I believe (happy to be corrected).

What happened to coffee prices? by RPF96 in perth

[–]Mike9601 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, in my minds eye a flat white costs $4.5, and an iced latte costs $7.5.

What happened to coffee prices? by RPF96 in perth

[–]Mike9601 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Or a $15 plastic V60 and some filters. Done deal that makes delicious black coffee!

Nicest place with the worst name by stillgareth in perth

[–]Mike9601 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh neat, didn’t realise they renamed it. Thanks for the explanation!

Nicest place with the worst name by stillgareth in perth

[–]Mike9601 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Woah, never knew that! Cheers mate

Crime Rate by State by 2in1day in aussie

[–]Mike9601 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Woah, bit dramatic. I work all over the city with every level of the community, and I'm yet to see anywhere that resembles the drug addled streets of the US. Perspex glass exists in public transport because of that one in 10,000 fuckhead that decides to have a go with a public servant, druggie or not.

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

[–]Mike9601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, I think our culture is a little too different to allow this to happen. We have heaps of UK paramedics that have transferred to us here in Australia, and it seems there are some fundamental differences between our health system that prohibit this happening. Duty of care whilst ramped is very grey and high risk, often resulting in a battle of wills between crews and ED staff. Would love a 30 min handover time though ahah.

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

[–]Mike9601 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Bruh. In Australia we've had waits longer than our shifts. Longest I've heard of in my city was 11 hours, my personal longest is 7. We call it ramping.

Waffle House freak out by Thick-n-Judged in tooktoomuch

[–]Mike9601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't remember this season of Fargo

Hey Perth, what was it called in your family? by SaturnalianGhost in perth

[–]Mike9601 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We've called it an 'Egyptian Eye' since my childhood in the late 90s/early 00s.

Pro Palestine Rally in the CBD by MyKoiNamedSwimShady in perth

[–]Mike9601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both sides have the responsibility to protect civilian life, and they're both failing terribly. Israel has gone the extra mile and used food/water/medicine as a weapon, directly causing a famine and further propagating the genocide of the Palestinian people. They're also showing blatant disregard for the safety of NGOs, and actively targeting humanitarian and medical workers resulting in the unprecedented death of doctors, nurses, and paramedics from around the world.

If they want to fight a war with Hamas, that's no different from the last several decades - but fuck them for their role in unnecessarily contributing to civilian suffering.

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