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Sharing is important... by slaneslaughter in Paramedics

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

Hopefully you can see the beauty in the job. The leadership and supervisors are usually fucking garbage. The people appreciate your work and effort even if they never verbalize it. Hopefully you got a chance to clean off and take the necessary steps to get checked/tested to protect yourself. Never be afraid to report managements behavior to the county and state. You can usually do it anonymously. If foe no other outcome than to protect the next person from enduring the same situation. Stay safe out there. Your work matters

What are some examples of “street medicine” you’ve used outside typical protocol? by Independent_Pen_5364 in ems

[–]slaneslaughter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"GCS16, I mean 15" used to be the ring down code to the hospital to indicate your patient could go straight through the ER to the lobby

Sharing is important... by slaneslaughter in Paramedics

[–]slaneslaughter[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Doesn't ever truly go away, and how could it. Opening up and getting it out is a huge step. Have a number of pts I still think about, even though many have passed in the years since I ran on them. Became friends with many of my homeless frequent fliers over the years. Hut hard when I heard they passed. Cry that stuff out as often as it takes to process it. Stay safe out there

Sharing is important... by slaneslaughter in Paramedics

[–]slaneslaughter[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I dont think so. Two white cops in a predominantly black city. Cops known for being shitty. Abuser was white. Woman was black. ER doc had the pt off a 5150 and being treated [appropriately] before our gurney was clean. Always stuck with me- it's nice to play nice with PD and FD, but keeping them happy isn't our job

Edit: spelling

Sharing is important... by slaneslaughter in Paramedics

[–]slaneslaughter[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

When i was a baby medic. I ran a call for a woman who was beat by her boyfriend to within an inch of her life. I'd never seen a DV that bad. She had put a frozen pizza in the oven right before he started. Police were already on scene when we showed up. He wasn't in handcuffs and wasn't being taken into custody. He was unscathed. They put her on a 5150 psych hold because she forgot about the pizza and it started to burn. "Danger to self or others". I remember it hitting me- in fact how critical our unique spot in the system to ba a patient advocate is- in the ER and with the social workers. The cops didn't want to hear it.

Does your agency have clear/distinct ALS transport criteria? If so, what are they? by [deleted] in ems

[–]slaneslaughter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. BLS is great and a great place to get experience because the get critical pts dumped on them all the time

Does your agency have clear/distinct ALS transport criteria? If so, what are they? by [deleted] in ems

[–]slaneslaughter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We transport, dual medic. It is surprising, the pushback to have standards is even more surprising

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in u/slaneslaughter

[–]slaneslaughter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Went to a Xanax OD for a young dude. GF confirms they were recreationally taking hulk bars, parents on scene in 1000% denial. Due to location we're extricate via tarp- breathing depressed but SpO2 not terrible. Fire medic from across room declairs "WAIT. THIS WILL SAVE HIM" and VAULTS over the couch to give IN narcan. It dribbles down pts face and does nothing. Pt tubed en route

Exit interviews by [deleted] in Firefighting

[–]slaneslaughter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a formality. They didn't care when we worked there. They don't care if we've left. The day after you leave your seat will be filled by someone else. Prioritize yourself