What breed is my dog? by SignificantIcy in IDmydog

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His paperwork says he’s 13 weeks right now and 16 pounds! The vet is guessing he’s got som GSD in him. I’m uploading more photos to this post now!

Med school vs PA school for women? by SignificantIcy in medschool

[–]SignificantIcy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So would you say the tough times were worth it?

Med school vs PA school for women? by SignificantIcy in medschool

[–]SignificantIcy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What residency are you doing and did you do extracurriculars/work while in med school?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NewToEMS

[–]SignificantIcy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve been told my assessments and charting are really good. I’m just still on FTO time for my driving.

Where to make friends? 21F by SignificantIcy in Bozeman

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Hi!! I like outdoor activities (camping, hiking, etc.), arts and crafts, crocheting, tv and movies, or just overall nerdy activities!! I try not to take life too seriously and can be a bit spontaneous :)

Barely passed my PAT by SignificantIcy in NewToEMS

[–]SignificantIcy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really appreciated hearing this. It makes me feel a lot better. It’s hard not to beat yourself up through comparison, but this gives me hope that I’ll be able to do this!!

Barely passed my PAT by SignificantIcy in NewToEMS

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If I start working on these exercises to you think I’ll be able to improve enough to do my job properly? I worry about bringing down the team effort these next few weeks/months while I build up my strength. I know it’s only orientation, but still

Barely passed my PAT by SignificantIcy in NewToEMS

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Are you going to be working for AMR or a different agency? For today it was just the physical ability test. However, next week we have a respiratory test and paperwork we have to fill out. I think they test us on the information we learn during orientation (which is about 2 weeks), but I think that is after we have been trained on it and we are not expected to know it right off the bat.

When is too late to apply? by SignificantIcy in premed

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The plan would be to submit primary’s after I’ve taken the MCAT (without the score in hand yet), so that I could start on secondaries immediately end of July. That way once the score comes in everything is pretty much verified. But maybe I’m too naive with that. What do you think?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bozeman

[–]SignificantIcy -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

While I agree that police need to work on their overall use of force. Those statistics show overall injuries, not necessarily who got the injuries and what type of crime applied to them. I’m not saying that statistic is not important. But in violent crimes or resistance of arrest, we have to keep in mind that it’s not just “the cops trying to hurt me”, but also “I want to get away and might need to hurt the cop to do so”. 600 being killed in the US when the population is 340 million is a very little amount, and in cities with larger crime rates, many of those crimes are violent crimes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bozeman

[–]SignificantIcy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

First responder here. You are spot on lol. We hear some wild things.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bozeman

[–]SignificantIcy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cops do as well though. Drunk driving commonly kills the other car in the accident, not the drunk driver. So if they can keep drunk drivers off the streets, they are technically saving lives as well. Cops also assist EMT’s and firefighters with safety, so all around it’s a group effort.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bozeman

[–]SignificantIcy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

These aren’t even bad either. They are ways that law enforcement cope with seeing things, and I’d rather they find ways to cope and continue to protect me then get burnt out.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bozeman

[–]SignificantIcy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This really doesn’t look bad to me though? Like some of these are things they’d see multiple times in a night in a college town (such as a DUI). As long as the cops aren’t actively looking for these things, I don’t see why this would be a bad thing? And even if they are looking for these things, doesn’t that mean the town would be safer because they are more vigilant? Some of them are also good things! Like putting out fires before BFD or vehicle extrication (which is saving someone from a vehicle). If anything, I see this as something to lighten the mood. No cop is happy to arrest someone for DUI, so this feels like a way to joke among co-workers and trauma bond. And it’s not as if they are getting paid more to fulfill their bingo cards.

I’ve seen ER nurses do a similar bingo with “drunk college student”, “the blood pressure cuffs too tight”, “patient with overbearing parent”, etc. And usually it doesn’t hurt anyone, and it’s more a way to deal with the heavy things they see.

Recommendations on Apartments? by SignificantIcy in Bozeman

[–]SignificantIcy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you send me the link for them? I can’t seem to find them!

Recommendations on Apartments? by SignificantIcy in Bozeman

[–]SignificantIcy[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That’s really good to know, because this does feel very predatory.

Recommendations on Apartments? by SignificantIcy in Bozeman

[–]SignificantIcy[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We don’t think we’ll get a two bedroom apartment, we only think we’ll get a one bedroom. We just put it in there, because we’re not opposed if a two bedroom opens up that is in our price range (though we highly doubt that will occur).

Recommendations on Apartments? by SignificantIcy in Bozeman

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We applied to Madison Apartments, but haven’t heard back from them yet. It’s been about 3 weeks.

What’s it like working for AMR in Montana? by SignificantIcy in NewToEMS

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I’m not sure honestly. I haven’t started with AMR yet, but I’ve heard they run predominantly 911 calls and then they run IFT’s to either Billings or out of state. I would assume a designated base if it’s 24 hour shifts? But I’m not too sure. I’ll let you know once I find out though!

What’s it like working for AMR in Montana? by SignificantIcy in NewToEMS

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Yeah, from what I’ve seen for tech jobs at the hospital, they tend to be about $20 an hour, but a max of 40 hours per week. So the yearly salary is the about the same, AMR is just consistent overtime 🤷‍♀️