Pagers: Friend or Foe

[Scaramedic]

An old partner of my hated the vibration of her pager so she would never have it on vibrate. So I would ask her if she got the times on the last call because I didn't. She would give me her pager I would change it to vibrate and give it back to her. I just had to wait till the next page to watch her jump, scream at me, cuss at me, and laugh my ass off. I could only do it once every couple of months because it took her that long to forget. Good times.

[medik8]

:roll: I remember working a car accident at my old service ...pt. was being extricated....I had every device known to man, it seemed, clipped on my belt...was holding equipment...etc... Somehow, the motion of my arm as we were extricating her onto the backboard, popped my pager loose from my belt and it flew, skidding across the asphalt, and went under the wrecked, mangled car just far enough that it could not be reached. I remember looking at my patient....and then looking at the car..wanting SO desperately to lay on my stomach and get that damn pager. (obviously not the smart thing to do for several obvious reasons...) I could have cared less about the damn pager. It was just one of those instances where you want what you know you can't get. It would have only taken a second...if I could just have gotten my hands on it.. LMFAO

I had no choice but to leave it there, and to just listen to my radio the rest of the day. I told the FD to try to get my pager for me. Never did find it. :sign5:

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[SSG G-man]

Well, this is not humorous, but I say friend. I have been an EMT at my station since DEC. I live less than a minute or two drive (If I could go through the woods, it is a few hundred yards) away. Been suggesting I get a pager. Sat afternoon, I was finally issued my bright red Minotaur II pager. Sat night, around 2200, getting ready to lay down. Pager went off and I responded. There was another EMT at the station, but there were 2 cars three patients, so I was glad I was able to be there!!