Questions You Don't Ask Medical Personnel...

"whats the worst thing you've ever seen?"

(as you are finishing up)"what happened to him/her?"
 
"hey, ambulance driver how do i get to...."
 
Man down, not dispatched, just a flailing crowd ran to get me from coffee shop Got around the corner and saw the patient.

Checked for a pulse and I hear from man in crowd behind me

"Aren't you going to do something?"

Me thinking "No.. Just gonna see if he gets better himself"
 
I always hated, "How old are you? You look awfully young to be doing this"

I never knew what to say.
 
mikie said:
I always hated, "How old are you? You look awfully young to be doing this"

I never knew what to say.
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"Well, they just let me out of kindergarten last week...(Start singing the ABCs at this point)
 
In the back of the ambulance:

"Do you know how to operate this machine?" "YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO OPERATE THIS MACHINE."

And I think the pt was referring to...well, I'm not sure. Maybe driving the ambulance-machine, which I was not doing.

EDIT: Punct.
 
Not really a question, but more a statement. I hate when people that have no clue about laws and what not, come up and tell me: "Hey, you have to respond not matter what, not that you are an EMT."

I used to explain it..but I gave up. Lol, I just say I am off duty, and never wear EMS clothing.
 
"Did someone call 911"


I'll admit, I have done this more times then I can count
 
mikie said:
I always hated, "How old are you? You look awfully young to be doing this"

I never knew what to say.
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How about: "Are you a trainee?"

Me: "No"

"How long have you benn doing this then."

Me: " Oh, for a while now........"

:rolleyes:
 
The one I WISH they wouldn't ask:

A neighbor/passerby: "Is he going to be OK?" "Is everything OK?" "What's going on?"

Genius--- we aren't the Publisher's Clearinghouse Prize Patrol... when we show up, someone is usually NOT having a good day. And thanks to HIPAA, and you know, the rest of the PRIVACY laws... I can't tell you anything... so leave me alone and let me deal with the lady who's constipated because the doc gave her a script for Morphine and didn't put her on Colace at the same time.

/Rant OFF
 
mikie said:
I always hated, "How old are you? You look awfully young to be doing this"

I never knew what to say.
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I hate comments about age! Ugh!
 
"Is it Broken?"

To which I always say the same thing "I don't have an x-ray with me, but once you get to the hospital they'll be able to tell you."

On ski patrol, we get that 10 times a day, and its always the people with about a two inch deformity on their wrist.
 
Bystander or neighbor: Oh my God, What happened?
Me: Shark Bite or Plane Crash.

When I get called Ambulance Driver I just tell them "Nope, I can't drive since the DUI charges" Usually shuts them up.

Bystander: Is he gonna make it?
Me: Yes, in spite of our best efforts, I think he will make it.
 
Actually overheard as I was getting a grip to Heimlich a whale at Bonanza Steak House

"Do you know what you're doing?".(This from the victim's wife, part of a party of four who couldn't spot one of their feeding party was choking to death).

And I always loved the beat-up drunks: "What are YOU doing here?".
 
Sasha said:
I hate comments about age! Ugh!
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i've never had to worry about age comments but i'm a freakin amazon so thats probably why.
 
As you shut off lights and siren and sneak back to station...

"Hey, Ambl'ance driver! You lost?".
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