Mitchellmvhs
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Quick little background. I work for Doctors Ambulance in OC which is 90% IFT and some 911. I have done a handful of TC’s and other 911 calls, but OC is fire based ems with BLS ambulances and all medics are OCFA with the exception of Placentia I believe. I’ve been an emt for around 7 months now. I haven’t had a 911 call for like 2 months now.
We just cleared a CCT with our Nurse and our on the way back to station today. And it was POURING rain. On the freeway we come across 4 car TC with 1 car completely totaled. My partner’s only a little newer than me. And has only had like 3 911 calls. I have never been first on scene to a call and all my 911’s I’ve been with a really experienced partner who could guide me.
We stop and ask if they need help, 1 pt in the totaled car saying she had back pain, but I think she was just shocked. We’re not even blocking the scene. Just throw our primarys on and hop out, throw on TC gear. My partner is talking to dispatch and my Nurse goes to talk to the lady. I literally just stand there. I feel so stupid. We could literally see fire on the way here and they show up a minute later. All I could think about was, uh should we even do anything fire’s just gonna kick us out and Care is the ambulance provider in this city so we won’t even transport. Fire shows up and my nurse just tells them she has back pain, but is overall okay. And then they tell us to just back up and block the scene so we do and then sit there until they say we’re good and can go.
On my way home I repeat it over and over and in my head how stupid I am. Should I have even bothered to do an assessment and maybe throw a C-collar on her then give fire a quick report when they show up?
I’m supposed to transfer to AMR riverside sometime soon because I really want to be a good EMT and do 911. I think IFT has been making me forget everything. Is it really time to move on? I feel like IFT has started to make me forget how to even be an emt. I just feel stupid like I should have done more but I froze.
I don’t think IFT as a whole is bad and it’s a really important part of the healthcare system, you know get paid where you get paid, but I really don’t feel as satisfied doing it. I don’t feel like I became an EMT to do IFT.
We just cleared a CCT with our Nurse and our on the way back to station today. And it was POURING rain. On the freeway we come across 4 car TC with 1 car completely totaled. My partner’s only a little newer than me. And has only had like 3 911 calls. I have never been first on scene to a call and all my 911’s I’ve been with a really experienced partner who could guide me.
We stop and ask if they need help, 1 pt in the totaled car saying she had back pain, but I think she was just shocked. We’re not even blocking the scene. Just throw our primarys on and hop out, throw on TC gear. My partner is talking to dispatch and my Nurse goes to talk to the lady. I literally just stand there. I feel so stupid. We could literally see fire on the way here and they show up a minute later. All I could think about was, uh should we even do anything fire’s just gonna kick us out and Care is the ambulance provider in this city so we won’t even transport. Fire shows up and my nurse just tells them she has back pain, but is overall okay. And then they tell us to just back up and block the scene so we do and then sit there until they say we’re good and can go.
On my way home I repeat it over and over and in my head how stupid I am. Should I have even bothered to do an assessment and maybe throw a C-collar on her then give fire a quick report when they show up?
I’m supposed to transfer to AMR riverside sometime soon because I really want to be a good EMT and do 911. I think IFT has been making me forget everything. Is it really time to move on? I feel like IFT has started to make me forget how to even be an emt. I just feel stupid like I should have done more but I froze.
I don’t think IFT as a whole is bad and it’s a really important part of the healthcare system, you know get paid where you get paid, but I really don’t feel as satisfied doing it. I don’t feel like I became an EMT to do IFT.