Dispatch: Operations ambulance 33
Us: A33 go ahead ops
Dispatch: A33 head to (facility)
Us: go ahead for the info
Dispatch: 33 for o/a (facility) for (last name) on (unit) going to (er) for the sob pt is stable flow of traffic please, time now (time) ambulance 33
Us: a33 has the Stable...
wow you guys are lucky, @ my full time job we dont have portables unless you work the overnight...i do have one @ the fire department though which just gets clipped to my belt because it is the trucks so after i put the pt in the back it comes off of me.
i have a jump kit in my truck with some basic stuff, gloves, pen light, bandaging, and a few ice packs. i also have 2 c collars behind my rear seats just in case...most of the time when i'm on call i go right to the scene because its easier than going all the way to the station so i carry just...
its THEIR emergency not MY emergency...
I have stopped to render care
but the only way i will do that is if pt's are trapped or somthing
and you dont run into that often @ all just driving down the road.
but almost always my mentality is im not an EMT if im not at work.
(but...
puking on calls
my first call ever as an EMT the pt puked in the truck...the smell of it made me gag but no stomache contents...hope there never is lol...yep just screwed myself on that one :-D
be safe!
We are allowed to use them @ all levels in Massachusetts. However they are to be used as a tool only. If Carbon Monoxcide is suspected we have another "tool" the rad 57 to detect carbon monoxcide levels. this especially comes in handy on fire scenes to detect levels in our department...