Stupid people tricks (or the Darwin factor)

[tinman694]

She should have done a

"Hold my Beer and Watch This...."

Then it would have been successful!

Make sure it is Milwaukee's Best or Natural Lite........

Cheers!

[Richard B the EMT]

I had forgotten that other line, with the beer!

[Lone Star]

Hey y'all, watch this! I done saw it on the cartoons, but I think I done got it figgered out!

Make sure it is Milwaukee's Best or Natural Lite........

Cheers!

Talk about your 'cheap drunk'!

[WANTYNU]

Hey y'all, watch this! I done saw it on the cartoons, but I think I done got it figgered out!

Talk about your 'cheap drunk'!

Or the hey, I saw this one on TV....

another famous "jumping off" point....

w-

[WANTYNU]

I have to add a side note here, perhaps it should be a sperate thread, but when your patient had the ability to speak to you, (for whatever short time that may have been), what was the answer to "What were you thinking {or trying to do}", I seem to always get the answer:

"I don't know"....

Be safe

WANTYNU

[WANTYNU]

Yes but how fast was the ambulance driving to the hospital. :evil:

How fast can you pedal?

w-

[WANTYNU]

When there is a glaring discrepancy, one has to speak out so that clarification may be made.

Did you stop to think that the reason we're asking questions is because we weren't on scene, and you haven’t been articulate enough to give enough information to prevent such questions from being asked?

I'm not familiar with NYC operations styles or methods, so I cannot comment on how long to wait for ESU to show up. Was the Fire Department on scene? What equipment do they normally carry?

I know that on the department I belonged to, we had an engine that was set up specifically for extrications (Hurst jaws of life, cribbing material, rams, etc)

Secondly, I don't know if there were any tow trucks on scene either, which could have been used to raise the back of the vehicle high enough to log roll the pt onto the LSB properly....

Your justification for 'hungry and wanting a burger' seems a bit self centered and makes it sound like you're willing to cut corners in patient care in lieu of personal desires. I personally would think that the burger could wait, so that proper patient care could be rendered.....

Secondly, you stated that you used the ‘sublingual method’ to swab the area before ‘dropping a line’…did you swab the area with the underside of your tongue, or did your partner?

One would think that it’s the responsibility of the person doing the sharing to do so in an intelligent manner, and failure to do so will result in questions being asked, and comments being made!

When I see posts like this, I have to stop and scratch my head and wonder about the state of EMS in this country, but then I see a key word and all is clear.....

For your edification I was using IRONY, as in NOT BEING SERIOUS, as in humor, as I was gently attempting to let you know your questions had no bearing regarding the educational value of the story as it pertains to patient care.

But in an attempt not to waste the moment, let me elucidate: Patient jammed under car into wheel well = Pin job with need for technical extraction….

Patient moves and is now free of wheel well, is no longer a pin job, therefore no longer needs technical rescue, patient needs long-board immobilization, O2, IV access with running fluids and transport to nearest trauma center.

Patient received this care in under 8 minutes from the time we arrived on scene.

If you think that’s substandard care, you are of course welcome to your opinion, regardless of how wrong it may be.

-w