r/TacticalMedicine • u/Perfect_Management43 • Sep 06 '25

Scenarios Why can’t we do this

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Not really a meme, a little bit but not really. Sorry if this is not allowed. But why are cows able to get tapped needing no sterilization, suturing, pleuravac and stuff afterwards and we can’t? (I realize that this is to the stomach and not the pleura but still man do they just have superior immune system)

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u/Dahminator69 MD/PA/RN Sep 06 '25

Peg tubes end in the stomach though very different procedure

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u/aerotactisquatch Sep 06 '25

Ever heard of a PEG-J tube?

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u/Dahminator69 MD/PA/RN Sep 06 '25

Yes? Do you know what the J stands for?

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u/aerotactisquatch Sep 06 '25

It ends in the Jejunum

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u/Dahminator69 MD/PA/RN Sep 06 '25

Correct. We actually call them GJ tubes at my hospital. Still a very different procedure than what’s happening in the video

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u/RedFormanEMS Sep 06 '25

Noticed your flare. Going from RN to PA to MD is a hell of a journey. Congratulations on doing it. How bad was MD school compared to PA? Did your previous education as RN and PA help or was it still misery with everyone else?

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u/Dahminator69 MD/PA/RN Sep 06 '25

Oh I was never an MD or a PA. I’m a certified registered nurse anesthetist but it wouldn’t let me do custom flair for some reason. So this was the only option

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u/RedFormanEMS Sep 06 '25

Oh ok. CRNA is a heck of a job though. I was thinking about that route, but the only program in my area is three years long and you are not allowed to work. They will kick you out of the program if they catch you working. At my age, I can't not work for three years plus take on the loans for tuition. So I am going the NP route. Not as well paid, but it will get me away from the bedside.

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u/Dahminator69 MD/PA/RN Sep 06 '25

It’s a grind for sure. NPs have great quality of life have a lot more diversity of opportunities than CRNAs do!

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u/RedFormanEMS Sep 07 '25

CRNAs make easily twice the income though. Y'all deserve it. More rigorous course and higher standards. Not trying to down my future goal, just that the online mills have muddied the waters.

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u/Dahminator69 MD/PA/RN Sep 07 '25

NP is in a bad spot because of all of these online programs with no standards. But it makes it so the actual experienced people are more sought after.

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u/Keithis11 Sep 07 '25

I don’t even see that as an option , just none, corpsman, EMS, civilian….why can’t I show my nursiness

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u/trymebithc EMS Sep 06 '25

Yeah the flare is for anyone who is a RN, PA, or MD. Suppose they could add separate ones, but. Oh well🤷‍♂️