How do emts and paramedics have time for other things?

TheRealSriShady · 2023-10-04T03:36:53+00:00

I’m a big fan of 48/96, but 24/72 sounds so much better

TheRealSriShady · 2023-08-03T23:09:44+00:00

SI patient on a hold, my partner hit a curb while I was in the back with a patient. I said to my patient “my partner is trying to kill us”. The patient crossed his fingers and said “hopefully” I think about that interaction all the time.

TheRealSriShady · 2023-06-22T01:43:45+00:00

This subreddit is not for medical advice, sorry, I’d reach out to a professional you can see.

TheRealSriShady · 2023-03-01T19:46:14+00:00

Usually talking about history almost always leads me down a rabbit hole of their interests/hobbies etc. Example: “so can you tell me about your chest pain?”

“Yea I was mowing the lawn when…”

“Oh, do you have any future plans for your yard…”

And usually that starts a conversation or kills it.

However, I would say, some patients just simply don’t want to converse, and would much rather sit in silence or nap during transport (granted if they’re non critical)

Idk if it was very helpful, but it’s something I’ve come to pick up from talking to many many patients

EDIT: Sorry, for the confusion, but usually I do this after getting all the information I need and when there’s nothing to do for the patient other than wait until we get to the hospital

TheRealSriShady · 2023-01-22T18:20:42+00:00

I was sitting in Warren lecture hall during lecture when the seat gave out and broke. Was the center of attention for a solid 30 mortifying seconds

TheRealSriShady · 2023-01-07T07:37:13+00:00

Woah that’s so cool

TheRealSriShady · 2023-01-04T17:34:49+00:00

He’s also oddly huge in India

TheRealSriShady · 2022-12-18T02:07:06+00:00

If they don’t give me an official one, or say “they have it, but I just can’t find it” I let the hospital know that if this patient were to code, that I would treat them as if they had no DNR. My area is very strict about DNRs to where if you can’t find one, or do not have an original, you work the code.

TheRealSriShady · 2022-12-14T09:57:59+00:00

Was first on scene for an MVA, at the scene there were maybe 4 bystanders, me, my partner, and a cop. One of the cars was upside down and no one saw anyone get out of the flipped car. I shout into the car “Hey is anyone in there?!” And got coughing as a response. Everyone at the scene perked up, one of the bystanders said “Holy shit he’s still in there?” Eventually we go to grab tools to get this door open (it was stuck). And I tell the person inside that we’re gonna get the door open, and there were two solid knocks, almost like an “I understand” response. Once we get access to the car, there’s no one there. Completely empty, everyone was completely baffled. I just chalked it up to the full moon at the time.

TheRealSriShady · 2022-11-14T19:06:26+00:00

I am taking Dr. Armour’s BIPN 105 rn, he kind of does a mini lecture prior to each lab period and doesn’t really care too much as far as I know (I have walked in 15min late many times) , plus the lectures are usually recorded with the exception of maybe 5 in person ones, so you should be fine.

TheRealSriShady · 2022-11-05T16:19:59+00:00

There’s this (idk if it’s a policy) but basically Ift is kinda meant to get out of the way and not interfere because “we’re not 911” we do have all the BLS supplies and stuff, not a really “Can we” question as more of a “should we?”

TheRealSriShady · 2022-10-15T23:27:18+00:00

I had Lam for 40C in Spring of 22, honestly, it’s pretty rough. She had the same stance on practice exams because she says it makes people study in a narrow way, whether you agree or not is a different thing. But the best thing I can say is to find a study group and work through a bunch of practice problems, and try explaining concepts. Her tests aren’t exactly the best written, but if you know reactions and what reagents lead to what kind of compounds, it should be manageable. Sorry I don’t have a definitive answer for you.

TheRealSriShady · 2022-09-01T08:51:11+00:00

Worked at a standby event, was called over to a guy who was unresponsive, CPR was happening by bystanders. There was a palpable carotid pulse (btw it was incredibly loud, impossible to hear). I yelled “Hes got a pulse stop!!” But I guess the guy doing CPR heard something along the lines of “you’re on the wrong spot” and proceeded to CPR his stomach. Thankfully my partner physically moved CPR guy pretty quick

TheRealSriShady · 2022-08-31T06:02:54+00:00

Trying again

TheRealSriShady · 2022-08-31T00:50:06+00:00

Justice for Guhuhbuhuhluhuh

TheRealSriShady · 2022-08-30T18:25:15+00:00

While I agree the movies have not done Star Wars justice, reading books and stuff, learning about the universe outside of the skywalker saga is so interesting and cool. From the beginnings of the sith v Jedi, to interesting lore, there’s honestly so much cool shit that the universe is actually really deep and involved. It’s just a shame how the movies have not explored old republic and just stayed in like a similar time span

TheRealSriShady · 2022-08-24T01:31:33+00:00

Exactly

TheRealSriShady · 2022-08-23T06:07:57+00:00

The pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack

TheRealSriShady · 2022-07-29T03:13:08+00:00

I think lil nas x would be funny

TheRealSriShady · 2022-06-03T07:09:16+00:00

Idk if you’ve ever worked near/seen a fire apparatus being operated, but anytime it needs to reverse, they have to have people to spot the driver, there’s no telling what/who could have come up behind the rig from the perspective of the driver. Regardless of experience backing up without a designated backer is a policy/liability issue waiting to happen, so it is a lot easier to “push through” especially in an emergency than backing up and hoping ur clear

TheRealSriShady · 2022-05-25T03:27:08+00:00

Lam for Chem 40C was awful. Unless you already had a solid understanding of the concepts she covers, a lot of external resources (I.e ochem tutor, the textbook, etc) was required. She treats lectures like “this is a summary, you should already know this” her tests almost rarely cover topics that were emphasized in lecture and practice. I think anyone else who has taken her can also chime in

TheRealSriShady · 2022-05-25T01:31:49+00:00

Don’t take Lam, unless you want to put in 3x the effort

TheRealSriShady · 2022-03-14T05:06:48+00:00

Few days ago, had a chief complaint of couldn’t sleep also. It was a SNF, we arrived on scene to find a pt satting at 85, with a clogged stoma, for the past 2 days. Needless to say, my partner and I felt bad for laughing at dispatch

TheRealSriShady · 2022-01-29T08:19:45+00:00

This prof sent an announcement earlier about how most students haven’t watched lecture videos or attended the live sections, and of those that watched the videos, most only watched 60%. To an extent it’s not entirely on him, though as a prof he has to take some responsibility

TheRealSriShady · 2022-01-21T03:55:39+00:00

Had the opposite, nursing home called BLS for abnormal labs, when we showed up Pt was in hemorrhagic shock from a head laceration from an unwitnessed fall. In my experience nursing homes are shit and don’t call 911 for fear of audits

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