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medickimw.bsky.social
EMT, veteran, ex-nuclear reactor operator & former genetics researcher. A wandering Texan who loves Minnesota, science, brisket, & @SleepyNeutrons. She/her
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Follow some great people! Included are great people new to Bluesky, give them some support. #FF #StarterPack #StarterPacks

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Actually- yes. I very much agree. While I am almost always on the side of “more information/options” the targeted & incomplete nature of Pharma ads do more harm than good in patient/provider relationships. It would be EXTREMELY helpful to have a national database for patients to access easily tho.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

I’ll be there too 💜 See y’all in Philly 😈

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I desperately need ppl to get better at context clues. A white woman named Kylie with Utah curls who screams at people on social media that they aren’t depressed they just need to clean their house to feed their souls? And y’all are SURPRISED she’s a Trump supporter???

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If you’re getting into the protest movement- Welcome. It’s gonna feel a lil strange, maybe even unfriendly at first. It’s not you- it’s us and the lessons we learned about being too comfortable with information during The Uprising.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

I’ll say this as someone who has regular teaching sessions with Gen Z- they are the first generation I’ve seen that dominantly discards the “abstinence” myth & actively seeks more accurate information BEFOREHAND. Your kids know when they’re being lied to.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

One of the people who runs the shower side of the shower pop up my free clothes closet is at, Deeq, needs dental help. He is genuinely one of the best souls I know. He runs the kids' programming, does Somali translation, organizes the food shelf... And he needs community right now. 💕💸

submitted 3 days ago • 12 comments

I have exactly one piece of parenting advice- Do not give a lie to an honest question from your child. You can deliver the truth as gently & kindly as you wish but y’all are sending me almost-adults with no way to navigate very real & serious issues to avoid your own discomfort.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Hugs to my fellow neurodivergents with pattern recognition. Sure, not every pattern leads to a source but EVERY PATTERN ALL AT ONCE IS VERY OVERSTIMULATING.

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The problem with vaccines is we allowed personal freedom exemptions thinking that we could still keep population immunity above 95%. No. Once you let a blatant lie take root the first thing it sprouts is fear. Fear is nursed by exploitation and malice, and bears a poisoned fruit that kills us all.

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

Also- before anyone thinks too highly of me. I went to the store for dog food & cat food. I called @sleepyneutrons.bsky.social after 15 minutes absolutely sobbing bc I couldn’t remember what to get. Then I came home with $250 of groceries. He had a headache from laughing so hard 🥴

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

This is a great skill to learn but I teach it separately to IFAK prep & community medicine. Bc yes, I have had to use a stick and T-shirt to make an improvised tourniquet. My boss used a blood pressure cuff at 3 am on a brachial laceration. All are important but not everyone needs them all 💜

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Another GREAT question! QA: Yes! At protests or in communities I am often the only one with a full kit. Having ppl around with extra supplies is so very welcome! QB: Yes PLEASE. Bc I’ve absolutely been injured while treating & protecting patients.

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

I’m going to make a video showing different IFAKs I have & make but bc of time limits I’ll be posting it to TikTok (@medickimw) 💜 If there are other videos ppl would like please drop suggestions!

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Great Question! It’s both 💜 Nothing goes in the eyes but water and saline- make that your mantra. It’s excellent for wound irrigation and basic cleansing bc remember that protest medicine can range from minor scrapes & abrasions to treat & evac. Saline works for all of it!

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Maybe I wasn’t clear about this. I wanted more egg and no plane crash, not many plane crash and no egg.

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Ask me about the time I had to call a multiple award winning PhD to ask how to unfreeze lidocaine and Naloxone 💀🥴

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

This is so beautiful to watch happen in my lifetime. Not that I want ppl to have to think about stopping traumatic bleeding but that we have managed, against all odds, to help each other 💜

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

MY TIME IS HERE! IFAKs are wonderful bc they are HIGHLY customizable. If you’re not used to carrying a jump bag (pictured below) which is what I carry and fully stocked weighs between 20-40 lbs (shut up water is heavy) then I have great alternatives.

submitted 6 days ago • 8 comments

I’ll say this- Harriet Tubman doesn’t get enough credit for building and operating an underground network and one for humans at that. Building an underground supply network has me wanting to pull my hair out.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment