Sparky things you've done...

[ERDoc]

Yeah, I was one of those newbies, or buffs, as we called them. I had a fully stocked jumpbag in my car with multiple sized BP cuffs and stethoscopes. I had sugar in a bag (thankfully a cop never searched it as it looked pretty suspicious). I even had a large MCI triage box that being thrown out from my VAC. All of that was put together in 1992. Pretty much everything I put in the bag back then is still there. I used to listen to my scanner and/or pager (the original Minitor I) to see if I could buff a call. I was trying to get some pretty sweet light setup for my car but could never afford it (thankfully) so I ended up with a simple teardrop.

 

[RedAirplane]

Putting the patient in the gurney the wrong way.

If they wanted to sit up, it would have ended up SUPER FOWLERS.

 

[cruiseforever]

Doesn't your truck have a "lockout" button that you can press to unlock the doors - so you don't need to turn the truck off?


I turned the truck off once and it wouldn't start.... And we had a pt in back. Haven't made that mistake twice.

We do have a lock out button. But we also have a button that let's us remove the keys from the ambulance still running.

 

[LACoGurneyjockey]

I'm starting to think we're the only ones who leave the truck running with the doors unlocked pretty much everywhere...

 

[Jim37F]

I'm starting to think we're the only ones who leave the truck running with the doors unlocked pretty much everywhere...

unlocked, running, and with the high idle on here as well

 

[Accelerator]

I didn't realize you could lock an ambulance.

 

[Flying]

Another one: I didn't know the difference between patient registration and admission, so I used the terms synonymously. A sharp stare from an ER nurse quickly taught me that isn't so.