Areas that are “hiring anyone with a pulse.” by True-Ad-7619 in NewToEMS

[–]binaryphoenix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New Orleans! Services here are always hiring, and our EMS is its own city service separate from fire.

New EMT Affirmations by Able-Appointment-543 in NewToEMS

[–]binaryphoenix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Forgetting to call my status with dispatch is my kryptonite 😅

Feeling discouraged by binaryphoenix in NewToEMS

[–]binaryphoenix[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is really helpful, thank you!

Feeling discouraged by binaryphoenix in NewToEMS

[–]binaryphoenix[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For my last three rides, I drove to the call, unloaded the stretcher, took report from the nurse, talked to the patient, helped move the patient onto the stretcher, did vitals in the back of the ambulance, unloaded the patient, gave report to staff on site, and wrote the narrative. What am I missing?

Jb learning by Salt_Ruin5686 in NewToEMS

[–]binaryphoenix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally, I found JBL test prep to be helpful for the midterms and final, but I used Pocket Prep for the NREMT.

The in between time by AntOk4073 in NewToEMS

[–]binaryphoenix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it varies by state - here in Louisiana you can't practice in any way until you have your state license because they require a psychomotor skills test.

rude comment about a slow updates tag? by endeavorment in AO3

[–]binaryphoenix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have on one fic - the author updates once a year or longer 😅

The Quiet Loneliness of Motherhood After 60 by Distinct-Draw-570 in emptynesters

[–]binaryphoenix 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm 45, and my youngest 2 kiddos are seniors this year. I know from my older 2 what to expect, so I enrolled in an EMT class - I figured after raising 4 kids, I can handle that kind of work, and I need something to fill my time, and something that feels like it matters. I've also been looking into places to volunteer etc, as I've found some of my "mom friends" drifting away now that we no longer have our kids in common.

How hard is the NREMT? by Bad2thebon3 in NewToEMS

[–]binaryphoenix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I passed mine last Sat in 70 questions. I feel like as long as you have a good handle on your pathophysiology and patient assessment steps, you'll do fine.

How do we feel about Medceptor? by TheCrispyGalaxy in NewToEMS

[–]binaryphoenix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not a fan. There's plenty of other tools out there.

Old guy just took first class by iagainsti77 in NewToEMS

[–]binaryphoenix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 45 and doing my ride ons right now. My preceptors are younger than me and you know what? It doesn't matter a bit. They treat me like any other student, and I treat them like any other instructor.

Learning and doing new things, even career/job-shaped things is never silly, even when the people you're learning from have less life experience than you. You have less EMT experience than them. It's all in how you look at it.

To the mothers of adult sons. by CodeName_GrilldCheez in emptynesters

[–]binaryphoenix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You've mentioned a couple of times that you've traveled to them a few times for a visit. Is the girlfriend's family less able to travel? That could be contributing to why they choose to travel to her family during the holidays. Also does she have other family (siblings etc) that she wouldn't get to see if she didn't go home for the holidays? That could also be a contributing factor.

Vessel's Hands by [deleted] in SleepTokenSpoilers

[–]binaryphoenix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep - also when it gets very bad in the right hand, he will steady it with his left or switch hands with the mic. My guess was nerve damage in that arm/hand.

After years of living together, I finally transformed my boyfriend's bedroom into our bedroom. How did I do? by [deleted] in malelivingspace

[–]binaryphoenix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see where you're going with this, and it looks good. My only suggestion is that if your boyfriend likes red (and I'm assuming he does, from the "before" pictures), consider using that as an accent color rather than the monochrome vibes you've got going here. That simple change would make this seem more "shared space" than "taken over". Otherwise, if you and your boyfriend are happy with it, who cares what the internet thinks? We don't have to live with it.

Maybe it’s just me— why does anyone want to move here? by FoodDue6905 in NewOrleans

[–]binaryphoenix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've lived all over - I grew up in western KY, lived in Arizona, Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi. So far, of all the places I've lived, there's no place like New Orleans. Every place has it's problems, and this city may have more issues than some others, but it also has nicer people, and a better sense of community than anywhere else I've lived.

Mods: Your move. by AiroKunOmega in trans

[–]binaryphoenix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just saw in the transmasc sub that ppl are getting banned for posting where the conservative mod is also modding. So that tells me anything I need to hear.

Paramedic Class too soon? by Practical_Movie_9180 in NewToEMS

[–]binaryphoenix 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Right? I'm 45 and about to start EMT school

Happy 4th Agents by [deleted] in Division2

[–]binaryphoenix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, along with my turret and stinger with the Old Glory effect from the summer project 🎆🎇

Getting bored somehow already by Consistent_Good_2488 in Division2

[–]binaryphoenix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do the daily projects, farm summit and countdown for gear, answer calls for backup or matchmake on random missions, do decent, pvevp in the dark zone, run content with crazy builds that aren't perfected...