Recent content by tramachick

It’s not so much the medical intervention. This girl was scared, begging for help, and he treated her like she didn’t matter. So maybe medically there was not much more to do, but as medics we need to treat the pt’s emotions as well. So that girl is alive, but that medic’s actions could leave...

Well, that was one of the more serious incidents, but I think my original message was misunderstood. I don’t have a problem with joking around, I have my own stories. (Just ask me about the tuna lady) I have a problem with medics that seem to forget why they became a medic in the first place...

Maybe not that far as to say lazy medics, but I do agree with you. Not only does the you-call-we-hall mentality protect the pt, it also protects the medics to. I think it’s a great thing to have in place. I don’t think I would feel right not transporting a pt if they felt they needed it.

That I understand, but to give you an idea of one of the situations I was referring to, a few weeks ago I responded on a call of an attempted suicide. It was a 20 year old female who said she took about 20,000 mg of Depakote ER (Valproic Acid). A medic I was with didn’t believe her, and even...

Well, here is my thing, I am a new EMT and one of the first things I have noticed is how a majority of the EMTs, paramedics, and all other medical staff are cynical and seem to forget one of the first things I learned in my EMT class, patients are people. I know that seems like a simple concept...

Well I think it more depends on how the parents felt about taking him. He defiantly needed to go to the hospital, but I wouldn’t want to put the parents in a situation where they felt uncomfortable. I would find out how they felt about it and use that to help make a decision.