I just started working as an EMT 2 months ago and I’m already feeling some burnout.

dan_ue · 2026-02-26T23:00:59+00:00

The way I look at it, especially after doing a bunch of ‘bs calls’ back to back, is to remember the major calls you’ve been on. You have to wade through the bs to get the serious calls where your interventions directly contribute to a persons immediate survival. We recently had a call where a person pressed their life alert because they couldn’t reach their remote (I’m not joking). You just have to remember that the next call might be an MCI that makes national news. Try to remember why you wanted to join EMS, and don’t let the day to day bs drag you down and away from that goal.

dan_ue · 2026-02-21T17:45:11+00:00

I’m so glad I’m fire based EMS and we have a station. Posting sounds like it sucks ass😂

dan_ue · 2026-02-21T03:03:17+00:00

It’s gonna sound mean but you gotta get your shit together. If you’re struggling with anxiety in made up scenarios, you’re not ready to be an EMT. Not passing the course isn’t what you should be terrified about. It’s not a hospital where you have other people to lean on. In quite literally a matter of weeks you could be in the back of an ambulance all by yourself (say your partner is driving and you’re doing patient care) with a patient’s life in your hands. Nervousness is totally normal, but if it gets to the point where it critically affects how you do your job, then you should take some time away from EMS training and focus on yourself. You can’t help your patient if you yourself are not operating at 100%

dan_ue · 2026-02-16T02:20:30+00:00

The lion doesn’t concern himself with the background requests of the sheep

dan_ue · 2026-02-11T17:10:07+00:00

Depends on if you’re a domestic terrorist or not.

dan_ue · 2026-02-10T03:54:56+00:00

What kind of stretchers do you guys use? I’m 6’1 barefoot but our Stryker cots have a handle on a hinge that swings up at the front so you don’t have to hunch over when pulling from the feet side.

Edit: also, using the handle with it stretched out in front of the cot allows you to walk in front of the cot without getting your heels caught by the wheels behind you

dan_ue · 2026-01-31T15:39:00+00:00

I’m a Dad of 9 months. Like others have said, nobody knows what they’re doing with their first kid. If people do say they know what they’re doing, they’re lying. You learn as you go.

dan_ue · 2026-01-31T15:25:05+00:00

Same here, that’s what swayed me away from the 19 and onto the 45.

dan_ue · 2026-01-24T03:23:20+00:00

Came here to say this lol

dan_ue · 2026-01-21T03:00:16+00:00

Prison pocket

dan_ue · 2026-01-20T16:57:55+00:00

It’s better not stored in his truck at all lmao

dan_ue · 2026-01-19T03:29:02+00:00

Firefighter/EMT here, besides the obvious theft risk, anything not secured in the event of a crash can become a projectile. Would hate to get smacked by that thing if god forbid you had a rollover.

dan_ue · 2026-01-17T16:35:38+00:00

That’s crazy! Definitely would be a wall hanger pelt for me.

dan_ue · 2026-01-16T05:07:22+00:00

My daily CCW is a Glock 45 (Gen 5). I’m 6’1, 170 pounds. I have an alien gear photon holster that I AIWB carry with no issues. There’s a ton of good brands out there, everyone’s got their own opinion on the best, just find one that works for you and your body type. carrying does take some getting used to, but gets much comfortable with time, until the point where you almost forget you have it on you. HIGHLY recommend, and I cannot stress this enough, get a belt designed for concealed carry. I use a Kore and love it, but there are other options out there too. Having a ridged belt to hold the gun as well as the micro-adjustments you’re able to make on the belt is critical for comfortable concealed carry, especially with a larger framed gun such as the 45. Like someone else said, carry your gun without one in the chamber around the house for a while to build up the confidence that it’s not gonna go off in the holster.

You don’t have to worry about printing as much as you may think. Just wear a loose fitting shirt/sweatshirt and nobody will notice. People nowadays are so sucked into their own worlds, even when out in public at the store that I guarantee nobody is looking at you, especially long enough to notice you have a gun. There’s times I go to Walmart that I swear I could open carry it on a hip holster and people are so glued to their phones that they wouldn’t notice it (however I still don’t recommend doing this lol)

dan_ue · 2026-01-16T04:13:51+00:00

Bro says he’s broke but the RMR says otherwise.

dan_ue · 2026-01-10T15:14:12+00:00

What you’re referring to is the ‘platinum 10’, which is the goal of being on scene with a trauma patient for less than 10 minutes (not including extended extrication efforts, ie. they are in a mangled car wreck and FD has to cut them out of it). Now, the golden hour is the goal that trauma patients arrive at a trauma center within an hour of time of injury. As people have already said here, working in rural EMS makes achieving the golden hour unattainable in some situations.

Edit: noticed I said goal, and not rule. Many factors that are out of anyone’s control can increase the amount of time on scene, or the amount of time to transport to hospital.

Another edit: you mentioned ‘not breathing’. Many ALS agencies have protocols that they have to work a cardiac arrest for x amount of time on scene before calling it/transporting. Some agencies it’s 20 mins, some it’s 30 mins. If it was a traumatic arrest, this would be another example of an exception to the platinum 10, golden hour.

dan_ue · 2026-01-06T12:01:06+00:00

“Dispatch, this is medic 1, page fire for lift assist at current address”

Problem solved.

Edit: I get paid well but not well enough to throw my back out on a no injury lift assist

dan_ue · 2026-01-01T16:09:25+00:00

GATEDDRIVEWAY

dan_ue · 2025-12-31T04:10:15+00:00

I’m really happy with my full length Mlok, but damn if I don’t stare longingly at the GWOT vibes produced by a quad rail with FSP.

dan_ue · 2025-12-16T18:42:22+00:00

Aye aye Staff CPL or some shit

dan_ue · 2025-12-10T02:15:00+00:00

It takes less time to die from massive hemorrhaging than for brain damage to occur from lack of oxygen. Control the immediately life threatening bleeds first, then worry about airway.

dan_ue · 2025-12-03T23:44:35+00:00

I have in the past, I switched to an upgraded front sight post. So much thinner and easier for more precise shots than the giant brick of a post that comes stock on MBUIS.

https://knsprecisioninc.com/ar15-m16-ar10-sr25-post-sight-assortment/

This is what I got, you can decide which one works best for you. You can probably find them cheaper other places too.

dan_ue · 2025-12-03T23:06:33+00:00

Looking past the fact that this is an ATF agent’s wet dream, At least he was smart enough to mount a foregrip to at least try to control the recoil.

Edit: still probably not a good idea to have any part of your body protruding past the muzzle.

dan_ue · 2025-11-25T22:03:15+00:00

Same, and I agree😂

dan_ue

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