akflightmedic

The more I read, the more I equate Flaming = Sockpuppet = Ventmedic

Who carries cigarettes around these days??? People still smoke?

Agreed.

I am heaps beached bro, how about some chips (chups)

Choice Bro!

So true....

You mean there is civilized medicine outside of the US?

But if I'm feeling a bit crooked, I can go and get buggered. How bad of a place could that be?

It is "I am feeling crook mate or Mate, I'm crook" not "crooked"

We have House!

smile a lot and make sure your fly is up and your collar is down.

http://www.jasonclarke.net/general/4-popped-collars/

You mean I will never be this cool???

It's gonna happen...no different than cops who have been filmed for years....maintain professionalism at all times and those citizens recording may save your ass one day...or they may ban you from ever working again depending on whether or not your report your error.

Must be fact then. I stand corrected, was not aware you had so much hearsay at your disposal.

(tongue in cheek sarcasm for those who are sarcasm-illiterate)

Did you even read the article?

Apparently calls for EMS are sent to Grady Hospital for dispatching, so there is no tracking of emergency calls once that happens.When Grady has a serious call, they then transfer the call back to the FD for dispatching of a first responder/fire rescue response.

This seems extremely backwards to me and properly served a legitimate purpose years ago and the process has yet to change.

As far as the EMTALA story, it is true, and as a matter of fact, he later did use it, when they applied for the CON for the cathlab. The other hospital filed the automatic "appeal" to try to stop it, the CEO reminded them of the favor he performed, and they quickly dropped the appeal, so he was right, or you could say his strategy was smart.

One thing I have learned is Flaming has a LOT of "inside" information. Such first hand knowledge of all these under handed deals and who said what and how things came to be....you are THE Top "Secret Squirrel" in my book...

So out of the 1000s of people I have helped in my career is negligible when I make one error? My entire career should be taken from me (license removal) and my family should now suffer the effects of sudden loss of income? And they continue to suffer while I seek a new career, back to school or a lesser paying career (flipping burgers).

One little mistake and it all should be stripped from me and I should then be shifted to the welfare line and become another burden on the taxpayers?

Where is the fairness in that? Sure you can say my mistake harmed the person or even killed them...but when looking at my years in the business and all the good done, you wish to end it all over one error?

Still working it, will advise...

No, as mentioned, Cardiologist said it was his best guess, not mine, and he is not the sue-happy kind, which I do not understand. Anyway, back to the real issue at hand; Am i the only one in this room that sees our practice of hiding the truth from the patient as dangerous ?

From the EMT Code Of Conduct (circa 1978)

The Emergency Medical Technician refuses to participate in unethical procedures, and assumes the responsibility to expose incompetence or unethical conduct of others to the appropriate authority in a proper and professional manner.

Couldn't find the section that says we should lie, coverup, and hide our errors so that we do not get sued.

Fine, so lets talk about the issue at hand...as tangents seem to discredit the source which I am fairly decent at.

Anyways, according to the very quote you shared, the people in question have done exactly that. No where does it say go to the patient and report firsthand your actions; it says to the proper authorities and in a professional manner. Therefore, if you fulfill the requirement and "it gets swept" you have not violated the sacred EMT oath.

P.S. I call BS on your father-in-law which is why I questioned you so. I do believe you reached for an example to try and solidify your position but once holes were poked, you have to shift gears and refocus.

Actually it is called HIPAA...and yes, he can get the chart which is why I asked if the chart had been requested, not if YOU had requested it. This much concern, surely you would ask him to get a copy of his files for informational purposes only since he does not intend to sue.

Sounds like actual diagnostics were/are very limited and as stated, it is all your assumptions thus far, no?

Again, hard to say when you can't read the chart, assuming the truth was documented.

So nothing was ever actually confirmed, these are all assumptions? In addition, has the chart been requested? You can read the chart and see if you think any data was left undocumented, but until then...again you are spewing off with hearsay and your own assumptions.

You are very lucky to have a father in-law (an old one) who supports your gay marriage.

Having been treated myself for stones, I found the procedure described interesting enough to read up some more on my own.

http://ehealthmd.com...-stones-treated

I had no idea they would actually cut into the kidney, I thought it was always sound waves, laser beams or basket removal (which I had)...regardless, the cutting part does not sound very minor to me but meh...I am no kidney specialist.

How do they know it was an air embolus, was it still present? Where was it located? Did they pop the bubble?

I was there...you were not! LOL

Now that Delta has a direct flight from Dubai to Atlanta, it is unlikely I will transit through there again....glad I went the one time I did...it was one of the best times ever in my life. That is sincere...

Pros:

I have met some very interesting people over the years and made some great friends.

Always something for me to debate.

Great time killer.

Cons:

I have met some very interesting people over the years and made some great friends.

Always something for me to debate.

Great time killer.

I spekadah Engrish reel goot

You see an upside down vehicle with a person still inside vehicle, very minimal movement.

No, this was the days before we abused HEMS...we drove a LOT of patients back and forth, many very critical (burns, trauma, medical, you name it). So your "stable" guess is wrong....know much about nipride drips?

Just trying to generate some discussion on the "impossible" or "not allowed ever" thinking which is prevalent in a lot of our new or inexperienced providers.

I agree and so many people are just never exposed to the other side of the coin. This thread has caused me to reflect over the many things I have done in years past which were "out of the box" or completely "unfathomable" to most urbanites. I have had the benefit of working so many systems: city, rural, austere/remote, flight, 3rd service EMS, Fire Rescue....it has all been a huge eye opener and was only made possible by my desire to never become stagnant.

I wanted to share a call from an IFT job many moons ago. I was transporting a cardiac patient from a small hospital to the big city hospital which had the services this patient required. He was on multiple drips, pain free and being monitored. I was with an EMT partner who was driving. In the middle of this transport out in "the sticks" on a not so well traveled 2 lane highway, we came upon an overturned vehicle.

I have a cardiac patient on board and we see a single vehicle roll over. This area is about 35-40 minutes from the closest unit provided it is not already on a call. I do not see another vehicle in sight and radio comms are NOT working. This was also when cell phones were relatively new and too expensive for me to own one. (Probably would not have been good coverage anyways--hard for some of the younger providers to remember/imagine these days)

What would you do?

Sorry Jake..Canadians do not have free roam in Dubai anymore....that whole spat between Emirates Airlines and Air Canada spilled over into the visa entry realm....good old politics.

Have to agree with Asys....when someone's entire life has been spent in preparation for the ultimate reward (death and heaven with their god) my cackles get raised.

I want someone who believes this is the only life and wants to make sure it is protected. If someone believes the best is yet to come and that day will only come when they die, well...they have way more incentive for all the wrong reasons to push the big red button or make total dumb ass decisions based on their own theological perspectives.