mklandrew

I have collected alot of patches for the quilt. But I still have space on the quilt for more. If anyone can send me some thanks in advanced and for those of you that have already sent me a patch or two thanks.

For all the new comers that read this here is the deal with the patches. We here at EMT CITY are collecting patches for a EMS PATCH quilt to be auctioned off and the proceeds from the auction of the patch quilt goes to the shriners. We have been working on this for awhile now but there is still time to get your patchs on the quilt. The admin here will make an annoncement when the auction will be and all the details of it.

Thanks guys for the help.

I'm a NREMT-B from FL. I can get our FL EMT patch, as well as our medic patch (2months away YIPEE), plus I think one of each title for our Tactical Medic Program here as well. Do you need any of these?

Not an only acronym, but a medical condition; HLS HyperLordie Syndrome

Help my son, Lordie, Lordie, Lordie!

Chris, are you telling me you got bad info from dispatch? Unheard of. lol It was true though, he could not walk and maybe he was having phantom weakness and tingling.

I have my trophy, my new nickname, Woody.

Thanks. After I got over the humor of being teased, I realized I had made what could have amounted to a huge mistake. Have come to the realization that to impress someone I need to worry about my pt and not showing off. Glad my lesson wasn't life threatening. 8)

I am a volunteer EMT-B with an ALS Fire Rescue Department. I am normally pretty good at what I do. My last shift was with an EMS Instructor who I was determined to impress. We get to a call around dinner time. an 85 y/o unresponsive, but breathing male. We go in and he has 3 family members there. He is a solid V on the AVPU scale, but not very cooperative. I decide immediately to get a 4 lead before doing vitals. I had surveyed everything, just like I was taught, and even noticed what I will reveal in the end, and applied the electrodes. Turn on the Lifepak, and nothing. I adjust the upper leads that my medic said was loose. I simply cannot figure this out. I finally ask the senior medic (the EMS Instructor) for help. He walks up, and says nonchalantly, "You will have a hard time getting a reading from a prosthetic leg." OMG, it wasn't bad enough that I had looked like an ass to him, but the grandson pipes in with "I saw that, but I thought he was checking for termites."

Well, I was the laughing stock of the receiving ED staff, then the station guys, finally the volunteer dept training group who was at the station waiting. To make matters worse, I am the training coordinator and a First Responder Instructor.

I will be adding my new nickname to my helmet soon, Woody. :? :oops: