MedicPrincess
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I got to work with my absolute favorite Medic these last 24 hours. I was so happy when I looked at the schedule and he had signed up for the last 24. He is also a the Clinical Coordinator for 2 different Paramedic programs. He often times has students sign up to do ride times with him so they can try and impress him with how much they've learned. We had one today.
We responded an unconscious patient. There was the 3 of us plus ALS Fire on scene, and a very small area to be in. So I kind of hung back in the doorway with the stretcher and let my Medic-for-the-day and the student work. He asked me to head out to the truck and start setting up for intubation while they brought the patient out.
In the truck, while I got stuff together and set up, the student, my medic, and one of the fire medics went to work getting their stuff done. I look over at the lead placements on the 12 lead the student was doing, and it was like nothing I have ever been taught.
She had Leads 1 and 2 on the left side of the chest just above the nipple. Lead 3 and 5 were where leads 1 and 2 would normally go. And lead 6 was where lead 3 normally goes. Lead 4 was in the right spot. So thinking she knew a different way (and me with SOOOO much to still learn) I wonder out loud if that is a new way of doing 12 leads. And turned back to getting the suction ready to go.
This girl, reached over and rubbed the blue EMT on my State of Florida patch and said, "Shouldn't you be getting ready to go drive?"
You probably could have heard a pin drop in the back. While my BP rose about about 300 systolic, my very calm but visably upset medic tells her to sit "right there," which was at the end of the bench seat by the back door, and watch him, dont touch the patient - just watch - until we are complete with the call.
So he gets him intubated, tells me hes ready and we can respond to the hospital. When we get there, I open the back doors, she steps out says sorry and gets into our shift commanders truck, and off she went. Home, I presume. Didn't ask, he didn't say anything other than that kind of thing won't happen again with one of his students.
We responded an unconscious patient. There was the 3 of us plus ALS Fire on scene, and a very small area to be in. So I kind of hung back in the doorway with the stretcher and let my Medic-for-the-day and the student work. He asked me to head out to the truck and start setting up for intubation while they brought the patient out.
In the truck, while I got stuff together and set up, the student, my medic, and one of the fire medics went to work getting their stuff done. I look over at the lead placements on the 12 lead the student was doing, and it was like nothing I have ever been taught.
She had Leads 1 and 2 on the left side of the chest just above the nipple. Lead 3 and 5 were where leads 1 and 2 would normally go. And lead 6 was where lead 3 normally goes. Lead 4 was in the right spot. So thinking she knew a different way (and me with SOOOO much to still learn) I wonder out loud if that is a new way of doing 12 leads. And turned back to getting the suction ready to go.
This girl, reached over and rubbed the blue EMT on my State of Florida patch and said, "Shouldn't you be getting ready to go drive?"
You probably could have heard a pin drop in the back. While my BP rose about about 300 systolic, my very calm but visably upset medic tells her to sit "right there," which was at the end of the bench seat by the back door, and watch him, dont touch the patient - just watch - until we are complete with the call.
So he gets him intubated, tells me hes ready and we can respond to the hospital. When we get there, I open the back doors, she steps out says sorry and gets into our shift commanders truck, and off she went. Home, I presume. Didn't ask, he didn't say anything other than that kind of thing won't happen again with one of his students.
