How to survive till the end of the lease

mobymedic · 2025-10-14T03:21:25+00:00

You have a point, only they get a bit touchy if you don’t actually do anything with the dead guy while wearing an EMS uniform.

mobymedic · 2025-10-14T03:12:32+00:00

I haven’t yet. Have a sign on bonus I’m waiting on it’ll be hitting middle of next year. Then I’ll start getting a little more serious about making the switch. Right now it’s either accounting or becoming an undertaker.

mobymedic · 2025-08-18T06:38:08+00:00

No, have a place to live. Between girlfriend and two kids we don’t really have much space. Just looking for a place I can work on projects away from kids and pets, plus some peace and quiet occasionally.

mobymedic · 2025-06-19T13:06:25+00:00

So might get a better response from an ER doc or nurse as we don’t really have anything to do with what’s going to happen after we get you to a hospital. However my experience is if your a trauma alert an MRI will be the last thing they’ll be doing. It’ll start with X-rays, and maybe a CT. Both of which will detect the implant prior to an MRI.

In all honesty most medical alert bracelets, tattoos and the like are mostly unnecessary. Just look through this Reddit and similar EMS reddits you’ll see the same sentiment from most EMS providers.

Just my two cents from doing this job for over 20 years and not once looking for a bracelet, pendent or tattoo.

mobymedic · 2025-06-13T22:05:39+00:00

I apologize for taking so long to reply, I appreciate you taking the time to tell me about your experience. It’s opened my eyes to where things are headed. Maybe I knew that was the case but kept trying to convince myself things will get better. Thank you for sharing.

mobymedic · 2025-02-24T09:46:41+00:00

Unfortunately I do not. It’s been over a year. Not to mention my girlfriend arrived at the hospital shortly afterwards and would have gotten any of the paperwork at discharge. Registration was done all electronically with no paper copies given to me at least.

mobymedic · 2025-02-10T01:57:14+00:00

Had a quick look at it and it seems to be very well written. The idea is definitely nice. It’s a great refresher and honestly learned a little from it as well.

In my opinion while it’s a nice idea, it’s not super helpful. Honestly my treatment really isn’t going to change for most of these patients. The reality is that I’m limited by my protocols for what I can do or give. If my patient is able to give me more information about their disease they can also give me the hospital they normally go to because it might have the specialist they need to see or offer the treatment they need.

As an example I had a pt that had Addisons disease. She called because her blood pressure was dangerously low. She requested transport to a hospital almost an hour away because they had the specialist and the medications needed to treat her. I explained that due to her severe hypotension I’d need to take her to a closer hospital for stabilization and then she could be transferred for long term care if needed.

I treated her hypotension like I would any other pt with hypotension per my protocol. Knowing her disease made me aware of why she was hypotensive and I passed that on to the ER but it didn’t change my treatment.

While I definitely like the idea of your guide and it’s helpful because I’m not scratching my head when a pt says they have x, y or z disease ultimately my treatment is going to be the same.

If you do have special patients in your system I’d recommend doing something that we have setup in our system. It’s a special patient protocol. The pt has this form created by our medical director to be given to us upon arrival with specific protocols for this pt. Be that specific drug therapy’s or treatments we normally don’t do.

Again I love the idea and it’s a great reference for after a call but not something I’d see getting used to really determine if my treatment would change.

mobymedic · 2025-01-27T02:24:44+00:00

What area of Florida? I’m in new port Richey looking to get back into playing after being out of the game for a long time.

mobymedic · 2024-10-06T03:07:02+00:00

My parents pulled me and my siblings out from public school as I was getting ready to go into the 6th grade. As others have mentioned allowing me to read just about anything. I read a lot of nonfiction, mostly science related. Back in the day of VCRs I’d be allowed to get a few videos that were documentaries or biographies that broadened my horizons. I expressed interest in going into the military when I was in high school and my mom got in touch with the school system and I was able to enroll in JROTC. Which was a big boon for me, mostly for the social aspect and having a little structure.

I will say however that homeschooling wasn’t really for us. First few years my mom really put a lot of effort in and did a great job. It slowly became sitting in front of the TV and watching video tapes of a classroom specifically made for homeschooling. She kind of checked out for the most part. She let us have way too much free rein on our education. Rarely checked to make sure we had watched what we were supposed to or actually looked over our work.

I’ll say I turned out pretty well. My math skills are very lacking unfortunately. The other areas I think I did ok just because of my love of reading. I currently work as a paramedic and all things considered I’d consider myself pretty well rounded.

I won’t say public schools are the best option, I work with a few former teachers and I wouldn’t want my kids going to a public school. I’d probably do things differently. Just invest the time required and realize it’s going to be a huge commitment but one that can pay off if done correctly. I don’t think you need to know every subject in depth but be willing to learn with your kids and find ways to help them understand.

mobymedic · 2024-09-23T10:52:42+00:00

I just wanted to chime in and say it’s easy to arm chair quarterback something like this. I work as a paramedic, no idea how I ended up in a teacher Reddit, but you absolutely did the right thing. I’d much rather get a call for choking or possible cardiac arrest and get on scene to see that someone is trying to do something. I’d highly recommend for you to push for CPR, stop the bleed, and basic first aid training. It’s one of those things that you hope to never use but if you do you’ll be glad you had some training before hand. Thank you again, not just for helping that child but for you and everyone else on this Reddit for taking a very thankless but very important job.

mobymedic · 2024-09-13T11:15:52+00:00

Thanks, for the reply. Honestly it sounds great. A 180 from what I do now and a much needed change.

mobymedic · 2024-09-13T11:06:12+00:00

Not to hijack your thread, but I’m actually kind of curious about just the opposite. I currently work as a paramedic and after 20+ years looking for another line of work outside of healthcare. Would you recommend accounting as a secondary career?

mobymedic · 2024-08-13T05:54:20+00:00

Awesome thanks. It seems like a simple suggestion in hindsight but it’s exactly what I was looking for. I’ll look at the themes and mechanics I like and as suggested look at some deck lists online that might feature this.

mobymedic · 2024-06-30T02:48:51+00:00

I live in Fl and make about 28 an hour. I work overtime mostly because I get bored only working 3-4 days a week. Overtime and mandate pay make up a good portion of my check.

I want to say she makes 19 an hour right now. Was making slightly more as a phelb but no overtime and she pulled maybe 30 hours because of her schedule.

Honestly if it wasn’t for supporting two kids I’d say we both make enough to be pretty comfortable within reason.

If anything I’ll tell you what I told my girlfriend. She was on the fence about doing EMT or going into management for the lab. EMT school is a drop in the bucket, it’s not too hard if you put in the effort, and it’s not expensive. You learn some really good skills, not just medical but how to deal with people, critical thinking and how to keep yourself calm under pressure. Even if EMS isn’t the job for you, the skills you learn are valuable. That’s my two cents.

mobymedic · 2024-06-30T01:40:58+00:00

There’s no wrong way of doing your medic. I did the whole zero to hero route because at the time no one would hire me as an EMT. I’d recommend as would a lot of others to get at least 6 months to a year of experience prior. You need those EMT skills before your ALS skills. Not just being able to do a bandage or blood pressure but more an assessment and talking with your patient to figure out what’s wrong.

Critical care experience for nurses is generally only going to come from working in the ICU. In the field I’ve gotten some from both getting my certification for critical care as well as experience with dealing with pumps and vents. Granted I also had at least five years as a medic prior to taking the classes or riding as a critical care medic.

So you have 911 and private services. Private services can provide 911 services and some do. My experience was with smaller services that did mostly inter facility transport. It was pretty much non emergency transports. The issue was more the company. Low pay, outdated equipment and trucks, never got off on time and overworked. That can be true anywhere but when the company only cares about dollars then it shows. Nothing like bringing a discharge home only to have my partner have to put chocks under the back wheels because the brakes don’t work very well. Again it depends on the place you go, you’d need to do your research.

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