the 100% directionless thread

Sasha said:
Picture if you will, a 350+ lb patient going home to her second floor apartment.

Me: is she able to ambulate?
Nurse: no.

Me: are you able to walk up stairs?
Pt: no.
-10 minutes later-
Me: how far are you able to walk?
Pt: just a few steps
Me: are you able to climb stairs?
Pt: no.

Repeat variations of it three times. While waiting near an hour for FD for assist.

Douche Fire Medic: can you try walking sweetheart? You're heavy and those stairs are steep.
Pt: I can try...

Pt ambulates up stairs with no issue.

Me: ...............

Fire: you didn't need us. Next time ask if they can walk

Me: .................

Fire: really... Ambulate before carry.

Me: ......... *slinks off to ambulance*
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I hate when crap like this happens. Ugh.
 
Sasha said:
Fire: really... Ambulate before carry.

Me: ......... *slinks off to ambulance*
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You should have been a firefighter.
You should have learned to drive the big red truck.
Playing with water all day.
Patient care never on your radar.
 
9erssssssssss.

And the day off? Say what!!?!?!?
 
fast65 said:
Well, just started a 36, and found out that apparently my grandmother had to be sedated this morning after having a stroke yesterday...looks like I have a 4 hour drive ahead of me after getting off at 1900 tomorrow.
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Sorry to hear, good luck.
 
cynikalkat said:
Sorry to hear, good luck.
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Thanks, apparently they're calling it a staph infection now, who knows.

Ugh, had a patient today who was terrified of IV's and when I tell her not to worry because I'm really good at them, the douche volunteer fire medic butts in and says:

"But I'm better, I've been doing this for 30 years. Look how young he is, who are you going to trust more?"

Are you :censored::censored::censored::censored:ing serious?!
 
fast65 said:
Thanks, apparently they're calling it a staph infection now, who knows.

Ugh, had a patient today who was terrified of IV's and when I tell her not to worry because I'm really good at them, the douche volunteer fire medic butts in and says:

"But I'm better, I've been doing this for 30 years. Look how young he is, who are you going to trust more?"

Are you :censored::censored::censored::censored:ing serious?!
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My response would have gotten me in trouble.
 
So, is it safe to assume Fire Medics are a special breed of..."people"?
 
fast65 said:
Thanks, apparently they're calling it a staph infection now, who knows.

Ugh, had a patient today who was terrified of IV's and when I tell her not to worry because I'm really good at them, the douche volunteer fire medic butts in and says:

"But I'm better, I've been doing this for 30 years. Look how young he is, who are you going to trust more?"

Are you :censored::censored::censored::censored:ing serious?!
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Our days always seem to mirror each other. You have bad partners I have bad partners. You want to kill the fire medic. I want to kill the fire medic.
 
What a day. I'm glad that's over. Girlfriend home and resting, surgery done. Crisis averted.

Thanks for all the well wishes.
 
Well... I guess the NE/Bronchos game is over. Tim Tebow was going to win the Superbowl just like Brady, until he took an arrow in the knee.
 
Sasha said:
Our days always seem to mirror each other. You have bad partners I have bad partners. You want to kill the fire medic. I want to kill the fire medic.
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I know right? I was about to tear him a new one...but I like my job more than I like to demean a volunteer fire medic.

Besides, I always assume that the firefighters I get on scene will be :censored::censored::censored::censored:ing morons...so I chalk it up to my daily "incompetence allowance".
 
fast65 said:
I know right? I was about to tear him a new one...but I like my job more than I like to demean a volunteer fire medic.

Besides, I always assume that the firefighters I get on scene will be :censored::censored::censored::censored:ing morons...so I chalk it up to my daily "incompetence allowance".
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Funny I once heard a firefighter say the same thing about medics <_<
 
Stepping up front to defend the poor misunderstood fire medics.

Although I may be one of the eight people on the planet who went to fire school to get a medic job. Darn these combination departments!
 
abckidsmom said:
Stepping up front to defend the poor misunderstood fire medics.

Although I may be one of the eight people on the planet who went to fire school to get a medic job. Darn these combination departments!
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Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against fire medics in general, as I know quite a few great fire medics. I just have a problem with the fire medics that are here...because all of them seem to be morons.
 
enjoynz said:
I'm taking my 15 year daughter to the movies today...Has anyone seen 'War Horse' and is it worth going to see? Otherwise what else would you suggest?
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I'm sure you've already been to the theater by now, but I took my son to see this, and we both really liked it.

What did you end up seeing?
 
No ma'am. You do not have a right to know what's going on with your little boy... who's 25. He's a big boy now, he can make his own medical decisions.
 
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