as a Paramedic.....

[TDP]

What calls sometimes throw you off or sometimes trip you up? This question mainly applies to the veteran Paramedics who have worked the streets 5-10 years. We ALL have our weaknesses,so what is yours and how do you handle it.

[Ridryder 911]

What calls sometimes throw you off or sometimes trip you up? This question mainly applies to the veteran Paramedics who have worked the streets 5-10 years. We ALL have our weaknesses,so what is yours and how do you handle it.

You call 5-10 being a veteran? Geez.. they just got their feet wet, veteran is after 25 years...

R/r 911

[fireflymedic]

I'll be the first to admit, OB related calls are my weakness. We don't see many of them, so when I get called to something OB related I feel that I am inadequate. I wish we did more training rather than avoiding training in that area so I felt better equipped to handle those situations. My strong point though is cardiac. Give me a heart, and I'm happy.

[mobey]

phsyc calls, we are not trained to handle them.

[air.stump]

DUI calls where the impaired driver is uninjured and the occupants of the other vehicle are.

Any burn, I don't like the smell. The smell has a way of sticking with you for a few days especially the bad ones.

I just deal with it at the time and vent / rant / talk about it after the call is over, with anyone who'll listen.

[letmesleep]

i'd have to say the simple calls that wake me up after 0400 till shift change.....if i could get a cup of coffee on the way, i'd be able to think better. give me a respiratory call any day tho, thats the call i really get into...............

hope my 15 years gets me qualified to speak up!

[Atrox Charmer]

My major weakness is pediatrics. We did not have adequate training and they are not that common. I read quite a bit and take any extra training possible to try and sharpen the edge.

[HellsBells]

phsyc calls, we are not trained to handle them.

or how to spell them either, apparently.

I kid you Mobey, seriously though psych calls can be challenging

[firedoc5]

Psych's definitely. At one time peds. seemed to bother me, but for some reason I eventually became at ease with them.

[zzyzx]

1) neonates

2) kids with multiple and major health issues