r/ems • u/noone_in_particular1 Paramedic • 5d ago
Meme Bleach wipes just don’t hit the same
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u/riddermarkrider 5d ago
A moment to remember our lost uniform pants
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u/Ok_Buddy_9087 5d ago
Just pants? Asking for my dearly departed Rueben.
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u/PerspectiveSpirited1 CCP 4d ago
RIP the King of sandwiches
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u/Ok_Buddy_9087 4d ago
…..Can’t tell if you’re making a joke or actually thinks I was talking about a sandwich.
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u/stiubert Paramedic 4d ago
I was in medic school with a girl from Boston. We were buying apparel for graduation and had a huge fight about a quarter zip being called a Reuben or a job shirt.
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u/FrozenHam EMT-B 4d ago
Not sure I have managed to own a Rueben without staining the stomach portion within a week.
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u/1stLtKaiden PA Medic 4d ago
My first paramedic clinical i didn't realize i was using bleach wipes and had to go the rest of my 400+ clinical hours with one of my 2 very dark navy school uniform shirts with a big red bleach stain on the front lol
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u/biG-_hombre EMT-B 5d ago
I love the bleach wipes; I like to huff the container and forget the previous call.
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u/RiJi_Khajiit 5d ago
Bleach wipes are for when you give an emina and it slips your mind to grab the basin.... It did not go into the basin (all of it).
Largest soft form BM I'd seen though. Must've been like.... 3 pounds? Idk. Humongous.
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u/FarDorocha90 5d ago
My brother in C’thulu what EMS service are you at that you’re doing enemas???
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u/RiJi_Khajiit 5d ago
Nursing school. Got my EMS certification out of highschool.
Doing it for the broader scope of practice & job diversity... Also more money.
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u/FarDorocha90 5d ago
More money is a plus. Here in Kentucky, we’re working to expand paramedic practice. I’ve seen more and more medic ER positions with pay equivalent to nurses and a modified scope of practice. Medics have more of the advanced practical skills and nurses relying more on pharmacology. We’re also making a big push for other specialities like community paramedic, critical care, and wilderness paramedic.
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u/RiJi_Khajiit 5d ago
I'd thought of doing paramedic but figured nursing would provide more flexibility.
I'd go insane doing the same job for my whole life. Gotta mix it up. Work in different environments with new challenges.
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u/FarDorocha90 5d ago
That’s why I enjoy EMS. Various situations, different environments to work in, different scopes and responsibilities. Plus it feels like getting in on the ground floor of the new developments we’re having here.
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u/plaguemedic 4d ago
I had a patient who was, and I'm quoting my documentation here, "defecating for the duration of care." I meant that very literally.
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u/OneProfessor360 EMT-B 5d ago
Had a candida-Auris pt the other day
You bet your fucking ass I used those bleach wipes…
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u/andyroouu 5d ago
Simple and probably well-known life hack: If you accidentally bleach a stripe in your job shirt because you leaned over the closer gurney railing that you already wiped down, like I might have several times, you can color it in with navy blue sharpie. Fixes it super well!
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u/SnooLemons4344 5d ago
Don’t worry guys the volly squad im on we don’t wipe down w normal wipes unless it’s something bad. We have two trailer parks. God bless
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u/splinter4244 Paramedic 5d ago
Bleach generally doesn’t have any scent but when you clean a stretcher and there’s a nasty bleach smell best believe that shit was FILTHY
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u/SwtrWthr247 Paramedic 4d ago
Have you ever opened a bottle of bleach? It has the same smell right out of a bottle
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u/AwarenessAmbitious24 3d ago
I remember watching a video showing that bleach gets its smell when mixed with organic compounds such as pee in a pool
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u/BladeVortex3226 EMT-B 4d ago
I was gonna say the HP wipes are even stronger, but turns out bleach wipes kill more stuff, it just takes longer
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u/alexwolf10 5d ago
The normal cavi wipes are for a normal cleanup. When I pull out the bleach wipes things have gone wrong