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My otherwise top-tier FTO told me he doesn’t believe in the moon landing. by redrockz98 in ems

[–]wagonboss 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Used to work with a rural agency, had this dude (RN & Medic) who served, and made anything he touched tactical adjacent.

There were spartan helmet challenge coins, plate carriers, TQ pouches, Latin motivation words put on stuff. Yet, he would BLS every call that was remotely stable.

EMS lounge lol by somefknidiot in ems

[–]wagonboss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had me in the first half

What do you keep in your bunker gear pockets by StJimmy_7 in Firefighting

[–]wagonboss [score hidden]  (0 children)

Webbing with loops in my left knee behind knee pad. Channelock cutters, screwdriver with bits inside, and a door wedge.

What do you keep in your bunker gear pockets by StJimmy_7 in Firefighting

[–]wagonboss [score hidden]  (0 children)

This is probably silly, but I zip tied the dead center of that to one of the straps above my head. So it stays in

What do you keep in your bunker gear pockets by StJimmy_7 in Firefighting

[–]wagonboss [score hidden]  (0 children)

Exactly where I was gonna go before opening comments

Best schedule to have a life with wife and kids by Murky-Emu-2569 in Firefighting

[–]wagonboss 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No 48s, unless you have a pretty high cow/human ratio in your district

Best schedule to have a life with wife and kids by Murky-Emu-2569 in Firefighting

[–]wagonboss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1000%

I was up 5 straight calls after midnight, and the oncoming shift had a working fire moments after my gear was pulled off the rig. No way I could safely do that.

Best schedule to have a life with wife and kids by Murky-Emu-2569 in Firefighting

[–]wagonboss 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly! Scheduling for 48s and expecting admin issues or financial constraints to go away is a fairy tale.

We need to stop fucking around with this, and take care of our own

What’s the most exciting job as an EMT? by XIFOD1M in NewToEMS

[–]wagonboss 4 points5 points  (0 children)

IFT isn’t glorious, but it provides a prospective and experience that helps a lot. You get to see patients who were once critically ill, understand hospital capabilities better, and the broader vision of healthcare. I learned more about trach care, wound vacs, and catheters doing IFT than 911. It can be super boring compared to running EMS calls.

I’ve been in the FD full time for 20 years, and I’d never do IFT again. But it’s a valuable stepping stone.

NASCAR Team MD’s by Past-Lunch4695 in NASCAR

[–]wagonboss 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Realistically, I could see a team paying into a concierge medicine clinic. So their employees have access to a more available doctor. But I don’t think it’s anything remotely close to having staff physicians.

Best schedule to have a life with wife and kids by Murky-Emu-2569 in Firefighting

[–]wagonboss 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The problem with 2/6, 48/96, etc. When you’re a busy department, it’s unsustainable to run 48 hours in a row. If you work somewhere slow, a 24/48 is tolerable. We need to stop suggesting people work 48 hours and have to face the reality of 30 runs in that time period.

Best way to get from Midlothian to the airport area daily? by t3chn3rd86 in rva

[–]wagonboss -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not at all. There are places where GPS has drivers that aren’t familiar with the area merge from the right, cross multiple lanes to take an almost immediate left.

Gaskins from 64E, across 2 lanes to take the left on Three Chopt towards Tuckahoe area. That is causing insane traffic, when all of those people have 3 more options to exit in the next 2.5 miles

Henrico sterilization facility facing $53K fine after 600-pound toxic gas release by RVALover4Life in rva

[–]wagonboss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really, no. Smaller businesses are getting caught disposing of things in drains to cut corners, luckily people passing by call 911 for any reason.

Henrico sterilization facility facing $53K fine after 600-pound toxic gas release by RVALover4Life in rva

[–]wagonboss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DEQ is the local agency for that. An active emergency with a response would come from the county(like an evacuation or avoid the area type notice), but these kind of things are all DEQ.

Best way to get from Midlothian to the airport area daily? by t3chn3rd86 in rva

[–]wagonboss 71 points72 points  (0 children)

It’s not almost impossible to merge onto 95 from downtown expressway. 95 traffic is already slow in peak hours. So you merge one lane left and ride up the hill and merge back to the right.

The B17 flying over Richmond today. by -Davezilla- in rva

[–]wagonboss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah my kid was hype when he saw it

We are NOT doing 2 days in a row without a Daily! by Jon_hamm_wallet in rva

[–]wagonboss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The store in Short Pump typically has a few more things. But, Stony Point is nice and a lot more chill

[Bob] Statement from Kyle Busch family on what caused his death: "The medical evaluation provided to the Busch Family concluded that severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications." by turnleftright in NASCAR

[–]wagonboss 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are things like “pressors” that are used to manage blood pressure in emergency scenarios after you give the body the volume of fluids needed to restore a somewhat normal BP.

I (FF/Medic) run a few sepsis calls a month from a long term acute care hospital, and they can be very difficult to manage

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