IS ANY ONE ELSE OUT THERE CALLED AN AMBULANCE DRIVER

[ffemt819]

This week I was called Ambulance driver 6 times. I have heard it time and time again for the last ten years. What I was wondering is how people handle it. I have even heard RN call me that and I correct them I am a medically trained paramedic but still i am called an ambulance driver

IN the words of Rodney Dangerfield "Can't I get no respect"

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[ffemt819]

Thanks medibrat

It just gets fustrating after a while. Especially when the RN came into the Pt room I was to transfer to an ED and flipped out that I started ALS on a PT with sob in the pt room. She stated " All I wanted you to do is bring him to the Hospital you don't need to do all that" I continued what i was doing in a professional manner but she sure got me hot under collar

[Cookie]

One of the nurses at a local hospital called one of the paramedics an ambulance driver and he promptly come back with referring her to a aide. :evil2:

Needless to say she never referred to any of the crews as an ambulance driver ever again. :laughing3:

[Guest Beegers]

I joke around all the time that I'm off to work to 'play ambulance driver'.

I just roll with it.

[itku2er]

WELL I AM AN AMBULANCE DRIVER...... :blob3: HE HE HE

JUST GO WITH FLOW AND SMILE ..WILL MAKE THEM WONDER WHAT YOU ARE UP TOO :D/

[MEDICdude9]

The best medicine is high flow deisel

[nufdhappyjack]

I know what it is like to be called an ambulance. Ive been work as an emt for the past four years now. I guess people dont understant that we do more than drive an ambulance. At least that is what iI gather here in Pa

[IanJ]

For sometime thats all EMTs really did. I blame the lack of publicity out there about EMTs. No one knows what we actually do.

[ABEMT]

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i love the comics of steve berry http://www.iamnotanambulancedriver.com

he is hilarious.