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Wow!! I go on a short holiday and look what happens!! Anyways, I am back at my camp now, freezing my arse off... (thread is locked) EMT Paramedic Fleshlight Pr0n

I have always said..."Why wake them at all?" After doing a complete assessment, checking BGL, vitals, etc and determining them to be faking...why continue to mess with them? I never do, I just let them lay there, talk to them, check their vitals, but never saw the purpose in making them become "awake". I save all that drama for the ER...

We had a thread on this a while back, but I can not find it at the moment. There are several departments in FL that do it. One in particular I am familiar with is Indian River Shores, a small yet well funded district due to all the million dollar homes. We call them Pyro Pig Medics or triple certers. ANyways, they work 24/48. During the 24, they do 8 hours in police car, 8 hrs on ambo and 8 on engine. Suffice to say, they do not run a lot of calls and the job is a vacation job in itself and very well paid.

Hmmmmm, suspension and probation for doing a job that is NOT your job. Sorry, no sympathy here. I have never heard of such ludicrous behavior, especially for a "mahunt". Many people were way out of bounds on this one and no you should of not been punished, as you never should of been there or asked to do what you were doing. I certainly would not accept any type of punishment and yes you should have full legal support should you choose to contest it. In addition, I have never been on standby for a police manhunt...this whole story just reeks.

Ok, I am trying to decipher your message. Try to use sentences and punctuation, it will help with others understanding. At first I thought you used the urinal or something like that. Anyways, let me get this straight. The police are on a 4 hour man hunt, trying to flush out a suspect and you are in the middle of it? Also, a FF is pulling cop duty as well?? And YOU are in trouble for taking the FF's post while he pissed?? Theremany things wrong with this scenario, I do not know where to even begin. However, assuming the FF is a man, what was wrong with the closest bush, car, tree...whatever?? Hell, those things are not even required either, so whats the issue?? What exactly did you get written up for? Was it playing cop or letting FF use a urinal?? What is your companies progressive discipline policy? What infraction did they use against you? You are non union I presume as well. Oh well...

Which is why I have the rule MA 1.....My Ass 1st! When transporting any heavy patient it is necessary to plan accordingly. Ask the patients weight, ask what kind of conditions or obstacles at the house, plan for it! Ask for backup always. There is no excuse to ever lift an obese patient with inadequate personel on an interfacility run, especially when delivering them home. You have all the time in the world to wait on the proper resources despite what your employer or partner may try to convince you otherwise. If you do not feel comfortable, do not stray from what you feel. You also have to anticipate all the what ifs. If you know going up stairs is a possibility, you have to think of what action you are going to take should it go bad. Always plan for the worst! If I have a severly obese patient, I have to consider what if my partner drops their load? Answer is simple, I too will drop my load as I know my personal limits. I know I can not compensate for loss of my partners effort with my body mechanics. This is a surefire way to get permanently disabled. Sorry the patient falls, but again it is my ass first. Secondly, you should of never been in that situation as again you should know your limits and have called and waited for adequate assistance. I will state that in an emergency situation, I have been foolish and lifted without proper help but it truly was life or death. I did consider the ramifications of my decision and decided I could live with my choice, whatever the outcome. However, on routine calls there is NO excuse.

Have not heard a thing. No I did not send him my email address, some things must remain unknown...lol. It is his "project" so I wanted to get a feel for it before divulging anything that could be problematic later. He can PM people here just as easy, show some initiative.

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/i....xml&coll=7 He admitted to doing it and asked for help with his problem so he does not do it again. Seems someone got caught with their hand in the cookie jar ( no pun intended)... This is kind of like asking for help from your employer AFTER you fail the drug test, instead of prior to the test. Weak attempt at trying to reduce the severity of the incident on his part.

Interesting. I just read the follow up story that had his picture posted as well. The man is 63 years old and was investigated last summer for a similar complaint, however that was dropped due to lack of evidence. Call me crazy but same Medic accused twice of same/similar assault in a short time frame, leads me to the conclusion (right or wrong), that there may be a very legitimate trend going on and the complaint may be valid. One time out of the blue, or never been accused before..but same Medic, same assault...hmmmm.

You are 37 and still in high school??? EMT will be perfect for you then...lol. Anyway, there are plenty of people here that will respond I am sure. PM me your questions and I wills end you the requested information.

I have never had a problem getting anyone off.... Dang, that just sounds funny.. But he is right, got to be a little less tactful in some situations.

=D> =D> =D> =D> Well said brother!

Nope, you are the only one online at 0400 cause where I am, it is almost 1600hrs.

Now how do I tactfully say it is cynical not synical??? Hmmm...I dunno.

Well, You posted a definition, more of a rambling blog type post. I didn't see anything personal from you that would require responding. But anyways, here ya go... Good job on defining the word tact. Thank you very much.

There is a fool in every poker game. Glance around the table and look for him. If you do not see him, YOU are the FOOL!

Maine and Alaska have no venomous snakes in the wild...

What if you want to be "well rounded"???

Remembering streets is great, driving during your shift and doing area familiarization is great as well. However, there is absolutely nothing wroong with consulting a map board prior to exiting the station and also opening a map book while en route. I worked the same area for years and I always glanced at the board to be sure and then always opened the map book. This was very common practice by everyone in my service, as it is common sense. Having the book already open prevents any delays should you encounter unexpected gridlock, road closures, etc. You have quick resource to change your route readily accessible. It also ensures you are going to where you thought you weere supposed to be going. I will admit I have brainfarted on calls before, thought I knew where something was and when I got there.....I was in the wrong place. Also, you should always practice your map reading skills. You will not always know every street, alley, lane, whatever. The times when you are given an address and have to look it up you will be better prepared and not waste any time as you will have been well practiced in the map reading abillity.

Ruff, if all you needed was a FL patch, I could send you one of my dozens laying aroud. I will even rip one off my sleeve as the used ones are best.

LOL!!! I noticed...especially as I was reading and saw Medfire posted a response, then I checked the date. I love when posts from 2 years ago are bumped, but at least he did address the OP's scenario and give a decent response.

While not as exciting or glamorous, there are tons of doctor's offices that hire medics, hospitals, ERs, trauma centers, hyperbaric/wound care centers....you name it. I have done all I mentioned and each and everyone was a great experience and could of been a great long term job if I had desired that.

Ain't no secret. I been doing it for years, along with a full line of toys and accessories.

Well, here is my opinion. First, the CPAT is not all about strength. I have seen women and very thin, small statured men pass with flying colors. I have also seen very "fit looking" guys fail miserably. The test does have some strength componets to it, however it is all about the cardio and your endurance levels. I will now speak in broad generalizations but it is al based on my unscientific observations based on my many years in this field. Most Americans do not do cardio. Firefighters in general do not do cardio. The guys I used to work with would look to be in shape, thye would go sling some iron and yes they were strong. However, their hearts were not. The number one killer of firefighters is cardiac arrest. This is a huge, serious issue that has been addressed by the various Fire councils on a national level and all the trade magazines. People in general just do not take care of their hearts. It is easy to get complacent, especially after a few years on the job and thinking you are doing it well. Then you go to another department for a test and do horrible. If you reflect on the job and how "well you did it" over the years, you will realize that the actual times you strained yourself was few and far between. Running 80-90 percent medical calls is not strenuous nor does it tax the body. Going on MVCs is not hard work and neither is operating the spreaders or cutters (jaws). Fighting actual fire just does not occur that often and by not training for it, they severly overwork themselves when that time does arrive. They end up functioning on pure adrenalin instead of physical conditioning. They push themselves beyond belief and do not realize it until afterwards. Then there are the guys or departments where they have the luxury of sitting around in lazy boys all day doing minimal training (fire ground or physical). I do not need to elaborate on them anymore as it is obvious they will fail. The CPAT is one of the best, most functional and practical entry tests I have ever seen or taken. It replicates actual work that may have to be done in the first 10 minutes of an actual attack on a fire. No part of the CPAT is irrelevant. This is why I feel it is very fair across the board for men and women. It is pass or fail, either you can or you cant. Very simple, no room or leeway for variance.

I know you said "you" have never witnessed it, but it does exist. I encourage you to go visit a reservation or go to rural Alaska. It is a great feeling to be the hated white man and on many, many occassions be called a racist. I was spit in the face by an Inuit who accused me of being racist. Never mind the fact that I am there in person providing care to parts of the world that no one goes to except the people indigenous to that area. Yeh, I am the racist. I watched them get passed over for jobs and the race card was waved high in the air. It didnt matter what the situation was, it always came down to racism and we the white people there were the problem. If there were any disputes, their side was honored, cause if not, they would wave the card. Regardless of the fact that they didnt have the education or skills, they claimed racism. In the above statement I said we the white people cause the entire time I was there, there was only one black family in town. Now, fast forward to my time in Florida, which is where most of my life has been. We have Haitians, Cubans, Dominicans, Mexicans, amongst many other races. Guees what? I was accused of being racist there as well. For the most part, the comments come from the poorly educated and there are usually a high degree of emotions or ETOH involved. I do not let these things phase me. However, my point was racism, and perception of racism does exist in all races, it is not exclusive to the black population. Hey, I have black friends too! (does this get me some reward??) I also have Jewish, Asian, Latina/o, friends as well. I hope by me stating my fried list, you do not think I am racist. Cause that is the first thing we racists are taught actually in Race 101. Name your friend list so everyone knows you are not a hypocrite...and then it is ok to bash other races, cause you have friends within that race.