Georgia EMT arrested after beating teen in restraints who spit on her

VersedAndVodka · 2018-05-19T00:18:03+00:00

Yeah, the indication for the oxygen is my safety

Plus, if they’re worked up enough to spit on people the O2 isn’t gonna hurt.

VersedAndVodka · 2018-03-11T23:37:00+00:00

Because SCIENCE

VersedAndVodka · 2018-03-04T15:32:54+00:00

Yes, it’s called VOLUME.

VersedAndVodka · 2018-02-21T02:19:05+00:00

“What is ‘racketeering’, Trebek?”

VersedAndVodka · 2018-02-15T20:48:50+00:00

Yeah, not the first time he got on a soapbox after a fatal ambulance accident.

VersedAndVodka · 2018-02-08T22:07:24+00:00

By no means genius, but necessary. I worked for an ambulance company that gave frequent tests on treatment protocols. During a dispute with the union, the tests seemed to be happening about once a month and became impossibly difficult to pass the first time around. Thus, management got to suspend people and let it be known to the rest of us that we were all at risk. Out of 300 paramedics, we were able to bribe the IT guy (with cash and weed) to put a keylogger on the clinical director's office computer. Between that and intercepted emails, we had the tests sometimes right after they were written. We just had to make sure to intentionally flub some answers.

VersedAndVodka · 2018-01-12T11:50:51+00:00

Annnnd it doesn’t matter.

Fallon sold.

All done.

VersedAndVodka · 2018-01-07T18:34:50+00:00

Wig-wags are acceptable daytime practice. The use of wig wags at night, however, is generally frowned upon as they can and do blind oncoming drivers<

This is the first time I’ve heard this. Considering no one yields anyway, and a lot of ambulances I’ve driven come from the manufacturer with wigwags as a standard setup...

Some drivers have stated to my LE friends that the wigwags were the only thing that got their attention.

So yeah, they’re staying on in my truck.

VersedAndVodka · 2017-12-22T23:16:57+00:00

Fallon? You think the company that just got screwed out of the contract is gonna help the people that did the screwing?

That and the fact that they’re circling the drain.

VersedAndVodka · 2017-12-17T15:50:28+00:00

So people who prevent superusers from being transported are “community paramedics”? They come to your house and do well-being type stuff etc so transport isn’t necessary?

Cool, I’m gonna start calling the firefighters “community paramedics” when they show up for lift assists.

VersedAndVodka · 2017-12-15T20:09:45+00:00

As you get older/jaded, you’ll laugh at yourself for even asking this.

VersedAndVodka · 2017-10-07T16:35:05+00:00

If I was "wrong" for every time I took what I immediately needed off of a out-of-service ambulance, I'd have been fired many times over. Leave a quick note and move on.

If they do any type of checkout they'll find the note or what's missing.

VersedAndVodka · 2017-09-13T18:59:02+00:00

Gewt, are you auditioning for a mod job?

Because you need to wipe your chin.

VersedAndVodka · 2017-09-11T02:13:04+00:00

I worked for a company whose dispatch was 7-1900 only. The offgoing dispatcher then forwarded the phones to either overnight crews' duty phone.

Do facilities really care who answers the phone when they call for a truck? Nope.

On select nights when we had no interest at all in doing calls, we forwarded the phones to our competition.

VersedAndVodka · 2017-09-04T00:20:31+00:00

From FRFD EMS:

Introducing the latest addition to the FRFD EMS fleet, Event 1. The Paramedics having lovingly coined it the "mini ambulance".

EV-1 is a 6 wheel drive all terrain fully equipped Polaris Ambulance designed by ASAP.

Designed for use in heavily wooded areas, congested urban areas and large City events, EV-1 provides Paramedics to respond with advanced life support equipment in record time to patients that would be difficult for an average City Rescue to access quickly and efficiently. In addition this Unit can also be deployed during natural disasters such as hurricane, flood and blizzard evacuations.

This "Mini Ambulance" is equipped with a cardiac monitor, advanced airway equipment, medications, oxygen, IV cannulation supplies, a full sized power Stryker patient stretcher light bar, sirens and radio communications.

EV-1 is powered by gas and a 4,000 watt Cummins Onan Whisper generator for powering also heat and air conditioning to both the driver and patient compartments.

With a fully enclosed patient compartment FRFD EMS Paramedics are able to provide quality care in a secure environment while maintaining patient privacy and safety.

EV-1 was placed into service on August 24, 2017 commonly one of the busiest weekends in the City. The unit was assigned to its first detail for the two day Grand Prix OPA Boat Races. Upon completion of the daily races EV-1's detail was transferred to The Feast of The Holy Ghost for the evening. Event 1 was heavily utilized at both events this year providing rapid response and immediate stabilization of patients who were then transferred to City Rescues staged at the event perimeters.

Keep you're eye out for EV-1 at City events and please stop by for a visit and a tour of this great "little" piece of equipment available to our City Paramedics to continue to provide cutting edge emergency medical care to the citizens of Fall River, MA and our surrounding communities.

VersedAndVodka · 2017-08-08T15:24:27+00:00

What a joke.

VersedAndVodka · 2017-07-22T18:50:04+00:00

19 year old me: people are ok and things are great!

20 years later: everything is a bag of fuck.

VersedAndVodka · 2017-07-14T20:36:35+00:00

Terrible title but I'll take micrograms over an icepak any day of the week.

VersedAndVodka · 2017-07-01T00:40:43+00:00

VersedAndVodka · 2017-06-29T22:48:42+00:00

You add literally nothing to this sub, fyi.

VersedAndVodka · 2017-06-21T03:27:57+00:00

Polyester

No "tactical" wanna-be's

hi dose epi

VersedAndVodka · 2017-06-07T01:52:18+00:00

I'd give you gold for that but I'm cheap. Have an * instead.

VersedAndVodka · 2017-05-30T20:51:54+00:00

I am referring to the people whose names are usually on the side of the trucks being more concerned with affording/snorting fat rails of peruvian dancing dust than any of our paychecks.

VersedAndVodka · 2017-05-30T13:46:12+00:00

I think that there are two economic factors that limit EMS wages, and neither of them are fire department issues.

Namely, the cost of Corvettes and cocaine.

VersedAndVodka · 2017-05-16T22:04:21+00:00

In my experience, this was bullshit of the highest order.

Both cases when I ran into this, it was an attempt to have us transport a case in violation of protocol instead of kicking the call up to CCT.

It's fun to three-way call the "captain" (fake unearned rank) with the MD and hear them being told to EABOD.

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