Thindian
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My poor attempt at humor was in no way intended to be a serious statement. I have nothing but respect for ER Techs, since most of them do more and know more than I do. It's a tougher job with much less down time. Not to mention you guys get paid more. I've got a buddy on these forums who's an ER Tech, and he recently got a couple bad code brown days in a row so I was just yanking his chain. Didn't mean to offend, I apologize :blush:You need to be careful about putting out information that broad brushes a particular profession and what is required in said profession. Not all ER Techs are CNA's or have job descriptions that require them to clean up after patients. In five years I have had way less contact with the above in the ER than I have had in the field. If your running with a 911 service your seeing and dealing with alot more of the above on a more frequent basis. If your IFT I know what you have to deal with because almost every patient we get from the outside care facilities comes preloaded with a BM or at least the residue of the last BM.
You see as tech its my job to make sure the RN's tow the line and have their patients as tolerable as possible before I preform my duties. This comes with experience and time on the job, does it always work, no and when needed I jump in and get the job done. If poop and pee and all the other fine things that come with this profession are objectionable to a prospective provider then I strongly urge them to find another way to make a living.