lanettess

I had am experience with my partner once, he was a basic at the time just starting paramedic school. Now, I had the same instructor and on the very first day in class the instructor tells you that you will learn more by first hand experience and maybe 50% from the material. Anyway we was on a scene of a spinal injury involving an elderly female with gross curvature of the spine. Well my basic partner was arguing with the patient that " ma'am you have to lay on your back." At this point the pt. became my pt. After padding this lady and trying to do damage control to ease this lady, no she was not on her back, my partner was furious. I told him we would discuss it after transport. Once the report was given he came up to me yelling about second guessing his pt. He even went as far as to call the supervisor to complain. I let him rant and rave the whole trip to HQ. when we got there the super met us at the truck to replace my partner with another and sent him to the instructor to study the book way and the logical way to handle spinal injuries. And a very quick lesson on " how the Medic is your supervisor and to follow instructions" Since then he has left the industry and is working construction somewhere, we think.