Well it's official, I've been doing this too long. I was in a lower-end nursing home today and they were cooking breakfast. I took a big whiff of the scrambled eggs and told my partner how nice it would be to have some of that food. My emt student was trying not to gag at the very strong stench of urine that I didn't even notice until she brought it up. Then we got to our pt, some crazy old man who was having the time of his life reaching down into his diaper and pulling out it's contents and holding it up so we could get a good whiff. When I saw this, I started laughing with the old man and look over at my partner and the emt student who both had a look of abhorrent revulsion that was priceless.
Earlier this week, I was giving my report to the hospital via cell phone and the nurse couldn't understand me. I said, of course you can't understand me I'm wearing an oxygen mask turned up to 25 lpm, eta 5 mins and I hung up the phone. When I got to the hospital she understood why, biggest smelliest, decubitus ulcer they had ever seen.
I love this job.
Earlier this week, I was giving my report to the hospital via cell phone and the nurse couldn't understand me. I said, of course you can't understand me I'm wearing an oxygen mask turned up to 25 lpm, eta 5 mins and I hung up the phone. When I got to the hospital she understood why, biggest smelliest, decubitus ulcer they had ever seen.
I love this job.
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and at the same time talk about the run from hell at the dinner table and make all of the other partons turn green and lose their appetite, while you and your dinner guest (who is also in EMS) eat with gusto!! God I love this job too!!!:wacko: 
