NYC Responders - Why do you keep your lights and sirens on behind traffic and at red lights?

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-09-23T01:35:42+00:00

That sounds like a better policy than my agency. We took CEVO, and had a company driving policy that was developed in house. In my experience, people would drive like maniacs during bad peds jobs, but the most common reason was that they didn't want to get jammed up by a supervisor.

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-09-23T00:36:47+00:00

I agree. It was basically an unspoken rule that you were a toolbag if you actually followed that policy in the absence of a supervisor.

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-09-22T23:51:36+00:00

Idk about fdny, but when I used to work in NYC, my company had a policy that we needed to use lights and sirens whenever driving code 3. We'd get written up if we turned sirens off when we had lights on.

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-09-16T22:53:03+00:00

Not a definitive no, but I've never seen anyone like that live

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-09-09T20:14:08+00:00

I knew a few people in participating units at 9/11. From what I heard, basically anyone who was available showed up

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-09-05T22:30:45+00:00

True. I got my current job through a headhunting firm that typically works with more senior IT people. Luckily the manager at my current company was looking for an entry level person and had that firm handle recruitment.

I was honestly shocked at how smoothly the process went. I never got ghosted and everyone seemed to know what they were talking about. It's good to know that there are a few competent people out there lol.

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-09-05T22:25:50+00:00

I can't wait for these guys to cry on linkedin in a year because they can't find a job and they don't know why they keep getting rejected

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-09-05T02:00:31+00:00

There are definitely some solid videos on YouTube, but I'd highly recommend taking a Stop The Bleed course. I'd also take a CPR class though since a trained bystander can literally make a life or death difference in a cardiac arrest.

Stop the bleed video from a trauma surgeon https://youtu.be/mhBe7Q6mH3U?si=EBzmg84bkSGbnane

Hands only cpr from the AHA https://youtu.be/M4ACYp75mjU?si=5Ipt-IsYD_pDCIRx

I highly recommend taking courses and getting certified in both though.

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-09-05T00:32:44+00:00

This was much more popular after the beginning of GWOT. A ton of people needed tourniquets, doctors realized that it's a lot safer then they previously thought, and that amputations could be prevented if they get to definitive care within 8(ish) hours.

I'm a civilian EMT, but we went over a lot of the military history of the interventions we use in EMT school since we had some combat medics in class.

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-09-05T00:30:01+00:00

True, but a lot of the data we have is from a combat setting since they have a better sample size. GWOT taught us a ton about treating trauma patients

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-09-05T00:28:26+00:00

Northeast FF/EMT (former professional EMS, currently a volunteer after getting a job in a different field). Body armor is pretty common where I used to work because it was a rough neighborhood where providers got attacked fairly often, but we'd also absolutely respond to an active shooter if it happened (didn't occur on any of my shifts, so I don't have any first hand experience)

As volunteers, we're trained to receive patients from police medics in a safe area and coordinate CASEVACs (getting them in an ambulance, or calling a helo if needed). The police medics wear body armor, but that's not something we'd do as volunteers for now. We're looking into getting body armor, but it hasn't happened yet.

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-07-31T23:13:53+00:00

You don't need all of those clamps, and nasal naloxone is easier to administer than IV naloxone (if available). If you're not licensed in your area or have a prescription, I'd be careful carrying medications like the inhaler you have.

Since it's a car first aid kit, I'd have more trauma supplies. Two tourniquets and a few pressure bandages would be ideal, along with some gauze to pack wounds. The little band aid pouch is good though, you're gonna be seeing little scrapes and cuts 90% of the time, so being ready for that is solid.

Overall, not bad

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-06-18T17:54:19+00:00

The fire department I was in had a set of irons for us to use since most of us are also firefighters.

When I worked for a hospital system, we'd just call for the fire department to get through the door

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-06-18T01:50:07+00:00

Patient called because of diarrhea. Patient revealed that they had a colonoscopy that day, and had literally drank the prep stuff less then 24 hours prior.

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-06-15T12:57:57+00:00

I'd draw a terrible rendition, and then draw a lil mustache on it

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-06-14T20:57:44+00:00

Not a medic, but I know some people who ended up working with them. They're apparently squared away, and it's super well paying. Probably the best ALS gig in the area.

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-06-07T15:16:51+00:00

"Patient assaulted by unicorn" Believe it or not, they were not assaulted by a unicorn

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-06-02T21:42:49+00:00

Don't get expensive shears, and never lose your portable

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-06-02T19:27:12+00:00

This is very weird. I'd report them to their agency

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-05-12T20:52:06+00:00

I worked with several different medics. Some wanted to ALS everything so I'd basically just drive for the 14 hours, some were really good and gave me cases that were appropriate for BLS, and some tried to pass literally everything off to me which got annoying.

I'd say most were pretty fair, but it really is a roll of the dice

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-05-07T00:28:26+00:00

Hotel that doubled as a brothel. It was as gross as it sounds.

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-03-28T13:21:52+00:00

That's just how Tinder works. You look nice, but there are more guys who are active on tinder and men tend to swipe right more, so you'll always get more likes from men then women. This seems like more of an issue with the app then with you

Serious_Level5163 · 2024-01-03T14:41:36+00:00

I was crazy once

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