SwansonJohn99
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So I'm a male EMT for a private ambulance company that contracts with my city for BLS 911 responses. Several weeks ago I was paired with a female FTO and we received a call to an attempted sexual assault. My female partner did vitals and assessment and I gathered demographics and patient information from the Police on scene. The patient wound up refusing transport and going with the Police to be questioned or look and mug shots or whatever.
Anyway last night I was partnered with a male Crew Chief and we responded to mid 30s* female for an unspecified assault. Being new to the company the crew chief asked me the name of the hospital we take sexual assault victims to and I gave him the correct answer. "But," I said to him "We wouldn't get a sexual assault call because we're both male and there's a crew at the station that has a female EMT."
My partner explained that first, segregating calls based on gender is illegal (Which for the record I've got no problem with and should have realized was a dumb thing to say) and second sometimes there isn't a crew with a female available or dispatch makes an error. Fortunately this one turned out to be a physical assault following a confrontation with a relative.*
But it left me wondering, because outside of the Special Patient Populations lecture during EMT Class, where we, men, were told a female victim would probably be a lot more comfortable with a female EMT/Police officer/Firefighter on scene, I got no real training for SA Calls. So I'm wondering if anyone can give me some tips and tricks for these calls when it's me and another male EMT.
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Anyway last night I was partnered with a male Crew Chief and we responded to mid 30s* female for an unspecified assault. Being new to the company the crew chief asked me the name of the hospital we take sexual assault victims to and I gave him the correct answer. "But," I said to him "We wouldn't get a sexual assault call because we're both male and there's a crew at the station that has a female EMT."
My partner explained that first, segregating calls based on gender is illegal (Which for the record I've got no problem with and should have realized was a dumb thing to say) and second sometimes there isn't a crew with a female available or dispatch makes an error. Fortunately this one turned out to be a physical assault following a confrontation with a relative.*
But it left me wondering, because outside of the Special Patient Populations lecture during EMT Class, where we, men, were told a female victim would probably be a lot more comfortable with a female EMT/Police officer/Firefighter on scene, I got no real training for SA Calls. So I'm wondering if anyone can give me some tips and tricks for these calls when it's me and another male EMT.
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