Pros and Cons of EMTCity

[ERDoc]

What in the bloody hell are you talking about we don't talk funny; I tell you its you blokes who have the nunngered vocabulary

Although this one time in rural New York ....

Me: Yeah this is Tom, wicked allergic to bee stings, stung twice, reckons no SOB but his chest sounds a bit buggered, wheezy, doesn't seem crook like cardiovascular, bit perkier on some salbutamol, you blokes got adrenaline eh like if he goes to poo?

Upstate rural New York volunteer EMT: <blank state like he's being beamed up by aliens> .... what?

Dramitisation - may not have happened

I don't care if it may not have happened. It is friggin' awesome. I can't wait to make my way down south some time.

PS-Glad I was never an upstate rural volunteer. Those guys have got nothing on us buggered Long Island vollies.

[Asysin2leads]

Pros:

Professional, objective discussion about prehospital care without the usual jingoism bullshit.

Cons:

Not always being the smartest guy in the room.

Actually being proven to be wrong. Or so I've heard.

When you come in and talk amongst your friends and colleagues, a beer does not pop out of your computer and put on ErDoc's tab.

[HERBIE1]

Pros:

Some of the smartest EMS providers I've ever dealt with.

Learning there's more than one way to skin a cat

Damn funny people, many of whom have the same sick sense of humor as I do

Learning how folks across the pond- and all across the planet- do this job

Cons:

Frustrated at times when I realize how ancient our EMS system is compared to elsewhere

Scared when I realize how much didactic stuff I've forgotten over the years

Wishing I had the time and cash to pay a visit to many of the folks I deal with here

[ERDoc]

When you come in and talk amongst your friends and colleagues, a beer does not pop out of your computer and put on ErDoc's tab.

I sent you my credit card number, SSN and mother's maiden name. Do you need me to send them to you again?

[paramedicmike]

When you come in and talk amongst your friends and colleagues, a beer does not pop out of your computer and put on ErDoc's tab.

Your computer must be broken then.

[island emt]

Pro's: A site owner thats not afraid to let the conversations flow

A great place to blow off steam,

Meet fellow providers from all places of the world

Interaction with some really bright minds in the business .

Meeting some really smart youngsters , who might be caring for me in my old age { like next year] :=}

Cons: Whacker wannnabe's and poser's

[Chief1C]

Lawn Guy Lin... Pffttttt... $1.3M tiki bar in the station.. We can't even have a fricken pop machine.

[ERDoc]

That's the volley FDs with the mansion fire halls (the tiki bar does exist). The VACs still do pretty well though.

[WelshMedic]

Welsh, don't be surprised if I come and take you up on the offer...

Oh, you are more than welcome! You wouldn't be the first, either..

[scott33]

Pros

• Lots of experience
  
• People willing to contribute many hours of discussion
  
• Solid underlying sense of humour
  
• Fair moderation
  
• Multinational
  
• Rob was a great asset
  

Cons:

• Doesn't seem to be as many daily posts as in the past (even that other forum is more active)
  
• Point has already been made - people refusing to believe they could ever be wrong
  
• People making outlandish claims on clinical matters, but failing to provide relevant citation.
  
• 'The Golden Hour', '15L via NRB', boarded and collared', 'code 3' 'POV lights'...etc
  
• The belief that ones own EMS system sets the standard by which all others are judged. There is a whole world of EMS out there - quite possibly more advanced and progressive than the majority of us have experienced.
  
• Lawsuits
  
• People who try to bring religion into a discussion in an attempt to strengthen their argument
  

That's the volley FDs with the mansion fire halls (the tiki bar does exist).

cough* Coram? cough*

Edited October 29, 2011 by scott33