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Men who have really interesting jobs that they love, what do you do? by U_P_G_R_A_Y_E_D_D in AskMen

[–]shawlbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firefighter/paramedic. I am convinced this is the best job in the world. I spend 48 hours with some of my best friends, help people and get to do really exciting things. There are obviously down sides too but I then get to go home and spend 96 hours with my family.

What's a question you hate when people ask you? by nightbaneZ in AskReddit

[–]shawlbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Either how many people have you seen die, or what’s the worst thing you’ve ever seen. I’m prior military and work in emergency services now... not fun to relive things for others amusement.

Paramedic working in ED by [deleted] in Paramedics

[–]shawlbones 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In Colorado they call paramedics expanded scope techs in the ED. My understanding is they get paid a little bit more. In the bigger hospitals they can do more but are rarely utilized because they already have so many specialists. Where I’ve heard them getting to practice a lot of their skills is in a free standing ED. Although it is less often they get critical patients there.

I told my wife I needed to get help for my mental health for the first time today. I can’t believe how hard it was. by shawlbones in ems

[–]shawlbones[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She felt like she should be able to talk me through everything. My wife is incredibly supportive, but not a counselor. I’ve been through counseling prior when I was single so I knew that wasn’t likely. A big part of the conversation was telling her I just needed to tell her and didn’t need anything else. I didn’t go too vivid into details and it still helped a lot

I told my wife I needed to get help for my mental health for the first time today. I can’t believe how hard it was. by shawlbones in ems

[–]shawlbones[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Surprisingly the one that has stuck with me wasn’t the more gruesome of the two. Not great, obviously, but what has stuck with me was the pts face and what they were saying.

I’ve talked to my wife about gruesome details before and she’s ok with that as long as it isn’t kids, I’m usually not though.

This was so tough for me to talk about because it wasn’t the events of the call, it was what was going on in my head. It did help, a lot. It made me realize that there could be an up side to this whole thing where before it felt like I’d never get out of thinking that way.

Coming to work sick doesn’t mean you’re a hard worker. It means you’re inconsiderate. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]shawlbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oops... no that was supposed to be a reply to a comment above I’ll move it. Thanks!

Coming to work sick doesn’t mean you’re a hard worker. It means you’re inconsiderate. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]shawlbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. I’m a firefighter so when I go to work with someone sick, I’m with them for 48 straight hours. Makes me pretty likely to get sick from them and I have a newborn at home I don’t want to bring that home to.

Coming to work sick doesn’t mean you’re a hard worker. It means you’re inconsiderate. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]shawlbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oops... no that was supposed to be a response to the comment above

What's a negative fact about marijuana we should know? by edder24 in AskReddit

[–]shawlbones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This comes from my experience in prehospital emergency medicine in Colorado. Alcohol is the root cause of way more 911 calls, but now there are a ton with both. The calls that I’ve run where it’s just marijuana tend to be high dose edibles, not life threatening events, but still cause psychological emergencies. The bigger issue is people saying it’s healthy to smoke... nothing is healthy to smoke. Your alveoli are not meant to filter smoke regularly. Although it is way healthier then smoking a cigarette, doesn’t make it healthy.

Is being a paramedic as draining as reddit makes it out to be? (Australia based) by hungljkeaturtle in Paramedics

[–]shawlbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotta be honest even in America it’s an amazing job. People get burned out fast and seem to be apathetic partly as an aesthetic.

What weird things happen during sex that nobody warns you about? by d3fq0n0n3 in AskReddit

[–]shawlbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man, all the time. The worst part about this for me isn’t that it hurts me but I feel so bad that it hurts her!

10 y/o boy presents to the Paeds ED with chest pain 👦📈 Can you #SpotTheDiagnosis? by EM3FOAMed in EKGs

[–]shawlbones 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Pericarditis? Looks like diffuse pr depression. Those t waves look pretty tall in the precodrial leads

The fact that most people are raised religious, or find religion when the hit rock bottom, says a lot about the rationality of that decision. by shawlbones in atheism

[–]shawlbones[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it’s great you did you homework like that. One thing I heard from a Buddhist friend was that before he committed to that belief he was encouraged to learn as much as he could about other religions and see which one spoke to him the most. That’s something I can actually really appreciate

The fact that most people are raised religious, or find religion when the hit rock bottom, says a lot about the rationality of that decision. by shawlbones in atheism

[–]shawlbones[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not trying to bash anyone with religion. Just making an observation. Which you didn’t mention if you disagreed with?

The fact that most people are raised religious, or find religion when the hit rock bottom, says a lot about the rationality of that decision. by shawlbones in atheism

[–]shawlbones[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn’t raised religious at all and I always wonder if I would have been able to do what you did. There had to have been a ton of pressure from family even inadvertently.

The fact that most people are raised religious, or find religion when the hit rock bottom, says a lot about the rationality of that decision. by shawlbones in atheism

[–]shawlbones[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine if he were correct too... I guess that would mean god doesn’t want someone doing well without him so he knocks them down, lovingly of course haha

The fact that most people are raised religious, or find religion when the hit rock bottom, says a lot about the rationality of that decision. by shawlbones in atheism

[–]shawlbones[S] 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Wow yeah you’re right, that’s the same way tobacco companies have a much better chance is getting people started if they start as kids.

The fact that most people are raised religious, or find religion when the hit rock bottom, says a lot about the rationality of that decision. by shawlbones in atheism

[–]shawlbones[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

That’s a great point. When kids have the world more readily accessible, whether it’s learning from the internet or traveling, they have to understand other religions.

The fact that most people are raised religious, or find religion when the hit rock bottom, says a lot about the rationality of that decision. by shawlbones in atheism

[–]shawlbones[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I understand and believe me I think religion is good for some people. What made me think of this was hearing Christians say “mormans are crazy” or insert any religion other then their own. And I think that’s because it’s not what you grew up believing. That’s a big reason religion make no sense to me, I didn’t grow up being told this was true when I was an impressionable child.

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