spenac

chicken

bad

Meet my friends Smith and Wesson. :twisted:

steel

Shush!!!! We don't want those Ruskys finding them do we?

cooper

Oh wow' date=' that is awful. I'd have to quit my job and work somewhere else if my agency took that direction.[/quote'] Well be careful saying that cause some on the city think you should even transport the guy that just wants a ride to lunch. I made a post about that and got jumped all over about it.

Well zilla the OP asked about policy. We gave her more to think about as a tat is a big choice, none of my posts were judgemental. Even many businesses that allow tats have older managers that do not like them and would be less likely to hire or promote someone with them.

skirt

We've come far but not really. Sadly still use lots of unproven out dated methods in EMS.

toy

I know I am going to miss being able to deny transport. The service that is about to become my primary requires you to all but kidnap the caller regardless of whats up and take them to the hospital.

I understand your statement, but think of grandma. She's anxious, chest pain, etc. In comes paramedic with the grim reaper on his forearm. Do you think that will help the situation? As an EMS professional we have to be able to treat all types of people and many still find tats offensive. Just like many are offended by men with long hair. Many fast food places even only allow covered tats, 1 earing per ear, hair neat, etc. I work with a paramedic that with his experience here at the end of nowhere is as good or better than any on this site. But he is allowed to show up with his facial piercings, tats, etc visible. You know what happens they turn to me. They talk to me. They act as if they would prefer him not be there. Yes his ability and education is beyond mine but I choose to look professional. When I owned my own company I got many projects even though I was the higher bid because myself and my crews always dressed professionally. Some of my rivals actually were better than my company but they sent people out that had exposed tats, etc. So my advice is don't get a tat but if you do get it where it is easily covered.

touch

gold

Dang it zilla quit jacking with the ERDOC. :twisted:

Did you know that tattoos were pagan religious symbols and that God forbade them on his people?(Leviticus 19:28) Might consider the view of someone higher than those of us here on the site. Personally I want nothing permanently on me because I change my mind way to often.

The OP was trying to help people understand just how scary rural EMS is. Honestly if more people understood that they actually will not get an ambulance within 5 minutes like they do in the city and that they may have a very long ride to get to the hospital they would either move or be willing to spend money to improve. But most choose to live in the fantasy that they will never have an emergency so things stay the same.

Wow to only have short transports like that would be a big relief. But guess still worse than the big city people.

Well looks like I'll be working at the services that recently went paid starting in Jan. Yea baby paid all the way.

If a person meets your medical directors criteria for refusal (ie A&OX4) they have the legal right to say no. Just like if enroute to the hospital a patient changes their mind and wants off you have to let them. As far as should you have encouraged her to go more times, only you know that answer, which it seems like you already know it. Learn from the call and go forward, don't dwell on the past.

Didn't find one at my station either.

umm guns=fun

Terri

I think this statement of mine still applies.