rayemtjax77

Only in New York can a person get away with saying S**t over the radio. Totally understandable 100%.. but only in NY can you get away with it.

I think the last question is the most important one. I do feel that they are part of the EMS system. Here in Florida, the private service will get the calls that the Fire/Rescue departments reject for one reason or the other. I have been on countless calls where we would run lights and sirens to a call and when we get there, there is a fire/rescue unit on scene. I personally believe that is wrong, but they do it. ALL THE TIME!

They are not "misutilising" (I like that word) techs.. I was hired because I was an EMT but I was not hired AS an EMT. It does not say EMT on my work badge. It says Patient Care Technician. I have been shown what to look for by Neuologist and ER Drs since patietns see me first in the waiting room. THat way if something is wrong I can let people know in a rapid manner. My job discription here is not in questions.. my position as a Triage tech (which only a few people are trained to be out there), has me doing neuro assessments on people that NEED it. If they come in saying I have had a stroke, they get seen nexted and I check them in and do a quick neuro assessment on them. If nothing seems to be wrong, I still tell the triage nurse immediately and then they see the patient.

The only things I do at the triage desk is I have them grip my fingers, arm drift, raising eye brows, smiling, ask if they have expereinced any headaches lately. That is all I do.. Its kinda like a rapid assessment.. if they fail anything, I immediately let the triage Nurse know.

In my head the wording is correct.. when I type it out it does not sound right.. Call me out.. I have no problems with it... allows me to think better and more accurately.

I am allowed in the ER to go a quick neuro exam on pts at the triage desk to determine if they need to be rushed back right away.. or can wait for the nurse.

I am only the first line.. I was refering to other er techs that are not EMTs. I work with a RN.. they allow me to do these test to help with severity of patient assignment.

Talk about your abuse of the system.

The Local Fire/Rescue department can refuse to take a patient because it is not a emergency if they wanted.

That was correct.. My mistake.

Its a Competition between several different departments over the state.. its a MOCK incident that tests you on several areas on ALS protocols and procedures. U have to do everything in a certain amount of time and do it all correct.

What makes me angry with this situation is the females that are 19 wks pregnant and have not seen a OBGYN yet. In our ER, we do not see pts that are over 20wks with preggo related symptoms. They go to the birthing center.

Our ER here in Florida has a new thing that they have been doing for about 7 months now. If there are empty rooms, the patients are vitalized at the Triage desk and taken straight back to a room. Now.. on the down side to that.. you get your frequent flyers that come in all the time and expect that but the hospital Census is up and we are holding admited pts in the ER awaiting places upstairs, it makes them angry and then they leave. Which looks bad on the ER cause the Left without being seen number goes up.

I work in a ER herein Florida and I was hired becuase I was an EMT but not to be an EMT. In the ER I was just a tech.. I started Foleys, took vital signs, transported patients, cleaned wounds, splinted ortho injuries, cleaned rooms. That sucks and the only time you really get any "EMT" work in is when there is a cardiac arrest pt that comes in.

That is true. Thats why assessments are done like that.