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Because as a Christian......God says it is wrong.The end, enough said.But also as a Christian we all sin and each person will pay for their sins.

Some of these actually sound like our hometown fire and rescue.We have done the woo woo out the window responding to a EMS call once.

I can understand why you didn't want to transport the lady,but I do hope you were nice to her.See my husband used to weigh 740# till 6 months ago and he had gastric bypass surgery.His dr. is 3 hours away and we relied on a bariatric service except one day they sent 2 littles females to transport him.....no wench,no ramps,just these 2 ladies.did i mention how nice they were to my husband and me? Any way they called for our county 911 for back-up and upon arrival one EMT-I told them we will get first responders to come help cause I have a hurt back.I asked her partner what was wrong with her backa nd he said nothing.I say that to say this......Think about what you say on a scene cause family members can over hear as well as the pt and feelings can easily be hurt.I bet you were nice to her ,but you didn't abandon her you called for someone else.Which has happened to us on occasion.

Very well said.And if you don't like to do transports.....well maybe you should seek another place of employment.

As a matter of fact I do care who is right or wrong if these folks may be transporting me or my family one day.I am married to a retired paramedic one of the best in our state.As a professional I would find it very hard to deny health care to someone/any one.What we see as a dumb call or a bs call as some have said[not my words] and you don't transport and that person may actually have an unseen medical problem that could have been found and treatment started sooner if they had gone by EMS. I have been a nurse for 25 years and if EMS came to transport my pt.I would not let them transport if unstable.That person is my patient until they are on the stretcher.If I had seen a change while EMS was enroute I would have had someone call the dispatch and slow them down. That one poster up there must be a college educated EMT-P using all them there fancy purty words.I did not say assume because I know better. I do not have a comment about dialysis pt. because i have never had to care for them. The DNR is supposed to be the patient at all times,there should be enough copies for the HHN and the pt's family each to have one.Hospice knows their pt.,but ER nurses and Docs deal with death and dying pt. almost daily and they can comfort the family.Make sure YOU have a copy before you put the pt. on the stretcher if you do not intend to do CPR enroute.You better believe I would sue you if you did not help my family member,cause you choose to write living upon arrival to facility or however you put it. To me any time you walk away from a pt. and deny them help you are abanding them.I know I am a nurse and did not have to face what you all have.I realize I have misspelled words, but I get excited when I read all this. I do want to say to all of the EMT-B,EMT-P and all others......THANK YOU for all you face on a daily basis.God bless each and every one of you and please stay safe and watch out for each other :wink: