SwansonJohn99
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I'm an EMT student in Wisconsin and in class we talked about talking with patients. It wasn't a long discussion but the Instructor emphasized that we should always call someone Mr./Mrs. Smith, Sir, Ma'am etc. My question is, and it didn't occur to me until later, What about when the patient is my age (20) or around there? Do I still call them sir/ma'am or can I talk to them I I would to someone my own age, more casually i.e. "Man, etc." We discussed pediatrics, as I recall, first name, talk soft, carry teddy bears on the rigs but not people our own age. Thoughts?