4487 pts · November 6, 2015
I just literally had the same thing happen. Honestly, I didn't care enough about the bitch to care what they said, but they messed with my younger homies and I don't DO that that shit. Get fucked. You earned it.
Medic here: Those ring cutters are only good for very thin gold rings like this. I've burned through a handful of the 'blades' trying to get a basic ring off. If it's close and the string trick didn't work, my go-to was always an 8" bolt cutter. Small hand tool, but works on everything but titanium rings.
This tech is in use NOW. I work in a pediatric ER and we use something similar with a numbing agent just before starting an IV. The IV needle then goes through the numbed area and is almost always pain free. [The spray can be a bit uncomfortable and sting a bit, but far better than an injection]. Search "J-Tip" for details.
Working in a pediatric ER right now and all staff agreed. If this works, we're doing it!
Lived in Kuwait for 6 years. I am very super-duper not surprised. Matches all the other weird\dumb driving I saw.
2 decades as a firefighter and never got to do this. Every working fire I was hoping. Closest I came was running the line over the hood. Scratched the paint up a good bit, but it's no window punch.
Presence of a patient is not the reason. Lights/siren to a scene because we don't know how serious it is. "Chest pain" could be heart attack or a sore rib. Lights/siren TO the ER is only for time-sensitive emergencies. This is done ~3-5% of all transports. "Bliping" is actually not allowed. Either you need lights or not.Lights/siren driving is very VERY dangerous and only saves ~1min in a typical city/metro area and less in rural areas. [Yes, you read that right].Source: Medic/Firefighter
And jacket. Coats required to have 2 closure types, usually Velcro and zippers. In the US, we have to include gloves and hood and all done in <1min. Air pack [on and operating] is another minute. BUT, as a FF, still impressed with the speed.
I have that exact shirt and wear it to work at a pediatric ER.
I have that same shirt. I wear it to work at a Children's hospital. Gets lots of laughs.
Talk to your doc about generic epi. It comes in a vial and has to be drawn up and injected. Yes, slightly more complicated [adds another 30sec, but it's the exact same med for literally only a few bucks. I'm a medic that used to purchase meds. I've seen a single dose as low as about $1. Same with IV fluid, only a dollar or so.
I work in a Pediatric ER. Although it sucks that we often have to do things the kids aren't okay with, we always LOVE to hear when they are taught these things and parents support it. It's heartbreaking to hear a little girl yell, "No! My body!" as we restrain them for a procedure, but we always ALWAYS encourage the parent and kid that what they did was brave and right and body autonomy is important. Luckily they almost always understand (stickers and popsicles do wonders to help!)
I worked with family of his in the fire service - probably the impetus. Hell of a good guy and good cook.
THAT cat in Kuwait had a good life. The dozen that lived outside my apartment and were aggressively underweight, always fighting, and digging through the dumpsters - not so much. Im sure i have, but I can't remember ever seeing a cat there in 6 years that was healthy looking.
I work in a Children's ER and that is the most common one here.
"How do you do, fellow astronauts?"
As a medic, those ring cutters are worthless 90% of the time. We carry 8 inch bolt cutters that actually work.
YouTube Vanced, FTW!
In the US, any job that tests, does it by making it a condition of employment and you sign a form stating you authorize the release of info.
2/2: Follow Luisa's lead - Get a tune-up, sand and repaint that bitch, and let them ride in safety and style! YOU. ARE. WORTH. IT. ←(*꒪ヮ꒪*)
1/2: @op, Self care isn't selfish. Would you put your family in a old rusty beat-up airplane with missing parts and smoking engine? No.....
Meat PUPsicle
Medic here. Call 911. Explain the situation when they arrive. We see this BS too and it makes us angry as well. Thanks for your dedication.
You forgot the most important step: STEP 5: PROFIT
Medic here. Very minor call - $200 + 10/mile. Critical call with vent, ekg, meds, ext - $900 +10/mile. Never heard of $-per-item billing.
Some places do charge a base fee for refusals, but this is RARE and usually reserved for repeat callers who abuse the service.
Medic here. Very minor call - $200 + 10/mile. Critical call with vent/ekg/meds - $900 +10/mile. Some regional variability, but this is par.
I just literally had the same thing happen. Honestly, I didn't care enough about the bitch to care what they said, but they messed with my younger homies and I don't DO that that shit. Get fucked. You earned it.
Medic here: Those ring cutters are only good for very thin gold rings like this. I've burned through a handful of the 'blades' trying to get a basic ring off.
If it's close and the string trick didn't work, my go-to was always an 8" bolt cutter. Small hand tool, but works on everything but titanium rings.
This tech is in use NOW. I work in a pediatric ER and we use something similar with a numbing agent just before starting an IV. The IV needle then goes through the numbed area and is almost always pain free. [The spray can be a bit uncomfortable and sting a bit, but far better than an injection]. Search "J-Tip" for details.
Working in a pediatric ER right now and all staff agreed. If this works, we're doing it!
Lived in Kuwait for 6 years. I am very super-duper not surprised. Matches all the other weird\dumb driving I saw.
2 decades as a firefighter and never got to do this. Every working fire I was hoping. Closest I came was running the line over the hood. Scratched the paint up a good bit, but it's no window punch.
Presence of a patient is not the reason. Lights/siren to a scene because we don't know how serious it is. "Chest pain" could be heart attack or a sore rib. Lights/siren TO the ER is only for time-sensitive emergencies. This is done ~3-5% of all transports. "Bliping" is actually not allowed. Either you need lights or not.
Lights/siren driving is very VERY dangerous and only saves ~1min in a typical city/metro area and less in rural areas. [Yes, you read that right].
Source: Medic/Firefighter
And jacket. Coats required to have 2 closure types, usually Velcro and zippers. In the US, we have to include gloves and hood and all done in <1min. Air pack [on and operating] is another minute. BUT, as a FF, still impressed with the speed.
I have that exact shirt and wear it to work at a pediatric ER.
I have that same shirt. I wear it to work at a Children's hospital. Gets lots of laughs.
Talk to your doc about generic epi. It comes in a vial and has to be drawn up and injected. Yes, slightly more complicated [adds another 30sec, but it's the exact same med for literally only a few bucks. I'm a medic that used to purchase meds. I've seen a single dose as low as about $1. Same with IV fluid, only a dollar or so.
I work in a Pediatric ER. Although it sucks that we often have to do things the kids aren't okay with, we always LOVE to hear when they are taught these things and parents support it. It's heartbreaking to hear a little girl yell, "No! My body!" as we restrain them for a procedure, but we always ALWAYS encourage the parent and kid that what they did was brave and right and body autonomy is important. Luckily they almost always understand (stickers and popsicles do wonders to help!)
I worked with family of his in the fire service - probably the impetus. Hell of a good guy and good cook.
THAT cat in Kuwait had a good life. The dozen that lived outside my apartment and were aggressively underweight, always fighting, and digging through the dumpsters - not so much. Im sure i have, but I can't remember ever seeing a cat there in 6 years that was healthy looking.
I work in a Children's ER and that is the most common one here.
"How do you do, fellow astronauts?"
As a medic, those ring cutters are worthless 90% of the time. We carry 8 inch bolt cutters that actually work.
YouTube Vanced, FTW!
In the US, any job that tests, does it by making it a condition of employment and you sign a form stating you authorize the release of info.
2/2: Follow Luisa's lead - Get a tune-up, sand and repaint that bitch, and let them ride in safety and style! YOU. ARE. WORTH. IT. ←(*꒪ヮ꒪*)
1/2: @op, Self care isn't selfish. Would you put your family in a old rusty beat-up airplane with missing parts and smoking engine? No.....
Meat PUPsicle
Medic here. Call 911. Explain the situation when they arrive. We see this BS too and it makes us angry as well. Thanks for your dedication.
You forgot the most important step: STEP 5: PROFIT
Medic here. Very minor call - $200 + 10/mile. Critical call with vent, ekg, meds, ext - $900 +10/mile. Never heard of $-per-item billing.
Some places do charge a base fee for refusals, but this is RARE and usually reserved for repeat callers who abuse the service.
Medic here. Very minor call - $200 + 10/mile. Critical call with vent/ekg/meds - $900 +10/mile. Some regional variability, but this is par.
Medic here. Very minor call - $200 + 10/mile. Critical call with vent, ekg, meds, ext - $900 +10/mile. Never heard of $-per-item billing.