Hi EMS family,
Just got my EMT cert, the hospital I want to work at wants me to volly first and get experience before they hire me. I've completed about 70 so far and have frequently bumped heads with the one guy whose tour I usually run on. He has no patience for teaching and no care to even recognize me on the bus with him let alone when we're on calls. There are times when I'm told by him "don't move, don't touch, go stand over there" kind of deal - but I am only able to complete night tours on my volly process and usually complete 95% through him. Some of the other EMTs I've run with allow me to take vitals, start oxygen, question the patient all while they are standing next to me. So, here's my ? - had a call last night, an elderly women fell down in her apartment - the nephew called 911. When we arrived she was sitting on her bed. I went to take her vitals, however I could not feel her pulse and truly could not hear her heartbeat. She was alert and oriented and actually a bit humorous with us. I even passed my scope to the other EMT who also could barely hear her heart beat. At that point, the first EMT said - 'wtf is wrong with you, you shouldn't be doing this. You're no good, go back to school - and get out of my way." All this was said in front of the patients family and the 2nd crew member. I simply moved to the side, asked him to feel and hear her to which he had some difficulty also. We stair-chaired her and drove off to the local hospital. I ended my volly tour early out of intense frustration with him.
In addition, he smokes in the ambualnce ALWAYS and frequently talks about every call we're on in the most negative way (I can't believe that last patient was so friggin' stupid - wtf is their problem - can't they do anything right?) but when we're at the call with the patient he kills them with kindness - "How are you dear? Tell me what's hurting you hon "... How can I work with this guy if I can't even volly with him. I usually have a thick skin, but yesterday - I just cracked. Secondly, should I as a volly speak to a supervisor or not about his routine behavior? As a 3rd on his bus would I be out of place mentioning this to anyone? Or should I just go and observe and continue to feel the uncomfortableness that I currently do?
Any advice from you guys would greatly help me.
~ L
Just got my EMT cert, the hospital I want to work at wants me to volly first and get experience before they hire me. I've completed about 70 so far and have frequently bumped heads with the one guy whose tour I usually run on. He has no patience for teaching and no care to even recognize me on the bus with him let alone when we're on calls. There are times when I'm told by him "don't move, don't touch, go stand over there" kind of deal - but I am only able to complete night tours on my volly process and usually complete 95% through him. Some of the other EMTs I've run with allow me to take vitals, start oxygen, question the patient all while they are standing next to me. So, here's my ? - had a call last night, an elderly women fell down in her apartment - the nephew called 911. When we arrived she was sitting on her bed. I went to take her vitals, however I could not feel her pulse and truly could not hear her heartbeat. She was alert and oriented and actually a bit humorous with us. I even passed my scope to the other EMT who also could barely hear her heart beat. At that point, the first EMT said - 'wtf is wrong with you, you shouldn't be doing this. You're no good, go back to school - and get out of my way." All this was said in front of the patients family and the 2nd crew member. I simply moved to the side, asked him to feel and hear her to which he had some difficulty also. We stair-chaired her and drove off to the local hospital. I ended my volly tour early out of intense frustration with him.
In addition, he smokes in the ambualnce ALWAYS and frequently talks about every call we're on in the most negative way (I can't believe that last patient was so friggin' stupid - wtf is their problem - can't they do anything right?) but when we're at the call with the patient he kills them with kindness - "How are you dear? Tell me what's hurting you hon "... How can I work with this guy if I can't even volly with him. I usually have a thick skin, but yesterday - I just cracked. Secondly, should I as a volly speak to a supervisor or not about his routine behavior? As a 3rd on his bus would I be out of place mentioning this to anyone? Or should I just go and observe and continue to feel the uncomfortableness that I currently do?
Any advice from you guys would greatly help me.
~ L
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