parameddan

Let's see... Man carrying a huge yellow cat on his shoulder. Bad Knee. Sick Baby. Real Sick Baby. Man that shit and pissed himself. Crackhead. Dead Heroine addict. Lucky, nearly dead heroine addict. At Mcdonalds with lots of kids around... Another sick baby. Man stuck in the windshield of a car. Angry mob, scarred police, running paramedic... Interesting weekend. Read Full Story

I've calmed considerably. Although an article in the today's NYTimes does lead me back to healthcare reform and lingering anger over why I pay out my ass for insurance and have no control over the cost. I wish I knew the answer but even if I did it would be nearly impossible to act on it because so much of the US economy is tied up in the delivery of over-priced "healthcare." Is it possible that a "sweeping" reform could simply be a smoke screen that shrouds other more important issues? On... Read Full Story

At what point does a paramedic get the power to tell someone to Fuck off? Do you have any idea how much money this would save emergency departments. I am sick of political correctness and the assumption that everyone should get treatment in an "emergency." You want reform. I'll tell you what reform should look like. 911 dispatcher: Medic 20 respond to an unknown medical at 397 bullshit st. apt. 1297. Me: Fuck First Responders: Yea, he's on the 12th floor. No elevator, so you should take your... Read Full Story

The semester is over, finals are being graded and a week of no sleep is in the books. I never thought I could study for a week straight and still maintain my sanity but somehow I did. Just a few semesters to go until I take the mcat and apply to medical school. The closer I get to my goals the more scary they become. Well, I guess the scary part is not succeeding. I'm putting my entire life on the line in order to put all of my damn eggs in one fucking basket. Stupid, yes. Passionate, yes... Read Full Story

I've always been a good student as least I thought I was. I've jumped in a little over my head this semester though and it's been a struggle to get enough air to see where I need to go from here. I'm putting a shit load of pressure on myself and it's really making me very stressed. I've officially bombed a couple of huge test so far and I'm trying to think about this in terms of "leaving myself room to improve." Not only am I learning new material but I'm learning how to learn again and it's... Read Full Story

The history of Christianity is very interesting. Whether or not someone believes in the divine idea of Christ they can't deny the amount of evidence that points to the existence of Jesus of Nazareth the person. The life of Jesus isn't mapped out as well as one would think. As important as Christianity has been to the shaping and developing of the western world it's interesting that very little is known prior to his public ministry or death. It certainly leaves a great deal to faith, or in the... Read Full Story

I think so. Things are going along pretty fast for me right now. I've found that learning to learn again is a challenge to say the least. My priorities have changed drastically but I'm, for some reason, still holding on to some old habits that aren't helpful. I feel that the good should push out the bad; however, in practice that is certainly not the case. I just compound everything together and it feels like 1 + 1 = 4 at times. I try to tell myself that I can put one hundred percent into... Read Full Story

I'm finally working towards my ultimate goal, finally. Whether I land in medical school or a posh phd program where they pay me to learn I will be ecstatic about it! Wait a minute, I forgot one small detail.. I still have to master all of my classes to reach my goal. It's not near enough to make it to school now I must excel and that scares the hell out of me. I'm taking general chemistry one and two in one semester, one class!! That's not all, I'm working 48 hours a week and taking 16 hours... Read Full Story

At the last minute I finagled a way with the help of my schools financial aid department and my gracious father-in-law to attend my first choice college. Wow, so here I sit in the library blogging about what will be an exciting and adventurous two years or so. I plan on learning all I can and being as involved as I can be. I will continue to work full-time on the meat wagon for now but may reevaluate for the next semester. It's exciting but I'm feeling a little out of place. Probably much... Read Full Story

After several several months off from blogging about the day to day silliness of pre-hospital care and my journey to apply to medical school I am ready to return. For some reason I feel the need to write about my journey as well as about the idiots I current encounter. For starters I should update the 2 readers I still have. I've moved from the deep south to New England. That in itself is huge change and one of the reasons I decided to table the blog. I've been "up here" for about 8 months... Read Full Story