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[katbemeEMT-B]

Got another one that happened this last week. Called out for a male having chest pain. Once on scene, a quick assessment shows it wasn't chest pain but pain in the upper abdomen. Upon questioning the patient en-route to the hospital, he states, "Well, you know, it's been four days since I've pissed." HMMMMM...after 24 hours you would think that he would have some one take him to a doctor. But oooooh noooo! Gotta wait and call the ambulance.

Job security I say!

[mobey]

Called for 75 y/o male w/chest pain. On arival patient sts the chest pain subsided after a good belch, refused transport. 3min later same patient called for us to go back and reach him down his teapot.

Yup thats why I went to school...I didn't mind, we went back!

[WelshMedic]

(sorry for going off-topic...)

The WaWa is an institution.......so much so that it's fame has reached the distant shores of mainland europe . The Italian Hoagie with extra mayo is legendary. The coffee's not bad too.

WM

[WelshMedic]

Yup thats why I went to school...I didn't mind, we went back!

No, I think you"ll find it's because you have no decent refusal to send policy in dispatch.....

WM

[riskynremtp]

Was called by phone by staff to respond to er in ref to pt running through er, pushing nurses. walked in er ambulance entrance, only to be met by "crazed" pt. Doc says, "Don't let him out those doors". A struggle began, pt codes during struggle, never was able to rescutate, SLED investigates, no charges, family attempts to sue hospital, no luck.

Pt was in the er for kidney stone. No behavioral hx, or any other medical hx. Go figure....

[Kaisu]

No behavioral hx, or any other medical hx. Go figure....

altered mental status due to lack of perfusion.... cant understand why the ED couldnt treat him

[zzyzx]

Got a call at 3:00 a.m. for a woman who needed assistance opening her bottle of Vicodin.

[Richard B the EMT]

Got a call at 3:00 a.m. for a woman who needed assistance opening her bottle of Vicodin.

Most people, I thought, know the only way to defeat a "child-proof" container, is to have a child open the container!

[AnthonyM83]

You wouldn't believe the stink it caused when I cleared us on the radio, "Patient refused."

I've had that happen once. Cleared on the radio with a "dry run" (term usually saved for 911 calls w/o transport). I also like to say "First on scene" when arriving at the hospital for a transfer in the middle of the night.

[crazyemt5150]

we get a call priority one code 3 for diff breathing, pull up to the con home, and we are greated by a cna outside with a pt in a wheel chair. Chief complaint, The pt has head lice what the heck