To Take or not to Take?

[mcdonl]

Some EMT's / Hospitals have good relationships. Some don't.

 

[Fox800]

"It's not our job, it's yours." Meanwhile the PT doesn't have a set of vitals taken.

Just do it. *sigh*

Why not? You should have been taking vitals during transit. If it's that important, they should still be on the monitor as you bring them into the ER.

Keep trolling.

 

[Fox800]

I just do the work. What's wrong with a little sense of pride in what you're doing?

Also...why don't they help lift?

If you need help. Ask. It will come.

The hospital staff we work with are always willing to help move patients. It's a safety issue, both for EMS and patients. However, we are never asked or expected to take vital signs using hospital equipment.

 

[medicman90]

Why not? You should have been taking vitals during transit. If it's that important, they should still be on the monitor as you bring them into the ER.

Keep trolling.

I'm not trolling, I'm telling ya'll to stop whining about someone asking you to take a set of vitals, or being hesitant to help move a PT.

Hospital workers don't get long breaks in between calls, ever. They are working non-stop most of the time with the same awful hours we have.

But there isn't a bunk waiting for them in the firehouse.

They interact with us for a few minutes and then we go off on our way.

Just leave a good impression, you're not on-call while you're with the patient you're transferring, you really don't have much else you need to be doing. Just help them out.

From Wikipedia:

In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into a desired emotional response[1] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[2]

This is entirely:

• On Topic
• Calm

I'm not attacking any of you...

But so what if they expect the emergency workers to help with things like vitals and moving a patient? Transferring patient care involves....transferring the patient.

EMT = Emergency Medical Technician

This is going to be my last post in this thread. I'm obviously not welcome to share my opinion on this matter.

 

[Shishkabob]

or being hesitant to help move a PT.

Oh, my bad for not wanting to injure my back and lose my career because someone doesn't want to help. Darn me for being selfish.

 

[Too Old To Work]

Hospital workers don't get long breaks in between calls, ever. They are working non-stop most of the time with the same awful hours we have.

They in fact get guaranteed breaks, which we don't in EMS. They also get a lunch break, guaranteed, which we don't.

Ever walk into an ED and see people sitting around playing on computers, reading Glamour Magazine, and just yakking? Happens all the time around here.

 

[Shishkabob]

And PLEASE don't compare the work they do to the work we do. Do they have more patients at a single time? A lot of the time, yes. But they also have unlimited resources, unlimited help, and specialist on staff to help.

What do we have? An EMT and whatever is in our ambulance. Sometimes we're lucky to have an engine full of EMTs or another medic.




You ever try running a crashing critical patient with JUST someone who can pretty much only do CPR? I guarantee no ER RN has.



There's a reason why, atleast around here, ICU nurses are capped at 2 patients max, and they still get all the resources they need.




Not saying ER or med/surg nurses have it easy, but you can't compare different work environments.

 

[JPINFV]

And PLEASE don't compare the work they do to the work we do. Do they have more patients at a single time? A lot of the time, yes. But they also have unlimited resources, unlimited help, and specialist on staff to help.

Unlimited? Maybe at a tertiary teaching hospital...

 

[Shishkabob]

Yes, obvious hyperbole, but compared to 2 people in the back of a severely limitedly stocked ambulance, they have a crap load more resources on hand.