NYCEMS9115 Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 (edited) Remain calm. The mother does all the work. You're there to catch and cut... http://www.emsworld.com/article/article.jsp?id=16839&siteSection=1 Edited April 23, 2011 by NYCEMS9115
HERBIE1 Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 Yep. The vast majority of deliveries are easy- at least in terms of our job. Mom does all the work. For centuries, moms have delivered babies without any help whatsoever. I will say this- that when things DO go bad, the pucker factor red lines at around 11. Nuchal cord, placenta previa, prolapsed cord- scary stuff because what you do will determine whether that baby grows up normally, or has a lifetime of problems. Deliveries are fun- most of our calls deal with death, dismemberment, dying, and other assorted tragedies. It's nice- but messy- to occasionally bring a new life into this world.
uglyEMT Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 Haven't had the privledge of a birth yet. Hopefully I wont do anything stupid LOL Sounds like everything went to plan in that story. Still wondering why you would call a taxi instead of 911. I mean come on, you call us at 3am for a stubbed toe but not a child birth? Oh well at least everything turned out fine. Don't even want to see the cleaning bill for that cab. Hopefully you all see my humor in this post and not soemthing else
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