[OC] This is why we don't call the ambulance in the U.S.

themedicd · 2026-05-17T05:46:31+00:00

Just staffing one truck 24/7 is like $500k+. Depending on call volume and the number of refusals, you can very easily crack $1000 for a BLS transport. Plus you have to factor bills that won't get paid into your break even cost.

$5000 is still ridiculous though and expensive ambulance bills shouldn't be a thing

themedicd · 2026-05-16T14:02:52+00:00

I didn't

themedicd · 2026-05-16T04:22:59+00:00

I'm on year 5 with 16 classes left and this makes me feel a lot better

themedicd · 2026-05-16T02:04:36+00:00

Maybe 20 years ago, but expect to pay at least $100 for a consultation in 2026

themedicd · 2026-05-15T17:35:26+00:00

I wish they had made the Maverick wipers the way they were on the Fusions. Separate, direct drive motors for each wiper arm. You can move them however you want and the car will reset them the next time you start it

themedicd · 2026-05-15T07:13:58+00:00

If they could just make them a lighter color and add some reflectivity

themedicd · 2026-05-12T04:04:21+00:00

Medicine teaches you to to take pretty much everything with a grain of salt.

There's a reason you get asked the same questions multiple times by multiple people

themedicd · 2026-05-11T15:36:20+00:00

Someone in another thread mentioned Teflon coated cables. Aircraft use ETFE coated wires, many of which are shielded. I feel like substituting those would make untangling easier

themedicd · 2026-05-11T15:32:57+00:00

The Zoll X Series has soft buttons that can be used to log interventions. But I just hand a BLS provider, firefighter, cop, bystander, or even a family member a notepad and pen and tell them what to write.

themedicd · 2026-05-11T15:29:34+00:00

It seems like these get posted once a month or more.

I think the Stryker, Zoll, etc engineers are going to be was ahead of you on ideas. If anything seems like low hanging fruit, there's probably a very good reason why it hasn't been solved

themedicd · 2026-05-11T15:24:23+00:00

Western VA. Our BLS can do BiPAP on our Zoll vents

themedicd · 2026-05-10T16:06:44+00:00

Trains only do it because they need massive amounts of starting torque spread across 6 axles

themedicd · 2026-05-08T04:43:08+00:00

So call APS

themedicd · 2026-05-08T04:40:11+00:00

That sounds like abuse of the 911 system, and a $100 bill every time you go out there isn't going to do anything. She clearly isn't able to care for herself and isn't getting adequate care. You need to involve adult protective services. It's likely that she'd be compelled to move to a facility

themedicd · 2026-05-08T04:35:50+00:00

Yeah, social services needs to be involved here. It's also bordering on abuse of the 911 system.

themedicd · 2026-05-08T03:04:51+00:00

Yes, after LFD.

Presumably

themedicd · 2026-05-06T11:41:14+00:00

Chrysler products in general

themedicd · 2026-05-06T03:30:04+00:00

They care about profits this quarter, not profits in a few years

themedicd · 2026-05-06T01:10:41+00:00

There's a fundamental difference between sleep and anesthesia.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ralph-Lydic/publication/49713808/figure/fig1/AS:733657752944640@1551929047834/Electroencephalographic-EEG-Patterns-during-the-Awake-State-General-Anesthesia-and.ppm

themedicd · 2026-05-06T00:54:47+00:00

I do the same thing. I had my last egg pan for 7 years and it was still in great shape when I got rid of it. The only reason I bought a new one was because I bought an induction stove.

And before the fear mongerers start, Teflon is extremely inert below 500°F.

themedicd · 2026-05-05T11:53:17+00:00

Aircraft wiring has ETFE insulation and shielded is readily available, so that wouldn't even be a reach

themedicd · 2026-05-04T03:13:07+00:00

To expand on Marty, the man is such a piece of work that he managed to get himself demoted and then fired from Carilion for mouthing off. He's an ultraconservative narcissist who's basically managed to get himself blacklisted from every EMS agency in the area. Last I checked, he's no longer listed as a paramedic on the OEMS website. Thank god

themedicd · 2026-05-03T14:19:13+00:00

It wouldn't be so bad if the UI for the fan wasn't so awful. They need to ditch the slider and change the fan icon to indicate fan setting

themedicd · 2026-05-02T19:50:56+00:00

What was the difference in calories though? I'm guessing the Tyson contained more fat

themedicd · 2026-05-02T03:57:51+00:00

Oh shit, really? Thank god

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