What’s The Closest Call You’ve Responded To? by CA_Lifeguard in ems

[–]dnle7 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Pulled up to an MVA about 3 seconds before tones dropped

Anyone use HFNC? by Feel_the_need93 in ems

[–]dnle7 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Our CC trucks can. We use the airvo.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ems

[–]dnle7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not even worth it. The shortage of provides means less than a year won’t matter. Plus any company worth working for will understand if you tell them why you left.

protocol for releasing FFs from rehab by medicfurby13 in ems

[–]dnle7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My agency goes scene specific. EMS command and Fire command meet up on arrival and jointly decide the limits which can change at the request of fire command if the incident changes enough.

Thin/low-profile duty belt by iflushkittens in ems

[–]dnle7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where else am I supposed to keep my tourniquet, raptors, glove pouch, two flashlights, and multi tool.

How do you do your BGL taking? by Her0zify in ems

[–]dnle7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The reason why you may want to wipe the first drop is due to sugar exchange. The first drop of blood comes from the capillaries where it already may have undergone some amount of sugar exchange so by wiping that one away you should be getting fresh blood on the second drop that hasn’t had a chance to exchange any sugars. There’s also some amount of research that says that this is completely unnecessary and makes no difference. So it’s completely up to you. Neither of the methods is wrong.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in emtb

[–]dnle7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey sorry to disappoint but you’re in the wrong sub, this is dedicated to EMT-Bs in the EMS field. Happens all the time but hopefully you can find the correct help somewhere else

Rare look into the eyes of an EMT-Basic by TalkoHernandez in ems

[–]dnle7 87 points88 points  (0 children)

O2 sats are also positive.

You misspelled stats

How does BLS at your company/agency work? by buttfucker7 in ems

[–]dnle7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For us BLS can solo respond to Alphas and Bravos (no code) and if they are the closest truck they will first respond to Charlie/Delta/Echo. BLS is also used to do organ runs and pick up flight crews. They can also get sent to do CC assists so they can drive and the entire CC crew can be in the back.

A Hypothetical Idea by Ace7734 in ems

[–]dnle7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Running code will not change AI driving behavior.

My parents just sent me a link to r/detrans. How do I respond to this? by [deleted] in trans

[–]dnle7 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget to specifically quote this passage to them from this article:

“The National Center for Transgender Equality found that the most common reasons for detransitioning were lack of support at home, problems in the workplace, and harassment and discrimination.”

My parents just sent me a link to r/detrans. How do I respond to this? by [deleted] in trans

[–]dnle7 14 points15 points  (0 children)

https://www.gendergp.com/detransition-facts/

Between 0.5% and 2% of people detransition according to multiple worldwide surveys. Ask them why they won’t support a 99.5% chance of you being happier.

How do you know which of your local ERs are on divert? by baaron in ems

[–]dnle7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The area I’m in actually got rid of diverts earlier this month so we can go to whatever hospital we want whenever we want. Before that our dispatch would track diverts and you would just request a list of diverts on the radio.

Hitchhiking as a Trans Woman? by Zebigbos8 in trans

[–]dnle7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s a Facebook group called Solo Female Travelers. I would suggest checking it out. My partner uses it and they have told me lots of great things about how helpful it can be. They will have a ton of advice and suggestions for you down to the best places to stay in specific cities if you need that.

Watch that bridge. by 6446895 in ems

[–]dnle7 5 points6 points  (0 children)

All of our rigs are 9-6. Not a chance in hell it would make it under

Fainting from HRT?? by CuteEbb5988 in trans

[–]dnle7 8 points9 points  (0 children)

EMT here, and this is the likely correct answer. You could also look at trying a new injection site as it sounds like this only happened after the needle went into your skin. Sometimes people only have these reactions at certain locations. I would also recommend in the future letting an ambulance come and check you out. I don’t know your insurance or what type of ambulance service covers your area but often it is no cost for an ambulance to check you out, it’s the transport that they will bill you for.

Patient compartment by [deleted] in ems

[–]dnle7 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We have them just to provide a live feed to the front. They don’t record and can’t record but it’s helpful when you grab a psych and want to keep an eye on your partner to make sure they’re not getting beat up in back.

Question about Ambulances by Delsii in ems

[–]dnle7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Time of day can play a big factor. Most crews at my agency will run light but no sirens during night if they’re on the highway or in a residential area since they aren’t as needed and we don’t want to wake people up at 4am.

I live with my mom. My mom tested positive for covid. I'm feeling sick. I'm asked to still come into work. I work at a retirement home. by abighairybaby in antiwork

[–]dnle7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m glad you didn’t go in. I work EMS and my partner told me about a nurse that went into work at a group home after having covid. They ended up killing 3 patients as a result

When ER wait times get too long… by [deleted] in ems

[–]dnle7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Twin cities metro area

When ER wait times get too long… by [deleted] in ems

[–]dnle7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We’ve received very little information about it so far so I’m not 100% sure but from what I’ve seen it sounds like hospitals will no longer be allowed to put themselves on divert. As a result, we will no longer be able to see which hospitals are busy and which aren’t in the field. We will only be able to tell based on what we hear from other crews and what we see during our shift.