EMTLife is also a very public forum and can pop up when someone and anyone does a search.
I could probably talk about stuff I see on a daily basis in a hospital that I know would make you cringe. However, the patient and family members must deal with it.
I guess you haven't read regulations in your state concerning patient privacy. It is more than a joke if someone in the public decides to pursue it further. It is also a gross display of unprofessional behavior in public view that you do not have your patient's best interest in mind. Patient care is for adults, both mentality and physically. If one is still stuck at a the level of a very immature 10 y/o, then maybe a health care profession is not for them. Patients deserve better.
This is why I hate the f***ing internet. Nothing ever comes out right.
I was NOT saying to make fun of patients at their expense. I was saying discussing gorey/messed up calls should be kept to the station, if discussed.
It sucks if it comes out in public, but after it happens, and you learn your lesson (and take your reprimand), the only thing you can do is laugh a little on the outside, and regret it inside.
I give up (again, this happened last year on EMTLife as well... something I said came across in the wrong way). I'm going to keep my mouth shut around here, and watch other people say stupid things, and watch other people be Armchair Commandos at their expense.
To be perfectly honest, if everyone else does the same, it would take away most of the high-horses, soap boxes, and associated paraphenalia.
Talking about Paramedicine (especially online) is an awkward situation. Even worse, in the US where there's a lot of EMT-B'S (No offense, I love you guys), who are up to operational status after a short class, young, don't necessarily know how to cope with the stresses of the career, and when they find a forum such as EMTLife, they use it to get stories off of their chest that would normally only come out between medics back at the station where it's safe to talk about it.
... that "lax" attitude then carries to talking at restaurants, parties, and at other places where it might not be so appropriate, and also, the CONTENT of what's talked about.
This forum should either be heavily moderated, or shielded from the public with ZERO tolerance for stepping outside the bounds of what's publicly ethical.
The sheer fact that this forum is searchable scares the sh*t out of me sometimes, considering what is posted here sometimes.
And again, unfortunately, EMTLife goes down to the bottom of my lists of visited websites... (because I myself, have forgotten occasionally that this is a public website, and logging in does and means NOTHING.)
... Woah. Rant much? Hrm. I guess my birthday yesterday didn't go so well, and I've been cooped up in this room for too long today. I'm going to go get some fresh air, but I don't take back any of the above.
If it's not appropriate, the mods should be deleting it immediately, without question. This forum shouldn't be moderated by armchair commandos telling people what's "right" and "wrong". Posts should just dissappear.
