But i’m running a 10-minute station this week where students practice lateral recumbency with a rolled towel and a lick mat, focusing on counting breaths and resetting every 30 seconds. If you’ve got a simple coaching cue or drill that helps them find safe hand placement without gripping, I’d love to fold it into Tuesday’s lab.
Had a ‘bat in the bedroom’ call last night — sliding a towel under the door to seal gaps settles the room and buys me time to set one exit; if there’s any bite risk I switch to full PPE and capture for testing. > their values and skills. Read more here Thank you for keeping up with this week’s updates. I hope you find these discussions Agree — the empathy piece matters; I have the caller hold the towel so they’re involved instead of panicking.
Had a raccoon wedged behind the spirals in a vending machine — looked like a furry snack thief — and we got him out with a moving blanket and a flat pry bar to ease the plexi, @d_wilson90. If you hit one of these, ask for the machine key first and kill the power; worst case, a borescope or phone-on-a-stick helps confirm where the paws are before you pry.
Had a fox jammed in a wrought-iron fence; a swipe of KY jelly along the bars let him slide out without cutting. > slip leash can coax it out, @Guide. Same idea — lubricate or guide, but keep it away from eyes; if there’s swelling or skin tears I switch to cutting the material instead — anyone else carry a travel-size in the kit?
, those “posted in real-time” listings vanish fast — what helped me was keeping one PDF ready (CPR, DANB/X-ray, Hep B) plus a 60‑sec Loom clip showing my surgical tray setup; that’s how I landed a small remote chart-auditing/education gig last month. If you’ve got surgical experience, put “extractions/implants + sterile setup” in the first line so ATS catches it, then apply within 24 hours. I’ve had the best luck on DentalPost (https://www.dentalpost.net), but I still apply on the practice’s own site as a backup.
I got quicker replies for remote dental ed by attaching a one-page micro‑portfolio: three de‑identified radiograph critiques plus a sample grading rubric in one PDF. Subject line: ‘RDA + surgical assisting + Canvas/Brightspace ready’ helped, but double‑check you’ve scrubbed all PHI before sharing. Think of it like laying out your tray — make it obvious what you can do at a glance.
Quick cue that avoids the death‑grip: “palms park, fingers float” — palms rest on bony landmarks, fingertips slightly lifted so they physically can’t clamp. With your towel + lick mat, have students count 5 breaths then do a 30‑sec reset; if they feel pressure lines, slip in a rolled‑gauze wrist spacer to retrain touch (, clamping drives me nuts). If they start grabbing to chase balance, flatten the towel or swap for a thinner one; nice primer: https://fearfreehappyhomes.com/handling-cats-what-you-need-to-know/.