Posts Categorized: Medic School
I’m finally there.
I was furiously scribbling down notes and reaching for another Epi when something caught my eye. It looked like our patient with the previously dead eyes was now attempting to chew on his tube. Others noticed it too. Three of us simultaneously reached towards pulse points on the patient.
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New Addition to the Blogroll
Please welcome Hybrid Medic to the Blogroll... He's got some great experience as both as a Paramedic and Firefighter in a major metropolitan city and I've really enjoyed the posts that he's put up. He's been one of the people that I've gone to with …
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New Digs
I'm back :)
I'm sorry that I've been so quiet lately... I truly believe I just needed a little Medic School cool off period.
I'm all good now.
You might have noticed that I've moved over to the JEMS Fire/EMS blog network, and I'm in some fantast…
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How do you know…
How do you know you have a good preceptor?
When they know that IV's are a sore spot for you and they volunteer their arms. And hands. And wrists.
Meet Kozi. One of the best preceptors to ever walk this planet.
He was my lifeboat of calm in an oce…
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The Short Version.
A little under a year ago about seventy of you stepped forward and offered a gift that even 11 months later I can't wrap my head around. In this economy, in this job field, where so many have such a difficult time getting by, you made it possible for a…
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In other news…
That isn't baby related... (Did I mention how beautiful my niece is? I did? Oh, my bad)
I passed my NREMT practical test.
I celebrated by riding on a truck with a preceptor who can take me from near tears to calm with just a look, and his partner, …
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A new addition…
Guess who's an Auntie for the first time?
THIS GIRL :)
Lil' Peanut
9lbs 14 oz (!)
21 inches long
Congratulations to my Baby Brother and his beautiful wife!
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For the EMS folks :)
This coming Wednesday (July 14) at 7pm EST I'll be a guest on the EMS Office Hours podcast.
Me. Holy cow, ya'll.
I'll be talking with Jim about finishing up with Paramedic school, my experience so far, and my expectations as a new medic.
Feel free…
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RIP
I Can't, age 34, passed away July 6th after a long battle with the soul of a Paramedic Student. I Can't was survived by parents, Self Doubt and Intimidation, and siblings I Tried and Maybe Next Time. She is preceded in death by her best friend, Nev…
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It's 0240-ish…
And I can't sleep.
The one goal I've had in the last five plus years is to be a Paramedic.
Yeah, for some of you out there, I know that doesn't sound like much. Some of you have been working as Medics for longer than I've been in EMS. In some cas…
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Donate Life
I don't know if you had any idea that you were going to die.
I don't know if you got a chance to say your goodbyes. To hug your babies... To squeeze the hand of your spouse. To spend those last moments with the people who meant the most to you. I…
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25
25 days.
1500 hours.
90,000 minutes.
5,400,000 minutes.
More IV's, squad hours, BVM's, ALS team leads, ER hours, tubes and just about everything else than I can wrap my head around.
That being said... I'm game.
I got this.
25 days to go.
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Today... Was one of the hardest days of my life. I've never felt like a bigger failure as a parent.
But knowing that my little Princess will get the help she needs... It more than makes up for it.
SWR, you can do this.
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Hallelujah for the Second Chance.
The biggest influences in your life are sitting next to you.
Sometimes, literally. Sometimes figuratively.
As my second attempt at Medic school comes to a close, I've up until VERY recently found myself excited beyond believe, but at the same time, a…
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Randomness.
I can't sleep. Indulge me.
IF you find yourself in Medic or Nursing school... And IF you find yourself serving time enjoying clinicals on the labor and delivery floor of your favorite hospital....
Remember the importance of those those three letters…
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Holy Crap.
No pun intended. Or pun intended, at this point I'm not even sure. My apologies, for the 4th time in four weeks I've found myself hiding in the basement because of a tornado watch/warning.
That being said... HOLY CRAP! I was tagged in a meme b…
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Happy Father's Day
To the only man who has ever been a true Father to me.
To the man who gave me advice about guys and was the first one to put an arm around my shoulder when things didn't go as I had hoped. To the man who protected me from my Mom when I pulled her car …
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Viva la heart!
I've always known that there was this hunk of muscle about the size of my fist in my chest. I knew it pumped blood through my entire body, and that as long as it kept beating at a somewhat regular pace, say about 80 beats per minute, that that was a go…
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I know.
I know I haven't written anything worth reading in just about forever.
Forgive me... I'm doing my best. School and life and everything else is kicking my butt.
That being said, a friend of mine wrote something that if you haven't read, you really n…
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So It Was Like This…
No, this isn't a post about how to explain the damage you did to the ambulance bay to your EMS Director.
That's another post for another day.
Let's just say that Epi has issues when it comes to backing up an ambulance.
ANYWAY...
So... It was like …
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To Whomever…
...Is the Patron Saint of Medic Students....
I know that there must be one.
Dear Patron Saint of Medic Students,
Please... Pretty please... Oh PLEASE give me a live birth tomorrow.
Please let some wonderfully understanding (and medic student friendly…
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Fair Thee Well, April.
Peace, April.
Bring on May.
Two months to go. Just two months.
The finish line is so close I can taste it. (Don't ask me what it tastes like, you probably wont like the answer.)
Be safe out there, and I promise to put something up worth reading as s…
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How Cool…
How cool is cadaver lab?
Do you know what I got to do today? I was able to run my fingers along the surface of a human heart. I saw the bicuspid and tricuspid valves, I observed a textbook example of LVH, I looked on as my instructor pointed out the…
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Happy Birthday, Baby.
Happy 5th Birthday, Baby Girl.
I'm sorry that I wasn't there for most of it... That being said, I'm doing this for you and your Brother. I hope you both know that, and as soon as I can I'll be back baking cookies and taking you to Build a Bear and fl…
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Ill Equipped.
6/2007
"Are you okay? You look a little pale."
My preceptor was talking directly to me, and I heard him, but I couldn't bring myself to answer. The truth was that I was most definitely NOT okay. I was not okay. But that wasn't something that I …
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