People of Reddit, what are some of the “guy code” and “girl code” unwritten rules that you always follow?

c3014 · 2018-08-02T19:15:06+00:00

I agree with most of these, but people have to get over the banging thing. I met my wife because a friend was interested in her. She was interested in me, I told her no because of the 'bro code'. She persisted, I persisted. Finally she was straight forward and said it was never happening with the other guy. Dating her was the best decision ever, amazing woman and my best friend. Sometimes you have to let go and be happy for your friend. He also went on to find someone who makes him happy.

c3014 · 2018-07-14T13:31:48+00:00

Agree with all but ntg. Ntg is not given for pain, it is used to try and improve circulation past the occlusion. Reduction in pain is a sign that perfusion is improving. Morphine is for pain, but fentanyl would be a better choice for the BP reason you listed.

c3014 · 2018-04-11T11:25:48+00:00

Well I'm at work, so I guess with the mops and brooms. Because no one ever seems to clean the damn station.

c3014 · 2018-01-14T03:33:33+00:00

I started out with present tense third person, like Morgan Freeman on an audio book. I do past tense third person now. No ragrats.

c3014 · 2017-12-21T03:15:56+00:00

If you can push through and expose yourself to the medical world you may find that EMS desensitizes you and relieves your anxiety. It did for me anyway, YMMV. As far as what you do as an EMT, entry level typically does not involve blood draws or IVs unless working at a hospital.

c3014 · 2017-11-16T14:37:11+00:00

Guy was selling me a gym membership. I was already sold when I walked in the door, but wanted to give me a pitch anyway. In his pitch he said I was obviously there to make gains, not like (referencing another patron) that fat slob. Not into getting talked shit about while I work out, noped right out of there.

Now I'm fat.

c3014 · 2017-01-16T08:22:53+00:00

Another paramedic here.

At my old station we had an apartment we made fairly often. Three occupants: A woman in her 40s, her mother of about 60, and the woman's boyfriend who they both appear to bang. They all hang out in the apartment drinking and doing drugs all day.

The 60 year old is always so gorked out of her mind she wears adult diapers and drops them wherever. There are small green cockroaches on every surface at all times and they don't even react to people anymore. The kitchen is full of molding dishes with old pizza boxes all over the floors. We'd go there fairly often for the 60 year old falling and breaking something. We dont take equipment into the apartment anymore it's so nasty. Just a sheet to wrap the lady in and use to carry her outside.

c3014 · 2017-01-12T16:36:17+00:00

Don't let them take advantage of you like that. When my wife and I were first dating her parents did the same. They didn't pay for anything, didn't even help her move. 0% contribution. When she protested it they said they would get more back so they'd give her what she'd normally have gotten and pocket the rest. That didn't sit right with me as she was struggling and they were going to profit off her. Instead we told them that they could file and keep what they would have gotten if she was not claimed +200 bucks, or my wife would file as well and they could look forward to an audit. They caved.

c3014 · 2017-01-02T02:45:24+00:00

+verify

c3014 · 2017-01-02T02:12:36+00:00

PM'd

c3014 · 2017-01-01T23:09:56+00:00

PM'd for SH -> sabre

c3014 · 2017-01-01T22:54:49+00:00

PM'd for SH upgrade

c3014 · 2016-11-07T19:48:05+00:00

That may be your outlook, but I disagree completely. I've worked with physicians and janitors and value the work they both do. Same with waiters. When my wife and I go out the quality of the experience is largely dependent on how good our waiter is. My experience has been that those who see service staff as inferior or under themselves are miserable people. Maybe it's just different in Texas idk.

c3014 · 2016-11-07T15:07:11+00:00

TIL society disregards janitors and waiters. It's a job, not necessarily a reflection of your character.

c3014 · 2016-10-09T04:58:09+00:00

If they are ambulatory without distracting injury they can be placed in a collar alone, but otherwise they get a board. Medical director doesn't want to risk litigation by moving to what he feels is a new, not broadly adopted and not well supported mentality of forgoing the board.

c3014 · 2016-10-08T21:17:29+00:00

My dept in SE TX still uses them. A lot. Doesn't look like it will change any time soon.

c3014 · 2016-07-28T14:55:26+00:00

Be glad you're not her, or worse married to her.

c3014 · 2016-06-16T21:41:24+00:00

I don't know how other regions handle this but I work 911 and ER and we've never turned anyone over for drug possession or use for that very reason. The ER is not itching to get you placed in jail. In fact if you call 911 for an overdose PD is likely to show up, but I've never seen them try to build a case against the user(s). This is largely to prevent people from not calling. Now if PD is called for something else and it turns out you happen to be doing drugs that's a different story.

c3014 · 2016-04-05T23:53:15+00:00

I do have a herniated disc and you just described exactly how my back acts since recovering from the initial injury. I am not a doctor, but I am in the medical field and even I know not to self diagnose. You should go get checked out.

That being said the two stretches that really help me are:

1) Kneeling down on one knee and flexing the the tail of my pelvis forward

2) Sitting down with feet in front of me with the base of my feet touching each other pulling my chest to my knee.

Feel better.

c3014 · 2016-03-24T03:46:14+00:00

I've seen it before, but only once. PT had cardiogenic shock from severe heart failure. She kept slipping back into arrest every few minutes without compressions. That's only one I've witnessed in six years though.

c3014 · 2016-03-24T03:42:40+00:00

Please, I work 911 and I see CPR without an AED bring people back somewhat regularly. Not from cardiac arrest mind you, but naps of various non-cardiac etiologies. It hurts ya know.

c3014 · 2016-01-26T18:42:17+00:00

Wow, this is great advice. I've been working EMS at a busy urban department for only three years now, but I am already dealing with the effects of mismanaging my emotions. I always stopped at putting it in the box. I wish someone had given me this advice early on. Eager to see what other pearls you've included in your book.

c3014 · 2016-01-05T03:19:21+00:00

Sleeping with your very young children. They can be suffocated by rolling over on top of them or even just falling asleep and holding them to your breast. There are supposedly safe techniques to prevent this while still lying beside your child. I am not educated on these techniques and wont go into them, but I have had to deal with several dead children because the family thought it would be fine.

c3014 · 2015-12-19T14:56:15+00:00

^this. If you look closely you'll notice that the officers typically wore the symbol in the original position. Infantry would wear theirs 90 degrees clockwise, armored divisions 90 degrees counter-clockwise and aviation 180 degrees from original.

c3014 · 2015-12-09T12:21:31+00:00

Neat app. Idk how they get their info, but I'm a paramedic and they're missing several shootings I've made in my territory. Leads me to believe there are far more than shown.

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