ITT; Ask a nursefag and former EMT anything.
Will be bumping/replying with random imagery and lulz, feel free to contribute.
ITT; Ask a nursefag and former EMT anything.
Will be bumping/replying with random imagery and lulz, feel free to contribute.
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Ever see any gruesome benis or ball injuries?
A wrestler I follow on Twitter tweeted a pic of a guy with a steel bar through his nads and I can't get the image out of my head.
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What's the best part of your job?
I remember working the ER when we got this dude in after a reported "snow sledding accident". He'd fallen off his sled, and a tiny wooden branch was sticking up through the snow. Said branch ripped through his pants, and he got his scrotum caught on in, ripping it open. His testicles were technically "fine", but the ballsack itself was just ripped to shreds. Nasty cuts further back down there as well. I remember cringing hard at the time.
That I still really enjoy it. I look forward to going to work. Mostly because of the feeling when you end your shift and you feel like you've actually done something worthwhile for someone in a bad situation. Doubly so when patients directly express sincere gratitude. And it's really varied, especially in emergency medicine, there's literally no telling what the day might bring. I still get surprised.
Fucking hell. It's always the things you think are relatively safe that fuck you up in the most gruesome ways.
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How do you get certified to be an EMT?
Can't give you an answer that likely applies for where you are in the world. I'm based in Norway. Here, it's two years of the equivalent of "high school", where the first year is very broad/general in terms of training for caregiver professions, and the second year is specifically aimed at educating EMT's. After that, you need to do two years as a trainee, before you can go for a final examination to get your title. There's other ways to go about it too, but that's the shortest way of going about getting certified.
Medicfag here. Look at any of your local community colleges. They usually have classes. Don't expect to go driving around "saving lives" though. I worked commercial EMS for years. Mostly what you'll be doing is non-emergent transports, ie taking grandma from the hospital back to the nursing home or shucking someone to dialysis. Only get your emt or medic cert if you plan on trying to get on an FD.
This. If you're considering working in prehospital services, you need to realise that "blood and gore" is not everyday stuff. There tends to be more real emergency calls in bigger cities, but generally, a big, big part of the job are regular transports with no or little need for emergency/intensive care. I've seen my share of new people coming in, acting like cowboys and saying that those sort of transport calls are not worth their time, and not worth applying yourself to. If that's how you feel, then the job is not for you.
What's the worst part?
For me, badly injured or severely ill children. I sleep well at night despite having seen plenty of awful things, but I'll never get used to bad shit involving kids.
ever thought of losing weight?
Not me in the picture. But yes, I've started to grow a bit of a beer belly. I've grown a beard too though, which I tell myself helps, so I don't have to actually put any effort into getting unfat again. New years resolution, I guess.
Wouldn't happen to be from Albany would you?
Nope, Norway. Never set foot in the US, but I've always wanted to.
Cool. If you get the chance to visit, avoid NYC. Very overrated. See Boston instead. Easier to navigate, smaller, better history.
If I ever get to it, I was actually thinking about renting a cool car and do a cross country drive along the 66 with the wife or something.
How do you cope when badly injured children? Can you comfort them?
I work with children myself and sad or injured children are the worst. I hate seeing children hurt.
I think this is pretty universal. As for comforting them, I think it varies a little from child to child, but for the most part, the youngest ones aren't mentally developed enough to be able to cope too well with traumatic things like an adult would, so it's something I always find super difficult. I usually, if it's possible in the given situation, try to initially distract them a bit from what's happening. That said, don't try to bullshit children. You think you'll pull it off, but way too often, they'll check you on it. Goes for patients with dementia as well.
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