Fellow EMS workers??? Question for u only...?
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this lady threw up on and down my boots.\nblood i could handle, but bile - yuck !\n\ni was an e.m.t. for about a year.\n\ni never got a s.i.d.s. call (thank god)
312216
How about pretty much all of the bones in my right hand?   \n\nYears ago I was changing a flat tire on my International Truck out in the parking lot where I worked.  A buncha guys were talking to me as I was doing it.  When I was putting the new tire on, my right hand was on the top of the tire, right below the wheel well...and then the jack slipped and the truck came down crushing my hand between the tire and the truck.\n\nI don't think I've ever cursed as much in my whole life, and thank god those guys were there because they were able to lift the truck up enough to get my hand out and take me to the hospital.
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I woke, up at 7 reset the alarm for 730, drove to work...  went to work, worked locally instead of new orleans...  finished work, drove home.  got on the puter, fixen to take care of the 3 s's  There was one detremental thing, I couldnt find my sunglasses and I work outside...  are the rest of you still alive?  Actually I haventg scene any religous post, maybe the protestants were right and the rapture came....
227701
The most common work hours for ems i.e. emt and emt-p (paramedic) is whats called a 24-48 which means 24 hours on shift and 48 hours off shift, second most popular way it is done is called 4 down 4 up. which means you would work 4 12 hour day shifts (7am-7pm) , then your off for 4 days , then you work 4 12 hour night shifts (7pm-7am),then your off for 4 days and the cycle repeats from there. these scedules are what most 911 ambulances use, but most ambulances that dont do 911 calls and dont have to opperate 24-7 , usually work 8-10 hour shifts and are closed at night, as a general rule at least. in my opinion the 24-48 hour type shift is much better.( that is how my shifts work), more and more ems sevices these days are allowing prn( part-time )employees usually a minimum of 1 24 hour shift or 2 12 hour shifts, but usually wont let you work less that a 12 hour block. these are general guidlines for most mojor ems systems and fire depts that run ems also. hope this helps, any other direct questions e-mail direct at army_rigger14@yahoo.com
523310
Well, I have worked as a paramedic for 6 years and the grossest thing I have ever seen was.....well, let me tell you the story......I had just finished breakfast and we got a call to an unknown problem. (i was also 8 months pregnant at the time) We pulled into the drive and the cops were already there. We found out before entering that neighbors could see this man sitting at his computer,but couldn't seem to get him to the door....hehehe.....well, turns out this man had been dead for about 4 days. We smelled the death stench before we even opened the door. He had some kind of breathing problem and he still had his breathing mask attatched to his face. When the coroner got there, we had to package him up by tying a sheet around his chest and lifting him out of the chair onto the floor because his skin was peeling off and blistered up everywhere. Flies were swarming. When we moved him, the mask fell off his face and black blood and body fluids came out of his mouth from all the pressure......OMG......Guess what though......I never threw up my delicious pancakes I had just eaten....LOL    Hope that was gross enough!!
274681
I have a fear of getting shocked only at work.  I am always getting shocked there, so I've started an odd process where I tap on the door handle with one hand and the door with another everytime I use a door at work.  It looks odd, and I get funny looks for it.  I just don't want a big shock to zap my heart at work and the idiots I work with trying to do CPR on me.
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Scary I was talking on my cell phone and driving there were no cars coming and I was talking to a friend of mine on his cell phone we were going to have coffee..He was working he is a cop and as I was making the turn and i just over stirred my car and crashed it only had it 5 days...My friend got the call from 911 that I had crashed..He was so scared to find me with a bloody nose and that was all..My nose was broke due to the air bag,,,He said that he could not life with him self when he heard the whole crash and then to get no signal and then to get the call..He was so upset needless to say we did have the coffee the next day at the hospital..He brought me my favorite white mocha..mmm \n\nAnd reading your post to me about my son and his buddies..YOU know I never thought of death, just them making babies,,,,LOL\nYou really made me see that next time even though there trip was fine and no problems you made me see the what ifs....OMG did you ~(:}
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There was a boycott today? I must've missed it. ALL of my guys came into work, and the company did a gangbuster business day today. 14 hours of clients, contracts, and high end custom cars. God, I love my job, and all the men and women who work for me. I'd like to thank them all for their loyalty to the firm. Not to mention their paychecks, which would have disappeared like smoke on the wind had they not shown up. Even my 2 Japanese Americans and my Laotian (He is touched by the engineering gods) came in. And they all kicked butt as usual. Yep, at Southern Cross Customs, the boycott was a non-issue.
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I've never had to call 911 (luckily) but I can imagine I'd be under immense pressure (as are you).  The basic fact is, when I'm sane and not freaking out about my relative or friend not breathing, I understand that without you, they would more than likely die.  So I'm sure they are thankful to you, whether or not they realize it at the time.
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on an elevator at my fiances work... the best part? THERE WAS ONLY 2 FLOORS. HAHA... WHEN THE DOOR WAS ABOUT TO OPEN HE KEPT PRESSING FLOOR #1 THEN FLOOR #2, IT WAS KINDA SCARING BUT SO INTENSE
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I am an EMT and can't find one anywhere online....good luck and let me know if u do PLEASE!
924683
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Take a Combat Life savers Course ( CLS ) and turn it into your employer or whoever you do EMS with.  They can list it as training hours.
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lolz Dont quite kno if this will win me 10 points but I'll give you the story anywayz...\n\nIm a firefighter and on my department we have 3 shifts. I work on the 2nd shift. Anyways, each shift have their own refrigerator (3 fridges w/ locks). Well, the 3rd shift pciked our lck and stole half of our food that we made the previous day & ate it! So... the next day my shift came in to work we manage to get their fridge open and came upon a HUGE pan of lasagna and enchiladas with tons of tomator paste on there. So, knowing that the 3rd shift is greedy as ever, we got a 20 gauge injection needle from our fire dept. ambulance and went to purchase some crushed chili peppers... We than injected allllllllll of these chili into all of the enchiladas and lasagna & since it was so saucy already YOU couldnt even tell there was peppers in it. Afterwards, we took all of their soda, water, drinks out of their frodge and stored it in ours... We put it up and the next day the third shift opened all of their food up, heated it up & stuffed their faces. The 2nd shift stuck around & all of a sudden all of them ONE by ONE started screaming and looking for something to drink. NOTHING was around to drink except the water form the kitchen sink, so all of them started fighting at the sink over the water. IT WAS THE FUNNIEST THING ever. That's my chili pepper experience, lolz. We forgot about one thing though... there was a 3rd shift BATTALION CHIEF in out house, he ate it too! man... were we in trouble, lolz.
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In the hospital when a patient is not breathing or even having a heartbeat, they call a "code blue".  The medical staff is trained in how to respond, which includes the first person on the scene, to all the nurses, Drs in the hospital.. etc.  At every nursing station there is a "crash cart".  It has emergency supplies for restarting the patient's heartbeat, breathing, etc.  Including the electric paddles you see in all the TV shows.  Of course, the key is to get them revived and stablized enough to move to intensive care or wherever they need to go.  \n\nI was a nurse's aide in a hospital and called a code when I was just 17. It was the fastest thing I've ever seen.  Came in to bring the patient fresh water and found him not breathing. Used the bedside phone to call the nurse's station. I did the initial chest compressions while a nurse did mouth to mouth.. and then stepped out of the way when more qualified people arrived.  And... btw... the patient lived!
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That is Deep! I appreciate people taking the time to express their loss,their memories.I'm sorry for yours!At least you seem to have accepted the tragedy and found some peace.Life is so strange,it is 4 21am I have been up since 1 25 on this computer reading and trying to answer some things I know alittle about from life's experience.My boys are asleep,so is my dog.My wife died in my arms a month ago today,I could not help her with CPR nor could the rescue team,41 too young, but everyday I see her in my sons,it will take along time to recover, as they say!God Bless You too!
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great story!... hmm  hate to say this but Ive had quite a few crashes, but..... none were my fault!!!!!!!!!  (seriously!!!)1 I got hit by a drunk driver... who I found out the cops  had just had him in a bar fight but didn't arrest him...lucky me... ( I have more  great stories involving Murphy's law ).lol..but the funniest crash story I ever had   was when I wasn't driving  ... I was the passenger... it was   long ago  and far away.... OK.. maybe it wasn't that far away...lol... anyway I was on a date with this guy I had been seeing...  and  yes we were young and stupid(funny how those words often go together)so   there was some drinking involved with the driving... and we ended up in a ditch.... so when the cops got there   ,he told them he had swerved to miss a deer... of course they took us to the police station, and gave him a breathalyzer test..  in the meantime I'm chatting with the cops, and told them  that  I intended to go into law enforcement... so  they allowed me to help  book him... lol...needless to say we never dated again.... but hey I did go to college , majored in  criminal justice and went into law enforcement... think I should send him a thank you card ????lol...