Woody76559

They have one on Discovery health Channel called "Paramedics". It needs new episodes, though.

One thing that sounds kind of redundant, but you'd be surprised at how many of us have below standard documentation skills. Try to defend them in court and I guarantee you'll never document the same way again. The folks I work with know the standards now and they actually take the time to meet them. It also does wonders on the service's reputation when they see good documentation. Did that make sense?

Just wondering if anyone has ever had to fire their former boss/mentor/friend. Happened to me this past week. I'm hoping he doesn't read this board, but if he does, he'll understand how hard it was. He began the service where I'm at. He was the Chief for about 4 years until he volunteered to go overseas as a civilian contractor. When he left, he offered me the job and I took it. When he left, I realized how little he had actually done. We were still only being paid 16 hours of a 24 hour shift and we still had a Lifepak 10. Within three months I had us paid for the whole shift and received a brand new Zoll M-Series monitor/defibrillator. He came back and I let him back on. After that, I regretted it. He told newer employees not to worry about new rules. That I would understand. Also, he refused to fill out narc logs. Couple that with the attitude he gave everyone and it just got uglier. Then he picked up a schedule and never showed up for work. never even called. Last week, the medical director asked me who had been filling out sloppy run sheets. He told me to take care of it or he would have to. So, I had no choice but to fire him. Has this happened to anyone else and if so how did you handle it? It's ripped my heart out.

I'm the lowest of the low on the totem. I'm the Chief of EMS for our paid EMS. Then on our Fire side, I'm the Fire Chief for our all volunteer Fire Department.

Love it when they call me, A Cherokee Indian married to a Hispanic woman, a racist. How far from the truth can they be? But realize one thing about the word "racist". A true "racist" is not one who discriminates against other cultures, but one who promote their own race. The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. proudly proclaimed himself a racist. This term has become twisted around to mean something so much more now than it did originally. Not trying to stir up the beans burnt on the bottom of the pot, but this is just a little FYI.