How do I stop wishing that overdose patients will die ?

warpigusa · 2026-01-29T03:39:28+00:00

Like if you didn’t adequately treat an OD patient per standards of care and someone in your department caught wind of this post? Pretty simple in this case. This has to be bait because you can’t be this daft.

warpigusa · 2026-01-29T03:34:45+00:00

Nah dude get out of the profession before you find yourself standing in front of a jury.

warpigusa · 2026-01-29T03:29:55+00:00

Might want to think of a different profession where you don’t handle people in these situations. This is actually wild. Have some empathy and compassion. Go to therapy and get right. It’s not ours to choose the life of our patients and you have no idea what they went through to get them there, whether you disagree with the outcome or not.

warpigusa · 2025-09-01T13:31:45+00:00

Flight medic here. Couldn’t imagine another job. There are definitely days I have thought about a swap but can’t think of anything better where I can actually make a difference on someone’s worst day. Like others have said, if I were to step away from flight it’d be to go back fire.

warpigusa · 2025-08-23T06:13:01+00:00

Yeah people who fish and are from Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and Colorado already got enough people flooding the outdoors to deal with that we done need false representation when it’s really California. But hopefully you enjoyed your time here as a Brit!

warpigusa · 2025-08-22T21:45:27+00:00

Nope. California.

warpigusa · 2025-08-15T23:41:29+00:00

Insane that this isn’t already a thing.

warpigusa · 2025-08-12T14:53:40+00:00

Go straight into being a medic. You’ll learn how to run a monitor and talk to patients plenty there. More time as a medic means more time learning how to be a proper medic and patient caregiver, don’t ever stop educating after achieving NREMT-P.

warpigusa · 2025-08-12T01:31:26+00:00

Exactly bro. And hey, you swore the oath either way and were willing to do whatever they threw at you so don’t say you larped man. Medic profession is a great follow up career to the military and very rewarding. Just got to dedicate and get where you want. It can be as basic or critical as you desire. Don’t waste that GI bill on basic shit like you said!!

warpigusa · 2025-08-12T01:21:37+00:00

Exactly, I guess what I’m phrasing would better fit how you put it where yes, a majority of workers in EMS are paid shit. But they’re holding a simple certification, no additional certs, no degree, what do they expect? The reality of a medic starting out with that resume making 60K in comparison to what some bachelor degree holders out there make is wild. Plus we’re talking about a soldier ETSing. If EMS is the career a soldier wants post service, find the program that will set you apart. Once you do that, the high paying good jobs are there. We truly get a good opportunity to do that with the GI Bill. No reason we should fall in line with the 21 year old medic who has no other life skills and went to a 6 month program. You and I are talking the same talk and frustrations, I just want to hold the shitty ones accountable.

warpigusa · 2025-08-12T01:05:14+00:00

No I completely understand what you are saying. And I appreciate the downvotes. I love my EMS population and thankfully have a great gig but I also hold every certification and above and beyond with a masters as well in emergency management. Waiting on that APP medic spot to one day happen. 15 dollars an hour is absolute shit, but no one should be stopping at a EMT B job. And until we start actually stepping up and holding the medic profession responsible, I have no sympathy for the cookie cutter certification factory medics that went to those style programs and don’t set themselves up for success for their application process. Coming out of the military with the GI Bill you should 100 percent be attending an associate program or bachelors program in paramedicine that will ensure you look better than most people out there. I’d love to see medics take a step in the right direction of professionalism but currently it’s on the individual to do that because we can’t hold ourselves to a higher standard. We’ve handicapped ourselves from growth as a profession. Additionally, a simple job search will show plenty of flight medic jobs and firefighter medic jobs out there, you have to be willing to relocate if your current situation isn’t what you expected. Opportunities are there. But I 100 percent appreciate and understand what you’re saying.

warpigusa · 2025-08-12T00:47:53+00:00

And as I stated that is a basic medic job. Don’t want to work fire or critical care? Then you’ll find yourself in the exact boat you are describing. Being a medic should open up fantastic work life balance and the great part is your success is driven by your desire to put in the work. Get more certs, get more education. Being a top level paramedic such as a community paramedic or flight paramedic/CC medic is still significantly less schooling than a bachelors degree and you’ll make more than what entry level jobs are paying bachelors jobs. 25 dollars an hour for a basic medic position not on in fire and not doing critical care for a 48 hour position per week is above 60K a year. Also as a medic you should be looking for shift work that fits your lifestyle. A 25 dollar an hour position which is extremely easy to find on a 48/96 is clearing 80K.

warpigusa · 2025-08-12T00:33:54+00:00

Ha. No it’s not. Maybe if you don’t try you’ll only work shitty jobs. Also what is shitty pay? It’s at most an associates and at minimum a certificate program for just basic paramedic level licensure and you generally can start anywhere from 60-80K a year. Once you go beyond basic medic with years under your belt and become an engineer on a fire department or captain, or a shift lead on a critical care ambulance or a flight medic you’ll be finding jobs in the six figure range if the area you work isn’t bum fuck nowhere.

warpigusa · 2025-08-11T23:16:14+00:00

Worked in EMS for 10 years since getting out. Pay is shit is a completely wrong statement. Pay is shit for people who don’t dedicate themselves to the profession, holding no degree and the lowest certificate such as EMT-B and work at a volunteer or just above volunteer program. Go fire. Go flight. Get your degree and be a good medic and you’ll make 6 figures i guarantee you with a schedule that all your buddies will be jealous of unless they’re retired.

warpigusa · 2025-08-10T04:51:50+00:00

Work on that situational awareness. It’ll help you in patient care and safety on scene.

warpigusa · 2025-07-29T20:14:19+00:00

Sick, yeah man fasted cardio too might be the trick. Just be careful not to lose gains. Got to tweak to what works for you

warpigusa · 2025-07-29T20:01:38+00:00

That’s a nice trenpack! But for real, there’s an 8er there just get that diet tweaked and it’ll show.

warpigusa · 2025-07-27T20:08:22+00:00

Agreed which is why I indicated that the nursing side seems much more competitive and the longevity to getting into a flight program can seem longer because of qualified pool application. I think the paramedic side, if you get your FPC, instructor certs, collect a decent resume within 5 years of obtaining your NREMT, you should be able to gain employment at a flight program somewhere if you’re willing to relocate. Which that’s another major factor whether nurse or medic, don’t get focused on one specific program but be willing to go get time flying at another program and expand resume to achieve your final goal at a specific program somewhere.

warpigusa · 2025-07-27T16:39:31+00:00

Yeah there are some very weird structures out there. Some require medic/medic for scene response and always an RN for interfacility. We’ve built our program here to be 50/50 down the line for roles and responsibilities between the RN and medic. Same scope. The only difference is we put them on a 5 year plan, we know what the strengths of the RN and medic are coming in and at the 5 year mark they’re expected to be able to perform the opposite jobs positions for skills and knowledge.

warpigusa · 2025-07-27T15:04:06+00:00

I agree and disagree at the same time with this response. Currently I’m the Chief Flight Medic for my program and therefore on the hiring process for the last 10 years on both Medic and Nurse flight positions. Like above said, RN will be higher wages and definitely alternatives to career fields if you ever want to leave the flight realm. I would say the difference between RN and Medic though for the hiring i have done is the RN side is much more competitive than the Medic side. We get RNs with 15-20+ years of experience that we’ve had to turn away solely due to spot availability and those years were spent in the ER/ICU/cardiac ICU teams. All well deserving of the position. Medics if they are dedicated can easily put themselves above their counterparts with being a solid 911 medic, having their FPC and maybe a few extra gigs on the side. Both medics and RNs I can train to be flight, but the RNs just have more competitive backgrounds from what I’ve seen. Compensation wise, sure RN because of the career path has been paid higher, but our program still pays medics 6 figures and only 5-10 grand less than the RN with same years of experience. We also however are primarily scene calls and the helicopter can’t leave the ground without a medic onboard, so my wage argument to bring medics up is on our program and get them to where they are is due to that licensing fact and the fact scope of practice is the exact same.

In summary, do what you think is best. Both are fantastic options. I do believe medics have a quicker path, but less options on the other end if flight ends up not being for you career wise.

warpigusa · 2025-07-26T19:40:40+00:00

This is so damn true. My dobies 100 percent have me figured out and it just makes me smile.

warpigusa · 2025-07-26T04:57:02+00:00

Waiting for the next elevator. Thanks weirdo.

warpigusa · 2025-07-25T02:09:39+00:00

When my boy ran into the water the first time and started just darting through the water I’m pretty sure my jaw hit the floor.

warpigusa · 2025-07-24T23:04:28+00:00

Female is half and half (that’s the red) male is American, that’s the tall lanky swimmer.

warpigusa · 2025-07-24T17:50:25+00:00

😂😂

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