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[/font:aa346d058f] Ok, this one didn't happen to me, but it happened to my soon to be boss, butfirst i have to give you a little background on him. you see, Joey (my boss) used to be in the mechanic business, and built and raced racecars, so naturally, when he got in EMS, he started building ambulances. He would buy an ambulance that might be having engine trouble, take the engine out, and rebuild it. well as, I said, joey built race cars, so of course, he figured an ambulance needs to be fast too. Now in lower alabama, joeys old ambulances(before they said he couldnt use them anymore) are a legend, but on with the story. Back when AIDS just came out, of course not many people knew about it and everyone was scared as hell when anyone mentioned it. One day, joey gets a call for transport of a bad off AIDS patient down to some hospital in Florida, and is told to run Code 3, so of course, not really wanting them in his truck anyway, he starts hauling ass down the interstate. now 30-40 miles into Florida, he notices a FHP car running lights and sirens behind him...an another.. and another.... until finally, 6 FHP cars and a helicopter later, joey decides to pull over. so, patrol officer comes up to the drivers side window and asks joey "why in the hell are you doing 135 mph down MY interstate in an ambulance. Joey, nonchalantly, tells him that he has a bad off AIDS patient, and that he was told to get them to the hospital as quick as possible. THe cop looks at him, so joey goes to get out, telling him that he'll prove it and open up the back, the officers eyes widen and then toells Joey" If anyone steps out of that ambulance, I'll shoot'em dead Gddmit!, now get the hell out of her, and don't be slow about it!"

alright, this ones of me working in the ER. one night, working been slow, and im grumpy as hell, since i got a double double clinical the next day (EMT clinical at the same ER lol) standing at nurses station when registration comes in and says they need help, someones bleeding. me of course , grab some bulkies and run out to a lady ballin holding a bloody towel on her hand, I ask what happened and she, half laughs half cries, "The donkey bit my thumb off" I try not to laugh and bring her back, an put a dressing on it, since the hand doc happend to be their seein another pt. i reassure her, and go get him. sure enuff, thumb amputated below the knuckle. doc asks where the rest is, and again, she half laughs, half cries and states that the donkey ate it. he begins barkin orders at me tellin me all he needs, instead of the nurse, so i go grab all of it asn come back. i clean it the help him sew the stump up. after he's done, he tells her that he can do a coupe of surgeries and elongate the thumb so she can use it again. he then tells me what to do to it for care and leaves. i reassure her again, and while cleaning and bandaging the thumb, talk to her and make her at ease, and by the time she leaves, shes laughing and smiling, and gives me a bit hug. fast forward two weeks. walk in the ER and find a big basket of Reese's products (somehow she found out my favorite) with a 1/5 of crown royal hidden at the bottom (favorite drink) , and a note saying how much she appreciated me, and how i had made her week. she went on to tell me what gret bedside manner i had, and how i would make a great doc someday when i went to med school.

[/font:ca2a0516ba] This ones not on me but a ER doc, transported pt. for weaknessl.so ER doc comes in (to give u a pic we call him surfer boy) and begins assessing for possible stroke, know this gentleman is in his mid 70s, and just a good old boy who'd had some hard times, he had had his left leg amputated earlier in life in a agro combine accident(this is Alabama) but had a prosthetic. pretty nice guy too. Doc gts on through his assessment and asks the guy to "push the gas pedal with both feet". of course right lg pushes but the left don't. tells him again same thing. doc asks him if his leg was numb, because his foot felt cold. guy doesn't miss a beat and says that the leg had been numb for over 40 years. doc gets a puzzled look on his face, sees me tryin not to laugh and asks what waas so funny. i of course don't say anything and the guy says" doc, could thid be the problem, and takes the leg off! thought i was going to code the doc. lol, from now on, whenever i see ole surfer boy, i tell him my legs numb, could he check it

100% Dixie. Is General Lee your grandfather?! Yup, i figured i'd tell ya'll itha it might be from alabama, we do stuff like turn the sirens on when our football team makes a goal, or sometimes see who has the fastest ambulance in the county. Plus, where else would you hear of a bunch of firefighters gettin drunk, stealing the firetruck(beer still in tow) and riding around the town and dirt roads spraying the deck gun with the sirens blaring (12 midnite mind you) I love the SOUTH!!!