ccparameduck

Ever consider this...? How much time do you have with your patient in metro areas? sometimes not enough to do what needs to be done. Wam Bam Medics. Now for we who are fortunate to have to spend a longer period of time with our patients, we have to have our crap in one pile. This patient is depending on you to know your trade well enough to support them for as long as necessary. I'm a critical care medic in Rural Montana. We service a 4999 square mile county including the Crow Indian Reservation which overlaps into neighboring communities. On average we spend 30-40 minutes in transport but it is not uncommon to spend upwards of 2 hours with a patient bringing them out of the hills when flight is not available (flight comes from a neighboring county and is not always available to us) Kudos to those of you who are well studied in your trade and can perform to the best of your abilities as opposed to Wam Bam. I know our patients are appreciative...even if we never hear from them! Keep up the hard work Rural EMS