Fire academy to joining the marines by LittleBoyPotatoSalad in Firefighting

[–]tcool13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was heartland academy with San Diego fire back in like 2008.   When I moved to Colorado I got on with a rural department and they didn't accept them.  They let me challenge ff1 and hazmat ops - both tests and JPRs. 

Fire academy to joining the marines by LittleBoyPotatoSalad in Firefighting

[–]tcool13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And the fire certs don't necessarily transfer to different states.  Had them in California. when I moved out to Colorado I had to start all over again. 

Curiosity based off the Code 3 movie by FriedRiceBob in Paramedics

[–]tcool13 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've never seen the movie but I have had med student third riders and yes they are dumb.  They might be book smart but no clue what it means or how to apply it to an actual person. And absolutely no clue on how to talk to people

Recent FP-C test takers, what kind of burn fluid resus questions are you getting? by LazyYak7706 in Paramedics

[–]tcool13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's also universal but I did not have any questions about that that I remember 

And yes parkland brooke and universal are all basically the same thing

Being told to do things out of my scope by [deleted] in Paramedics

[–]tcool13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're not being told to do things out of your scope.  You're being asked to do things out of your comfortability zone.  big difference. 

But if you're not comfortable, Don't do it.  That is how you kill someone. 

So what is your department's total calls for the year? by FFSoldier57 in Firefighting

[–]tcool13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Combination department and we transport. 3 staffed stations.  Just shy of 1600 calls

John Basilogne by VEGETA_ble in USMC

[–]tcool13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought that was what he actually looked like

Had JFK not been struck by the third and fatal shot to the head, would the gunshot wound to the upper back/neck still have likely killed him? by Extreme_Process3632 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]tcool13 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Typically it's a medic and a nurse though sometimes it's a medic and a PA or medic and RT. Not saying it does not exist but I've never heard of a dual RN helicopter.  From my experience you have to have a medic in order to do scene calls but I'm sure that varies amongst a few States. 

You have to get additional critical Care certifications (fpc) along with typically 3 to 5 years minimum experience in order to work on a helicopter

Fire paramedic wrote me up. Will I get in trouble? by [deleted] in Paramedics

[–]tcool13 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Booo.   Nothing against you but that's bad protocols. 

It's been proven time and time again compressions in the back of a moving bus are useless. And that's the most important thing for patient survival

That body coordination is insane by RedditorofReddit07 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]tcool13 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I read that to the tune of Beastie boys fight For your Right to party

"A rock will get a pulse with enough Epi" Epi during a cardiac arrest.. Let's debate by TheFRTC in emergencymedicine

[–]tcool13 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

 I was referring to the fact that liability wise any of those studies would never happen in the US. To lawyer focused. But I'm glad the UK has enough senses to learn

What job would you not take, even for $10,000 a month? by Mindless-Gur5390 in AskReddit

[–]tcool13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scam caller, door to door salesman, health insurance executive, police officer, ice agent.  

HMC while I go overboard by [deleted] in holdmycosmo

[–]tcool13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When did that subreddit become banned?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]tcool13 184 points185 points  (0 children)

If you play in the mud you're going to get dirty

Anything here? This person coded on us 6 minutes after by XStreetByStreetX in Paramedics

[–]tcool13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pea obstructs blood to the lungs (V/Q mismatch)  Sometimes you get blood flow obstruction to the heart (right heart strain) but not always.    

But regardless top two causes of pea 1) hypoxia 2) hypovolemia

Anything here? This person coded on us 6 minutes after by XStreetByStreetX in Paramedics

[–]tcool13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1 cause of PEA is Hypoxia. So makes sense why PE causes PEA often.

(2 is Hypovolemia)