FireMedic65

Don't have to be there to know if a proper assessment was done or not... Doesn't take long to check for signs of life.

Unless we get x-ray machines and a radiology degree, I def don't feel safe with it. What if they feel no pain and have movement, but there is a hairline fracture and moving them makes it worse?

I'd let an older woman touch me too if there was a meal involved....

is it just me, or does he look happy in that picture... he has that shit eatin grin maybe it's just me though.. he won't have that grin very long after going to jail

Well, you are on the right track with the college education...

This is already being discussed http://www.emtcity.com/index.php?showtopic=15323

Interesting perspective. I have been a firefighter (volunteer) at the same time when I was a basic EMT. It never interfered with my assessment of a patient. I knew my place and never tried to mix the two, it's impossible to efficevly do either of them while trying to do the other. They were separate departments, not combination. It is my opinion, that these "fire"medics, are paramedics working for fire department, to be firefighters. This is not true in all cases though I am sure. When you want to be a firefighter and have to work on the ambulance as part of your job, for the most part, you just don't take it very seriously. Maybe they are just out of practice, or maybe their getting tunnel vision and focusing on the crash at hand? Personally, I can't think of any reason for such negligence and there is no excuse for it. As for working 24s, that can be a real killer to the providers. So many times I have been on back to back 12s and had my ass handed to me. I can't recall a time where it interfered with my patient care though. These things affect everyone differently though, so I cannot speak for them. I would much rather, have a paramedic come to my familes aid or even my own, where they were rested and sitting on the couch watching the tv and not staging some where, most likely tired. Where I work now, we don't have sleeping quarters, but there are several couches. I make well use of them and get as much rest as I can. I know it's contradicting myself, but I would much rather wake up in the middle of the night and go to a call over being awake for 20hrs and try to function as if I were better rested. So, all in all, big FAIL on these guys.

figures you would notice that

That's just a damn shame. Do we need to teach people how to check a pulse again?

Although there is no excuse for doing such a thing, I don't believe they need to single him out as a firefighter unless it was directly related to being one. Last thing firefighters need is bad press. I recall an article awhile ago, where I believe it was two firefighters (volunteer) that did something similar to a random girl IN THE FIREHOUSE. Now.. THAT would be reasoning to single them out as firefighters. Regardless, these acts are uncalled for, no matter who you are or what job you have.

well, that's a plus... too bad he is still dead

enjoy! don't eat too much of that good food

Old doesn't mean dumb or fat/lazy. It just means old. I hope some old man beats the crap out of you donkeys and I'm doing to laugh when a fatass guy comes huffing and puffing to come to your rescue, sweating crisco on you while they frantically put on a traction splint for your ankle injury.

Lets hope whomever it is, sets a great example for other medical directors to follow!

I became a paramedic because chicks dig a guy in uniform and I didn't want to join the army and was too out of shape to be a firefighter. It turns out, most paramedic uniforms are bdu's and a polo shirt *sigh*

It's sad really, how people these days are still prejudice just because of a persons skin color or religion and stereotype them. Sure, it's funny to crack jokes once in awhile. But, they are just that, jokes. It's time to grow up people. This cop needs to be given the same treatment he gave that medic. Tough love bitches, apparently morals and ethics didn't work.

Our protocols are similar. Anything more, we need medical command. Morphine 5mg though Fentanyl 100mcg (for pain) I am cautious with the drug seekers as well. If they are truley in pain, I will not withhold treatment though. It's hard to tell if they are faking it or not, but there are ways of course. Once time had a patient (while doing clinical) we had a drug seeker crying in pain, wanting morphine (nothing else works... this is usually a sure sign of drug seekers). We gave him 5mg of NSS. He said thanks and felt a lot better.

My county dispatch is similar. It is also the EMA office and probably a few other things. You have to show ID, get buzzed in, then walk up stairs... THEN you have to check in your firearm if you are carrying one. FAIL. The dispatch center reminds me of a news station. Each dispatching console has 5 monitors, 1 for cable tv. Local Ambulance stations, most of which the stations are locked at all times. In nice weather they are propped open and bay doors open. When out on a call, of course they are shut and locked if they remember. Some places you can just walk right in and take a jump kit, defib, heck the whole ambulance. But, this isn't a discussion on security, it is about safety. A lot of places around my parts are requiring staff to wear bulletproof vests. It's a great idea, but most of them don't protect much against a stab, or offer any protection in your sides (most brands/models). I wonder what this guy was after. He just walked up and stabbed him, then walked away? Seems kind of fishy to me for a person to do something like that unless there was something premeditated towards this person, or theft was in question and was foiled by another person being around and had to flee. There isn't much to be stolen from a med kit in regards to drugs that will get a person high though. Narcs are supposed to be locked up times 2. Although, they are not where I work and that really concerns me. Druggies I guess, just want the needles, or more likely, the narcan.

We have a policy were I work, that says something like, no doors are to be left open. All doors locked at all times. You must identify yourself and show your badge at the employee entrance to the camera when you get buzzed in. Does it happen? No, not really.

Good point. If they keep getting such a bad image, others will have to work hard to improve the image of their profession for sure. Those who screw off and do stupid crap like this donkey, will be handled swiftly by their peers most likely (Full Metal Jacket). As for it being racially motivated, maybe. The cop sort of has that "look" to him. More than likely, little man syndrome who forgets he is a cop who is there to "enforce" the law and "uphold" it. His badge makes him no better than the medic he choke slammed up on the ambulance. Only difference his, the cop believes he can do what he want because he has a badge.

I know a lad that is attending there now. Says it's intense and extremely hard. Lots of classroom and theory. Not just "alright this is a plane, lets go see what it can do." If I had the money, I would go there. I am not entirely interested in flying planes/jets though. I would love to, but would hop in a helicopter first.

Couldn't agree more. We are healthcare providers. It's pretty damn cruel to watch a person in pain suffer, no matter the reason they are in that pain. Those who let a person suffer, are just as bad as the person who is in pain who committed whatever crime it was, or for what other reason they are suffering.

The cost is pretty much the same nationwide in terms of pilot training. Around the same amount of time too as any other pilot training course. For a "real" pilot training school, you want this place: http://www.erau.edu/ It is a University, where you graduate with a bachelors degree.

What's next? Letting the medics to surgery? If you want to do the skills for sake of doing the skills, find a new career. Generally speaking, most of the skills that are done by paramedics, and even doctors are relatively simple. That is not the issue though. The issue is knowing why you have to do the procedure, and being properly trained AND EDUCATED to do so. Not to mention, if something goes sour, then what? Stick your thumb up your ass? No, get the education and training to handle it properly. Letting someone do a skill they can't properly manage if something goes wrong is just plain retarded. To get to the point of where you can handle it, you are wasting your time and just should have gotten the right education in the first place. So no, definitely not! What should we do? Smack the idiots who want to play 'captain save the day'. Chances are, they won't understand the importance it being educated though.

Yes, make is a hate crime. Just more ammo for anti-cop people who pull reasons out of their ass to bash on cops. Yes, this cop is surely a great example of why cops get bashed. There are, however, countless cops out there who do excellent jobs and their work goes unheard of. Last thing we need is to bring race into it. But, I suppose you can't avoid bad media, since the news trolls live for it like a fat kid does cake. Not to mention the public eats it up, like that fat kid does his cake.