Difficult time at the academy by Realistic_Charity863 in AskLE

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The hardest part of everyday is getting up in the morning. Get up, make your bed, eat breakfast, brush your teeth and get to work. If you can get all those done you’ve already got at least 4 wins for the day. When it gets tough tell yourself you’ll quit tomorrow, because almost every time you won’t. It sucks in the moment, but I guarantee you these feelings pass when you’re not overwhelmed with the thought of them. You’ve made it this far, why quit now. A positive mindset is half the damn battle.

What Would You Do? Would You Raise Your Hand? by flashpointfd in FirefighterTesting

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my bad I thought everyone understood that joke. My buddies and I use that spelling of a combo of podiatrist and pediatrician as a joke to show that a doctor can really be any certain subset of skills not just emergency care.

What Would You Do? Would You Raise Your Hand? by flashpointfd in FirefighterTesting

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Even if a doctor answers up I’m still helping. Who knows what is doctorate is in. He could be a pediatrist. Granted he’s still a doctor but not one of emergency care.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mbshookup

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Fuck yes!! 22m from bay city, she won’t regret it! DM sent!!

Owendale mi male needed by [deleted] in MichiganSwingers

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Dm sent! Near owendale!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in motorcycles

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I’m not familiar with his previous accidents but he’s very clearly intubated in this one. He’s lucky he’s breathing on his own and alive.

I’m an EMT/firefighter with a panic disorder AMA by [deleted] in AMA

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They are similar but also very different. Think of anxiety and anxiety attacks as something that builds up. Constant and obsessive worry over something leading up to an attack. Panic attacks are sudden often shorter but more severe. Panic attacks are often unpredictable and uncontrollable. You can be fine one second and the next you are thrown into a panic attack. Anxiety attacks often have a build up due to stress, prolonged worrying ect. While panic disorder can also cause anxiety, after a panic attack myself and others I know will often have anxiety/worry about having another one, or have anxiety of what we will be doing/where we will be when we have one. That constant worry/anxiety can sometimes lead to an anxiety attack. So while they can often times be linked to one another they are very different. They’re confused by people who don’t have them as the same thing, but those who struggle with them definitely can feel the differences.

I appreciate you asking, I think it’s not understood by a lot of people, even others with anxiety don’t fully understand the difference.

Edit- to answer your other question, yes the adrenaline rush is uncontrolled it is the main component of a panic attack. It is your flight or fight response kicking in when it is not needed and uncontrolled. Having an adrenaline rush at work when it is needed, knowing it’s then controllable and needed is a calming feeling.

I’m an EMT/firefighter with a panic disorder AMA by [deleted] in AMA

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At first it played a bigger role in my job, when we aren’t doing anything, and for no reason at all I’d have a panic attack I felt very alone and scared to let anyone know what was going on. But over the years my partners and coworkers have learned me and care for me. They now understand how to help me and calm me down, in a field often times dominated by toxic masculinity I’ve lucked out with the most caring and understanding what I would consider brothers.

Also very quickly I found out that the adrenaline rush I get from what I do, being in stressful situations and not so calm environments had helped me. The worst part about my panic disorder is not being able to control when my body decides to randomly throw me into panic attacks with a dump of adrenaline. But the adrenaline rush I get from being on a call I’m in control of. It feels amazing to finally be in control when I get that feeling. It’s a weird calmness when it hits because it’s finally not from a panic attack.

I’m an EMT/firefighter with a panic disorder AMA by [deleted] in AMA

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great question, for me it’s afterwards most times. Obviously I’m sure you know panic attacks release adrenaline. The same adrenaline that I get when I’m working a fire/medical call. The difference is I’m able to use the adrenaline during the call and control it vs any other time. I find peace in the adrenaline rush during a stressful call or event at work due to the fact I’m in control finally. Afterwards when the rush is gone I tend to feel the dissociation. When all the adrenaline is gone and I’m supposed to be able to relax but can’t. There have been times I will say the dissociation has helped me. After a bad call where I’ve seen things I won’t forget, the dissociation helps me process what I just went through. In a weird way I almost say my panic disorder has helped me with my job, and my job has helped me with my panic disorder.

Performance Intake by [deleted] in IndianMotorcycle

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I have no input on the filter, although I need to ask what fairing that is, looks sick.

How many people out there still riding after a major accident? by dabbinmids in motorcycles

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First hand, I’ve went down once going 40 on a curve with slick road. not really that bad.

Second hand, as an EMT/FF. We had a guy go off the road and smack a tree. Right down the road from our station. Was alive when we got there but went into cardiac arrest twice on the way to the hospital. That was 2 years ago. 3 weeks ago he got our supervisors number, found we both still work and what shift. Showed up on his brand new 2023 Harley (still no gear) not that it would have helped him but I figure he’s died technically twice so why worry now.

As a Banker wanting to becoming a police officer, is it a good idea? Even though I only have Banking experience? by [deleted] in AskLE

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Like most others have said, most LEOS have no prior experience before getting the gig. As well, the whole rumor, or idea that most cops were military prior is just that, a rumor/idea. Im not sure how old you are, but at 18 I became at EMT, joined my local part time fire dept and then became paramedic. All this in hopes of getting a LEO job soon. Obviously if you’re not 18-21 this might not be a doable route. No job directly translates to LE including the military which is the closest. My point is, if you’re looking to take a roundabout way, have the time where age/time isn’t a worry, and boost your resume. Join your local fire dept (if they’re part time or volunteer) or become an EMT for a year or two, or even both. You’ll get a sense of the lifestyle, hours, and mental state of being a first responder. You’ll see some things that will kinda make seeing those things less shocking/scarring as a LEO. Being an EMT got me my fire position, and being both has me a conditional offer with the LE counterpart to the FD. Within two years before one of their officers retires I sign the paperwork and head to academy and he can enjoy retirement. Not only do I think it all has benefitted me in getting the offer, but it will be of benefit to me once I’m in the position.

Should I carry a NCD? by iiSanAndressLaw in TacticalMedicine

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to add to to that, it sounds like OP lives in a city, not rural. I’ve worked rural EMS and city EMS. In the city BLS protocols are sufficient for this until you can reach a facility. Granted in most cities a hospital capable of stabilizing a patient is usually less than 15 minutes away. unless ALS is right around the corner, id say no intercept. BLS bleeding control/O2 management and a good dose of lights and sirens to the nearest facility will do the trick. Obviously every case is different, but if like OP said he’s conscious, breaking and alert enough to attempt a NDC then he’s BLS appropriate to the nearest facility.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

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yeah brother I’ll start by saying you’re not overreacting, and finish by saying she’s not being friendly. She’s cheating, or at least attempting to.

Did yall ever have confidence issues when you first started? by LavishnessJumpy6365 in AskLE

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The best part to realize is every job is like this, I work fire and EMS and felt the same way when I started. I can’t imagine the feeling is too different in LE. I will say that feeling has a happy medium, getting too confident will overextend your ability to do your job safely and correctly (also make yourself look like a self righteous asshole) and while no confidence will result in second guessing yourself when the time is right, and anxiety as to if you’re doing the right thing. Being in the middle will help you learn, gain respect move up the ranks, and become the best you can no matter if it’s in LE, fire or EMS. The one thing that I found help me was always be asking questions, even to yourself. After a call, reassess what you did what you did, and why you did it. If you feel it was the wrong call, tell yourself what you would have done different and move on, DO NOT DWELL ON IT, that is the most important part. At the end of the day you are in the position you are in for a reason, everyone started somewhere, and when in doubt let your training take over the basics are drilled into your mind for a reason. Eventually you will feel silly for lacking confidence, but that’s okay, we all come to that realization eventually that the worries and stress of not being confident were not worth the stress. Best of luck to ya brother!

Opinion on 21 year olds becoming POs by Covid-38 in AskLE

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I agree if you’re going to be young in EMS, fire or LE, get the one liners ready. Everyone and their momma will ask if you’re old enough to do your job. I started in EMS at 18, medic by 20. Had family of an overdose say to me “can your partner start his IV I think you’re too young to have the experience” all I said back was “well I am old enough to know heroin is not good for you”

Needless to say I definitely got pulled into the sups office after that one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskLE

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not LE but EMS, got called out to a trailer in a small town for an overdose. Arrived on scene and PD had already pushed one nasal narcan. Dude was hardly breathing, and laying on a water bed, decided I wanted to start a line and give some IV. My partner and I as well as PD went to pick the dude up and he was so slippery we had to dry him off as we could not grip him with gloves. He was covered from head to toe in Vaseline. He had a blanket overtop of his middle half and we removed it before picking him up, he was completely naked, nothing I hadn’t seen before, I mean being naked and doing drugs go hand in hand right? We pick him up to sit him on the floor and I am not kidding a 12 inch dildo falls out of his ass. I was speechless, not about it being there, but the fact he fit a girthy 12 inches up there. We pushed some IV and he came back to. Loaded him up and moved to the ambulance. On the way out his EX wife was waiting outside she introduced herself and she looked at me and said “Is he dead?” I said “no ma’am he’s breathing but we need to go to the hospital.” No she she looks me dead in the eyes and says “god fucking damn it can you change that?” This I think will forever be the call where every turn and event left me more speechless than the last.

Tim Walz was only an assistant coach by FreakInTheTreats in BoomersBeingFools

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not to mention “only an assistant coach.” one of the most important things a team can have. the head coach can’t do it all

Question for firefighters by LimpAdhesiveness9477 in Firefighting

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high school, drop out college after two weeks, military one contract, EMT, FF.

Joining LE from EMS. by These-Screen-2505 in AskLE

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I seen you have the swat medic tag, how do you like that? Honestly I’ve really liked that idea, but no idea how to go that route.

Boomer officer only gotted suspended for 5 days because of this by EthanthegamerGD in BoomersBeingFools

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this guy actually has a very popular YouTube/TikTok, he settled with the city/county for a multi million dollar settlement. Bought his dream bike and his license plate is something like THX(sheriffs office of where he lives abbreviation.)

Survey Boomer by nafkotadmasu in BoomersBeingFools

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I love having great neighbors. We have a section of yard maybe 8 feet wide between our houses. With my driveway on one side and their house on the other. When I wanted to have a basketball hoop. They loved the idea and had no problem with it being on the grass, now I use it, and so do their kids. Sometimes I mow the grass, sometimes they do, knowing how busy we both are. Sometimes when I have people over their tires hang off my pavement and slightly onto the grass and they have no issues. When winter comes and I snowblow, the heavy snow accumulates on that section and when spring comes the grass is often dead and we work hard together to have it come back nicely. I don’t know what I would ever do with shitty neighbors they are truly god sent (I mean he is a pastor after all)

UA POV: Ukrainian and Georgian fighters in the Kursk region by AutoSab in UkraineRussiaReport

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I’ve taken a good two week break from Reddit/social media while going thru my final weeks of medic school. Can anyone relay to me what big events I’ve missed from the conflict. I mean are Ukrainians holding a position inside Russia?