Last call of the day is....

[titmouse]

And go! As of now I am off so I got nothing.

 

[TransportJockey]

My last call was tuesday afternoon, possible HHNK

 

[DesertMedic66]

My last call was tuesday afternoon, possible HHNK

How high was the BGL?

 

[COmedic17]

An elderly lady who pushed her life alert because she had a few too many brews and "wanted to see how quick y'all could get here".

 

[titmouse]

An elderly lady who pushed her life alert because she had a few too many brews and "wanted to see how quick y'all could get here".

For real bro? Damn... You see dude people should get a civil citation for abusing 911.

 

[DesertMedic66]

For real broette? Damn... You see dude people should get a civil citation for abusing 911.

Fixed it for you

 

[titmouse]

Fixed it for you

BROette! LOL

 

[COmedic17]

For real bro? Damn... You see dude people should get a civil citation for abusing 911.

A lonely elderly lady? No.

 

[TransportJockey]

How high was the BGL?

Hi. Never got a number. On ours that's over 600

 

[NomadicMedic]

Hi. Never got a number. On ours that's over 600

It always makes me chuckle when the glucometer reads "hi". I always look down at it and say, "well hello there".

 

[TransportJockey]

Lol me too. I always say its a bad thing when my meter gives me a greeting instead of a number

 

[titmouse]

IFT Baker Act due to lack of pediatric facility at originating hospital.

 

[titmouse]

Generalized pain 10/10... 15 minutes later, "hows the pain?", "still 10/10"... Keep in mind speaking full sentences and all. "Hey what makes the pain subside?", "Medication."...

 

[DesertMedic66]

ETOH who is altered wanting me to bypass the closest hospital (2 miles away) and go to one 20 miles away. He wasn't very happy when I flat out told him that's not going to happen

 

[nater]

Last call was a car / motorcycle MVC.

 

[MonkeyArrow]

ETOH who is altered wanting me to bypass the closest hospital (2 miles away) and go to one 20 miles away. He wasn't very happy when I flat out told him that's not going to happen

What is regional policy about choosing hospitals? In GA, one service will take you to any hospital within 50 miles (which is kinda crazy, I think).

 

[NomadicMedic]

Last call for me last night was a vehicle rollover. Driver self extricated with no injuries, passenger unconscious with multiple lower extremity fx.

 

[DesertMedic66]

What is regional policy about choosing hospitals? In GA, one service will take you to any hospital within 50 miles (which is kinda crazy, I think).

As long as the hospital is the closest and the most appropriate is the regional policy. Company policy is usually patient preference but the medic has the overall decision.

A drunk altered patient is going to the closest hospital because that is the hospital that is best suited for them. I am not going to travel 20 miles away into a city we do not cover when there is a perfectly good hospital less than 2 miles away in the current city we are in.

We also have an ambulance diversion protocol where if a hospital is on bed delay and we have a patient who wants to go to that hospital we will either take them to a different hospital or they will sign out AMA.

 

[Tigger]

Wildland fire standby. Cancelled before we left the station, deputies arrived and advised that "the caller confused the moon shining with trees being on fire."

 

[titmouse]

ETOH patient that was extremely vulgar but I managed to pacify him and we had a good transport to the ER.