Mediclcems

WOO HOO! I'm on top of AK! Just where I wanted to be!

Paramedics (male) who stay in the er and hit on every nurse in sight, stating "she wants me" on the way back to the truck. :roll: Medics who refuse to educate their partner when a question is asked for educational purposes.

We have a newbie who put lights on his POV saying that he was also a fire volley...but he's not. Same person wears his uniform to go the mall. (Which is not allowed) WTF!

My turn!

I almost forgot..... 3) all patients who smell bad are BLS....(I actually had one of these pushed on me even though call was ALS...that person is no longer here)

I'm too scared to watch! I can just hear my husband now..."so that's how it is at work huh." Anyone have a bat I can borrow so when he says it I can beat some sense into him?

I agree with all of the above. Definately want to see the monitor. BGL. Does patient have nystagmus? ALS all the way, if for nothing more than to CYA.

That's great! Let's not forget: 1) Telling EMT that your just my driver. 2) Won't let anyone touch the radio because they like the sound of their own voice. I'll think of more later.

LMFAO!!!!! That was great! GRAVITY SUCKS!

Fruit must be placed strategically! TPBM does the vertical mambo in airplane lavatories.....

Acceptable scene time varies for each patient.... Some take less time to assess that others. Severity of condition and time to hospital should also be considered. If the hospital is 2 minutes away, it would take me longer to put on the CPAP than to get to the hospital where respiratory is waiting for us...unless the patient needs a tube NOW, I'd be hauling butt. I have partners who load and go and partners who stay and play. Guess everyone has a differing opinion.

Should I call you Spanky????????

Everyone makes a good point. I have elderly patients who tell me they don't have enough money for food and meds, so they have to choose which is more important. Then I have welfare recepients who have more gold jewlery and a nicer car than i do handing me a medicaid card demanding transport by ambulance for a cough because they think they will get seen faster. (I love taking them to triage) That's what makes me mad. The goverment treats our elderly and vets like crap but give the illegals and welfare cases everything. I'm sorry they can't keep their legs closed and have 10 kids. Can you say manditory sterilization!

Ok I'm ready to get beat up Dust and Rid.....I disagree with your on scene time.....Time is muscle and all that......We can sit on scene all day and try to figure out what is wrong with a patient, but when it comes down to it, the patient needs a hospital with a physician.....Not a medic who wants to try to diagnose without the equipment to do it...ie CT, MRI, Cath Lab..... Get an airway....get an IV.....get a 12 lead....and BGL(if needed)...and DRIVE.....(12 lead and BGL can be done in route) Take a ff rider along if needed......I don't want anyone treating my mother who will sit on scene for 30 minutes when she's having an MI......And how long did you say it took to get to the hospital?????? But I'm just a pathetic EMT-B with no knowledge....but I do have common sense Let the beatings begin

Av- I am also in EMS and my husband is not to fond of my job either. He hates the hours we have to work, we are on 24s. He doesn't like that I sleep in the same room with as many as 10 other men (who belch and fart and snore all night, what a turn on). And he's jealous of some of my co-workers. I have tried to have discussions with him about all of these things but he WON"T LISTEN. Listen to your wife. Try to get to know some of the people she works with and watch them interact and join in. See if her department has a ride along program and go with her one day to see what she does. I have tried to draw my man into the fold but he resists and refuses to even try. He doesn't support me one iota. And that is what is tearing us apart. I turn to my co-workers for emotional support I should get at home. IF your marriage was strong and healthly before EMS, it can be strong and healthly and survive EMS. Communication is always best...silence can kill. Contact me if you want to chat more. Good luck sweets.

Hey Fire...it's ok to be mad/sad/frustrated. That's one of the side effects of EMS. Calls with kids that are hurt or dead are the worst. That is a call you will never forget, but you will get over...promise...Her pathetic parent gets to live with the fact that she murdered her child. I'd love to tell you that you'll never have a call like that again, but we both know that you will someday. Maybe a worse one. And that's going to take over the slot of 'worst call I've ever had'. I remember calls from 4-5 years ago because they just stick in my head. I like to think those calls have made me a better medic and person. Not to get all religious on you, but God will never give you more than you can handle. Stay strong, stay safe.

Be safe Dust...We will all miss you and pray for your safe return. Many thanks for keeping our freedom intact. Robyn

I'm with you Itk!!!!! I'm thinking easy button for intubation of difficult anterior, way anterior vomit filled airway.

Terri is the Twisted Tourist.... But I am THE RECKLESS TOURIST!! :twisted:

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Hi Dan. That sounds like fun, but alas, I am a lowly EMT-B. However, you might want to contact our Cheif and see what he can do. I'm In Fort Myers Florida. Not a major city, but a busy place anyway. Our web site is LEE-EMS.COM. Have a look and drop a line. Robin

I don't know if the clot was in the eye, but seeing an opthomologist might be a good idea. Neurology can't help her vision, just her brain.

One t shirt says it all....... "Paramedics save lives, EMTs save paramedics" My partner and I ran on a diabetic who responded nicely to the D50... Then he became diaphoretic and lethargic.....I slapped the monitor on and he was at a rate of 30.....My partner gave me an atta girl and we transported patient as a cardiac alert.