Strange situation

[spike91]

Frankly I wouldn't trust the time line. Ask first about how long was spent on scene, etc, don't make accusations. Because for your uncle it may have FELT like 15 minutes of them wasting time on an IV alone when in fact it was a matter of 3 to 5.

 

[clibb]

I do understand that 15 minutes on scene is normal between taking a sample history and the rest of the assessment, but I believe the 15 minutes was actually trying to start the IV itself. It got to the point where he said forget it, and they stopped attempting and began transport.

What kind of education? I'm an emt-b student, just past my state practical. I have no field experience, but IMHO a double medic crew should be able to start an IV. They both tried, and failed after several missed attempts. Once again, I'll try to get more info today about the specifics and clear up the discrepancies.

Also I'm not curious about legal action, I'm just looking at it with the thought of maybe lack of experience of the medic crew itself.

No, a double medic team can't start IVs on everyone. Some people are just impossible to start IVs on. Even for IV teams!
I would actually thank those Paramedics for wanting to start an IV on your uncle. They could have just transported and not done a single assessment and your uncle wouldn't had known that they are not doing their jobs.