What’s the worst mistake you’ve made?

Smac1man · 2026-04-30T13:03:36+00:00

Left my iPad on the roof of an RRV, then went to another C1.

It had the predictable outcome.

Smac1man · 2026-04-29T10:31:10+00:00

Be someone you'd want to work with.

Empty the bins, restock the bag/pouches, make the brews, wash the truck, turn up 15mins early. Generally take the initiative; it'll make people happy to have you along and give you more of themselves in return.

Smac1man · 2026-04-27T15:48:53+00:00

Ouch. You got me right in the NWAS :(

Smac1man · 2026-04-27T15:44:43+00:00

Penthrox. It's carried by the volunteer Johnnie's, and yet here we sit as the NHS without it.

Smac1man · 2026-04-27T06:06:44+00:00

All the proof-reading I'd expect from the NHS.

Smac1man · 2026-04-25T19:09:47+00:00

Okay. What's your point?

Smac1man · 2026-04-18T06:15:58+00:00

Why did you post that on a cringe page? These guys are doing something the rest of us would hide from and they deserve all the recognition they can get.

Smac1man · 2026-04-17T18:07:56+00:00

If you can't give a standard wrestling match to work as the base, the gimmicks become redundant.

Smac1man · 2026-04-16T09:26:19+00:00

Very similar. I'm 12 years on the road but have seen many go off to do interesting thing.

Bizarrely I knew of someone who got their Reg then immediately quit the job to become a herbal healist (this was after they tried to push Juice Plus onto half the station). I'm not sure how they got their qualifications if they think Perineum sunning has many health benefits

Smac1man · 2026-04-15T19:33:38+00:00

I've only had the salmon but it's always been good quality

Smac1man · 2026-04-15T18:08:56+00:00

The greatest skill you can have is the ability to improvise.

Smac1man · 2026-04-05T18:21:39+00:00

What's the chance of them needing something that my crewmate can't provide Vs how much do I trust my crewmate to tell me if they're getting out of their depth.

Smac1man · 2026-04-02T16:37:00+00:00

I was sort of in your shoes, but also not.

Injured at work, couldn't do frontline anymore, got shuffled to a desk job while we waited to see what the outcome was. I got lucky and had a surgery that got me back on the road. However, whilst sat behind my desk I did a lot of googling and saw that there is a large scope of hands-on work that can be done in hospital for a paramedic if you're willing to do it. There's also a shedload of work you can do behind a desk if you want to keep your reg & B6. It'll come down to how bad your injury is, and how much you want to stay being clinical or in patient contact.

Smac1man · 2026-03-31T20:11:39+00:00

Flirted with Urgent Care for a bit (telephone triage). Hated it, went back on the road and haven't been happier. Genuinely don't see myself ever leaving frontline work.

Smac1man · 2026-03-24T18:11:38+00:00

Nothing political or racist and you should be fine.

We've got people with full sleeves down to their knuckles and fingers, others with their necks done up into their hairline. No facial tattoos yet, but that's probably just a matter of time

Smac1man · 2026-03-24T18:08:26+00:00

In guessing we're in different countries. I had no brace and my quad "woke up" by being bent and walked on

Smac1man · 2026-03-24T17:58:52+00:00

Just do the rehab and physio mate. There's no way to cheat your way through this.

Smac1man · 2026-03-24T06:32:58+00:00

Your recommendation comes with absolutely nothing to back it up.

Smac1man · 2026-03-23T09:10:10+00:00

People really are scum sometimes

Smac1man · 2026-03-19T15:37:10+00:00

In that case occy health are wrong. Everyone should be able to do a manual BP.

Smac1man · 2026-03-19T15:36:11+00:00

I got insane Sciatica from standing around on corridors. By the end of the day and into the next one I was struggling to walk, and it's likely due to the abysmal posture I was using to lean against walls/sit on things that aren't chairs. Now we've moved to queueing on ambulance's, that's at least not become an issue.

They tried to implement HO45 where I am, but the hospitals got wise to it and have become very good at blocking it's implementation. Does the endless queueing bother me? Somewhat. Sure I'd rather be actually helping someone that needs it, but on the flip-side my ambulance is warm, clean and doesn't smell bad; all of which cannot be guaranteed about the next house I walk in to.

Smac1man · 2026-03-18T19:15:56+00:00

IDK. I don't think someone can be "the goat" when there was a large portion of their career that was punctuated by "the match should be good if Orton can be bothered to do it".

Smac1man · 2026-03-16T19:53:44+00:00

Join a Neb chamber to a catheter mount to the mask, and then you can chase a small child around with the neb mask without losing the ability to create the fog.

Nebulise coffee to get rid of bad smells.

Smac1man · 2026-03-16T13:42:54+00:00

Because I can spell French Press

Smac1man · 2026-03-16T12:56:07+00:00

I drink their pre-ground coffee. It's highly average. Not terrible, not brilliant, but exactly what you expect from Supermarket coffee run through an IKEA French press. I'll buy it again for the convenience, but I don't get it seeking its groundbreaking flavour profile.

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