paccookie

paccookie

EMS, ortho/post-op

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About paccookie

paccookie specializes in EMS, ortho/post-op.


Married mother of 2, very full time paramedic

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  1. New grad jobs in Atlanta area??!!

    Grady is a great hospital. It's old, it's kinda dirty and yes, the vast majority of the patients are indigent care. But where else can you find the variety of illnesses and injuries that you see at Grady? If you work at Grady, you're going to lear...
  2. Questions about Macon

    I live in Warner Robins, work full time in Warner Robins and part time in Atlanta. Given the choice of working in Macon or Atlanta, I chose Atlanta. If you are looking for a good place to move in middle GA, take a look at Houston County. The schoo...
  3. Most common overdose drug of choice?

    Tylenol PM. Usually people don't realize how dangerous all that Tylenol is and they end up destroying their livers when they say they "just wanted to sleep..." I picked up one girl who took a bottle of 50 Tylenol PM. On scene she was responsive bu...
  4. This is the way Grady in Atlanta does it and it works really well. Every patient that isn't critical goes through triage. Some are sent to the medical side, some to the trauma side and many to the waiting room. It's simple and effective. We call ...
  5. Please remember that medics are governed by medical control. To by pass a hospital, we must ask permission from med control...even if we think that it's a given that the level I trauma center is needed. Sometimes docs say "bring them here" when the...
  6. EMS report is considered a courtesy, not a requirement. That said, I've only brought one patient in without a report and that was because the ED's EMS radio was on the wrong channel. Believe me when I say that EMS crews do not enjoy bringing their ...
  7. Looking for honest advice Paramedic to CRNA

    NurseKitten - I won't tell you how many times I've gotten in trouble for this sort of thing! LOL I agree about your clinical experience. It makes all the difference in the world. My EMT clinicals were a joke, but paramedic clinicals more than ma...
  8. Looking for honest advice Paramedic to CRNA

    So in 8 months you can go from being Joe Blow off the street to being a paramedic??? Wow. That's amazing. And not a good idea. I'm not a big advocate of taking short cuts like this. Paramedic school is tough, even if you have a science backgroun...
  9. Looking for honest advice Paramedic to CRNA

    2.90 may not be "good enough" for the accelerated program, but you can work on the additional core classes you need to bring up your GPA. Most nursing programs have about 30 hours of core classes even for an ADN. If your GPA comes up, you may quali...
  10. Looking for honest advice Paramedic to CRNA

    Hi Steve, First of all, why do you want to become a paramedic? Are you planning to work as a medic or use it as a stepping stone to CRNA? If you're not planning to work as a medic, I would highly recommend skipping the whole EMT and medic route an...
  11. macon state rn-bsn

    Macon is not a bad place to live. Plenty to do, close to Atlanta. For apartments, I would highly recommend looking downtown. There are always lots of 1 bedrooms for rent in the historic district and the price is no higher than any other apartment ...
  12. best drug cards for clinical?

    The best ones are the ones you make yourself, because you will remember the info better. I carry a drug guide to clinicals. Seems to be the easiest options (plus it's required...LOL).
  13. OB clinicals for males

    We just finished OB clinicals for paramedic school. There was a group of 9 of us... 2 girls and 7 guys. The instructor always paired the girls with a guy and just introduced us to the patients as paramedic students and asked if it was ok that we we...
  14. Paramedic before finishing nursing school?

    I'm in the middle of paramedic school right now. I would ask why you're considering quitting and why you went to medic school in the first place. What are your goals and plans for the future? Are you already an EMT or are you in a fast track type ...
  15. Migraines....Anyone else have 'em?

    Hi there, I've been on Topamax since October and it has completely changed my world. Before, I was having migraines at least twice a week. I was exhausted all the time and spent a lot of time lying on the couch with a headache. I was also working ...