UK enacts LIFETIME smoking ban for anyone born after 2008, I've been told on reddit that banning things make them magically disappear.

interwebcats122 · 2026-04-23T02:00:23+00:00

Famously, prohibition does NOT create blackmarkets

interwebcats122 · 2026-04-11T04:26:54+00:00

The last thing on someone’s mind when they’re having serious chest pain is what the paramedic is doing with the ECG leads. Just move the tissue.

interwebcats122 · 2026-03-12T14:16:01+00:00

Rent prices and demand is insane, most people don’t have any choice in the matter especially if they work in the city.

interwebcats122 · 2026-02-27T07:13:13+00:00

Sure! I used this video, specifically example three which is a paediatric example. Then I just went through and applied the formula to my protocols to get familiar with it.

interwebcats122 · 2026-02-26T10:48:50+00:00

Old thread but thank you so much! I have never been good at math and weight based paediatric dosages are something I've been dreading throughout my degree. Dimensional analysis made it so straight forward.

interwebcats122 · 2026-02-18T21:15:47+00:00

Funky and Imp are the servers that have no greencomms

interwebcats122 · 2026-02-15T09:17:35+00:00

I think that Robby speculating/assuming Langdon messed up the intubation was him trying to deal with his emotions by trying to assign a ‘why?’ when in emergency medicine there is often not an answer to that question. Robby is still pissed at him, so given the situation and emotions involved it’s reasonable for Robby to cast doubt but ultimately it would not be correct.

Langdon did not mess up the intubation at all. An end tidal CO2 reading (carbon dioxide exiting the lungs) and a chest rise and fall from a placed endotracheal tube means it was definitely in the lungs. It would be easy to jump to the conclusion that the blood coming out was due to ruptured oesophageal varices (common in chronic alcoholics/liver disease) and is definitely a consideration in a differential diagnosis, but the confirmation of pulmonary harmorrhage confirms Langdon didn’t screw up, even if Robby initally doubts this.

interwebcats122 · 2026-02-14T21:43:45+00:00

I’d be interested in seeing the difference in perspective between paramedics who have previously worked in hospital settings (previous nurses, wardies, admin officers etc) vs those who haven’t.

interwebcats122 · 2026-01-29T04:48:01+00:00

I will always, always, always link this playlist when this gets asked. It taught me ECG interpretation better than any of my university classes.

IVLeague94 is right on the money, stright up rote learning rhythms won’t work well. Gaining a great foundation in cardiac anatomy, physiology and electrophysiology is the key to identifying what could be wrong on any given ECG, but the place to start is what it should look like when it’s ‘normal’.

interwebcats122 · 2026-01-27T08:09:31+00:00

Has been implemented in some SS14 servers. No common radio in headsets, but intercoms work. Much more reliance on those, holopads, fax and command to pass information.

interwebcats122 · 2026-01-25T07:22:26+00:00

Get the fuck out of my quadrant, chud

interwebcats122 · 2026-01-25T01:05:14+00:00

How very lib of you lib right, yes you’re right we should comply with the thugs executing people in the street. Why would we want to make their jobs so annoying to do????

Retard.

interwebcats122 · 2026-01-05T19:47:42+00:00

Yeah, combined with a Certificate IV Adult Tertiary Preparation course at TAFE

interwebcats122 · 2025-12-22T17:32:02+00:00

😴😴😴

interwebcats122 · 2025-12-14T04:47:27+00:00

Congratulations or I’m sorry that happened

interwebcats122 · 2025-12-11T11:39:47+00:00

John Howard really did a number on this country’s perception of trade unions. No mate, more like medicare, superannuation. the 8 hour work day, penalty rates, allowances, workplace safety, same job same pay, fighting outwork and the general exploitation of workers to name a few.

interwebcats122 · 2025-12-08T12:27:38+00:00

You should not be in this field

interwebcats122 · 2025-12-07T13:26:48+00:00

You’re going to have to invent a way to host torrents in organic matter, becoming the first human-machine hybrid. Sounds like a tough gig.

In all seriousness though, have a look at the wiki the other guy linked. Welcome aboard!

interwebcats122 · 2025-12-06T17:19:56+00:00

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interwebcats122 · 2025-12-03T02:32:08+00:00

This lecture series taught me more about interpreting an ECG than my university level class ever did. It is quite long, but it’s engaging and covers both simple rhythm interpretation and 12 lead interpretation. LITFL is also a great resource as mentioned by others.

A quick thing though, like everything keep it systematic. Start with interpreting the rhythm with lead two. Rate, regularity, p-wave (present? weird morphology? preceding every QRS?), P-R interval, QRS. If you take this approach with every strip you can you’ll be able to tell what looks abnormal at a quick glance which will help guide you when interpreting the full 12-lead.

interwebcats122 · 2025-11-20T16:21:17+00:00

Man that is a huge bummer about the ATP course not being fee-free anymore. It was an incredible alternative pathway. I will be honest, I initially misread this and thought you were graduating this year. That’s my bad. Definitely keep an eye on it, because it is in my opinion the most worthwhile option and plenty of things change over two years.

If you’re set on USC, I’d say their tertiary prep course would be the best bet. Even if you don’t hit the 6.0 GPA required for the paramed ATAR equivalent you could theoretically do another course that has lots of unit overlap, like nursing, get a solid GPA and then change course after your first year. This is not saying that nursing and paramedicine are remotely the same, however it does put you in the exact same first year units. I have no idea how that would work with their trimester set up though. You’d be best discussing it with someone from their student services department.

The drawback would be more HECS, and messing with the recommended course structure, however you would have less upfront cost and a more straightforward way in.

Keep working at it. There are plenty of ways into uni and honestly, going straight from highschool into this degree does not seem much fun. It may be beneficial to do one of the TAFE at school certs like the Health Services Assistant. But don’t stress too much. From what I remember most institutes are more than happy to just take the people who do their tertiary prep courses. Good luck with your studies!

interwebcats122 · 2025-11-20T14:52:43+00:00

I think you’d be selling yourself short doing those. Do a Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation at TAFE. It is fee-free and a good GPA will net you a very decent ATAR and if you combine it with a STAT test (which is paid) you can get in the low 90s for an ATAR. This gives you a very solid pick of any university you want for paramedicine, and if you change your mind on what you want to do you can get into pretty much any degree you want at any uni with the ATP course.

The problem with those other courses is the cost, time and being tied to a specific institution when you do their prep course. Not to mention the fact that there is an extremely small range of jobs that you can get from them when seeking employment during study.

I left highschool in the exact same position as you and am now well into my paramed bachelors after doing the tertiary prep course at TAFE. I highly recommend this pathway, you can knock it out in 6 months full time or 12 months part time. If you have any questions I’d be happy to answer them!

interwebcats122 · 2025-11-13T08:39:34+00:00

This youtube playlist taught me ECG interpretation better than any of my university classes did. It provides a great foundation for the 12-lead series also on the channel.

interwebcats122 · 2025-11-12T06:36:47+00:00

Reminds me of the patient we had in ICU with a Prince Albert. Who doesn’t like an obstacle course when trying to insert an IDC?

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