Did a FDNY EMT Assault a Patient? The NY Post is there!

[JPINFV]

I got dibs on Quincy.

Dr. Quinn? [spoil:b0e05a9709]Medicine Woman[/spoil:b0e05a9709]

[Just Plain Ruff]

Dr. Marcus Welby

Trapper John MD

House

Hawkeye Pierce

Charles

Frank

Sherm

how many others can we mention?

[AnthonyM83]

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Spock

Crusher

Bashir

Zimmerman EMH

Grey

[Richard B the EMT]

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Just trying to be helpful.

[mediccjh]

I got dibs on Quincy.

But do you know what his first name was?

[DwayneEMTP]

http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

One of the AOL search returns for information on Autism.

Just trying to be helpful.

Thanks for that...

Dwayne

[medic42912]

Wow. In 17 years, I have never been spit on. Pushed and been aggressive towards, but never spit on. If someone was acting as if they were going to do this, I believe we all carry mask on our units (required equipment) that could have been put over the kids mouth which I have used before to keep from getting that aweful assault, but knock on wood, they have not been successful yet. Full of holes, yeah, someone was paraphrasing when they wrote this, because had the kid been laying on his stomach, he could not have possibly drooled on the medic, and I don't call drooling spitting, unless it was intentional. In any case, what was the police officer doing, sleeping? He should have intervened somewhere. If it was an intentional spitting, then that is battery with bodily fluids and both the kid and the medic should have been charged. One with battery with bodily fluids and one with battery resulting in serious bodily injury. This is just amazing that everyone seems to be on the medics side, when the number one rule of all was ignored. When we have a patient in our bus, it is our responsibility to be the patients advocate, no matter how big of a turd they are being. We as medical professionals are supposed to protect these patients and not abuse them. It sounds as if maybe the medic had some other issues going on when this happened and this probably pushed him over the edge. If this was the case, then his co workers and field supervisors weren't doing their jobs by looking after their personnel. Anger Management anyone. Well, I will get off my soapbox now. Thanks. Craig

[ERDoc]

Wow. In 17 years, I have never been spit on. Pushed and been aggressive towards, but never spit on. If someone was acting as if they were going to do this, I believe we all carry mask on our units (required equipment) that could have been put over the kids mouth which I have used before to keep from getting that aweful assault, but knock on wood, they have not been successful yet. Full of holes, yeah, someone was paraphrasing when they wrote this, because had the kid been laying on his stomach, he could not have possibly drooled on the medic, and I don't call drooling spitting, unless it was intentional. In any case, what was the police officer doing, sleeping? He should have intervened somewhere. If it was an intentional spitting, then that is battery with bodily fluids and both the kid and the medic should have been charged. One with battery with bodily fluids and one with battery resulting in serious bodily injury. This is just amazing that everyone seems to be on the medics side, when the number one rule of all was ignored. When we have a patient in our bus, it is our responsibility to be the patients advocate, no matter how big of a turd they are being. We as medical professionals are supposed to protect these patients and not abuse them. It sounds as if maybe the medic had some other issues going on when this happened and this probably pushed him over the edge. If this was the case, then his co workers and field supervisors weren't doing their jobs by looking after their personnel. Anger Management anyone. Well, I will get off my soapbox now. Thanks. Craig

Putting aside this case, since we don't have all of the details I'd have to say that there is a preamble to the first rule. Do not get yourself harmed. We are supposed to be an advocate for the pt but we also have the right to protect ourselves. I think most are sticking up for the medic because we have all been there and know that things can go bad real quick if you don't take control of the situation. Again, I'm not saying it was the proper thing to do in this case since we don't know much about the facts.

[ERDoc]

But do you know what his first name was?

He never had a first name. In one episode they showed a business card that read R. Quincy. Even when he got married he was referred to as Quincy. The woman that he married played his dead wife in a flashback in an earlier episode (coincidence?). Jack Klugman was asked what Quicny's first name was and he always replied, "Doctor."

[Richard B the EMT]

R. Quincy? Must have missed that episode.

As stated, perhaps his first name was actually Doctor, as Columbo's first name was Lieutenant.