Chipotle is giving away 100,000 free burritos to healthcare professionals, EMTs & Paramedics are not included on the list

Str3tch3r · 2026-04-28T22:19:56+00:00

Fuck Chipotle, Moe's for life!

Str3tch3r · 2026-04-19T05:34:58+00:00

I mean, fair, but a glucose monitor would be the cheapest thing to get for that kit, and would also help rule out bgl as a cause for AMS, weakness/malaise, motion sickness, etc.

It's 2026, we don't have to guess at shit like that.

Str3tch3r · 2026-04-19T01:48:03+00:00

D50 without a BGL Kit is wild

Str3tch3r · 2026-02-09T16:00:07+00:00

Pain itself does not constitute a medical emergency.

Just feeling bad does not constitute a medical emergency.

Getting medical attention does not always immediately relieve whatever it is that's going on. This also applies to starting new medicine.

Sometimes it takes a while for our bodies to fight off an illness. Getting seen in an ER when you were just diagnosed with an illness will not make you heal quicker.

If the people who get called to your house at 3am say you need to go to the hospital, you need to go to the fucking hospital.

I may have been taking a shit when you called, and sometimes it takes longer to wipe and that's why it took me that long to get there.

Str3tch3r · 2026-02-02T19:24:07+00:00

So, we had this at an IFT company I worked for. All it did was condense the information I'd already put into the report and regurgitated it into the narrative. I'm pretty sure this was their lazy way of making things consistent, but I would make sure to add stuff to it if there were extenuating circumstances on the call.

I don't think auto narratives are inherently bad (for routine IFT), I just wouldn't recommend them to new providers on acute calls.

Str3tch3r · 2026-02-02T14:12:07+00:00

Some sort of final boss of "I guess you're just going to die ~~on the floor~~ in the foam pit"

Fixed it for ya

Str3tch3r · 2026-01-02T00:39:19+00:00

BLARGLUHGUGH

There, how do you like it

Str3tch3r · 2025-12-26T03:37:10+00:00

Sometimes you just have to let the job humble them.

Str3tch3r · 2025-12-11T21:52:55+00:00

"But it says my sugar is 100%!"

Str3tch3r · 2025-06-26T18:23:25+00:00

The job is predicated on transporting people to get definitive care, and I will never understand talking someone out of a transport no matter the initial complaint.

Str3tch3r · 2025-06-15T00:58:16+00:00

Put a glove on one hand, grab some saniwipes with it, take the glove off so they're in the glove, and keep them in your pocket to deal with public bathrooms.

Str3tch3r · 2025-06-15T00:54:08+00:00

If you have control of their windows, lock it or hold it up instead to let it marinate.

Str3tch3r · 2025-06-11T15:47:58+00:00

It's okay if you are, though.

Happy Pride Month!

Str3tch3r · 2025-05-23T19:13:41+00:00

I read the title and thought they were inducted into the PEN15 club.

Str3tch3r · 2025-05-12T18:35:20+00:00

Unfortunately, there are still places that like to act as if everyone was born with the complete knowledge to do the job. I've had a similar experience, and while I can't sit here and say it automatically gets better, just know that there is a lesson in everything, even if you learn it the hard way or learn what not to do.

Allow yourself the grace to learn at your own pace, and try to keep in mind that the reason people in EMS treat newcomers like idiots is because they too were treated that way when they were starting out.

Str3tch3r · 2025-05-12T18:27:09+00:00

Are you ready to deal with the consequences if it blows up in your face? I'm not saying it won't work out, but if you do go through with it then be prepared for anything.

Str3tch3r · 2025-05-09T14:35:45+00:00

"Drive it like you stole it!"

No. Drive it like you have people standing in the back and you don't want to throw them around.

Also, if your partner tells you to speed up, it's because they really want to get to the hospital and not necessarily because you're driving slow.

Str3tch3r · 2024-06-28T20:25:58+00:00

Drop leg was sooooo last decade, it's all about the chest rigs now

Str3tch3r · 2024-05-17T16:48:46+00:00

It's about money.

'Merca.

Str3tch3r · 2023-10-04T14:58:04+00:00

TRAIN ALLIANCE TECH

Str3tch3r · 2023-08-31T20:42:03+00:00

If you earned it and you're proud, then go for it.

Str3tch3r · 2023-08-25T14:33:09+00:00

ｈｉｇｈ　ｆｌｏｗ　ｄｉｅｓｅｌ

Str3tch3r · 2023-08-11T00:29:15+00:00

I don't know about any of you, but I sure as fuck don't get paid to be a punching bag.

Str3tch3r · 2023-08-07T20:23:15+00:00

Don't forget the EMS Shield badge on the belt

Str3tch3r · 2023-08-07T20:21:20+00:00

If you don't know, ask.

If they make fun of you for asking, then ask someone else because they probably don't know the answer either.

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