Post by valleytech36 on May 17, 2005 5:44:18 GMT -5
1. Skin signs tell all.
2. Sick people don't female dog.
3. Air goes in and out, blood goes round and round, any variation on
this is a bad thing.
4. The more equipment you see on an EMT's belt, the newer they are.
5. If you drop the baby, pick it up.
6. When dealing with patients, supervisors, or citizens, if it felt
good saying it, it was the wrong thing to say.
7. All bleeding stops....eventually.
8. All people will eventually die, no matter what you do.
9. If the child is quiet, be scared.
10. Always follow the rules, but be wise enough to forget them
sometimes.
11. If the patient vomits in the rig, try to hold their head to the
side of the rig with the disposable equipment, not the stuff you have
to clean.
12. If someone dies by chemical hazards, electrical shocks or other
on-scene dangers, it should be the patient, not you.
13. There will be problems.
14. You can't cure stupid.
15. If its wet and sticky and not yours, LEAVE IT ALONE!
16. If at all possible, avoid any edible item that firefighters
prepare, especially the tuna casserole.
17. EMS is extended periods of intense boredom, interrupted by
occasional moments of sheer terror.
18. Every emergency has three phases, PANIC, FEAR, and REMORSE.
19. You are bound to get a call either during dinner, while you are
on the can, or at 0200 in the middle of a great dream.
20. Rocket scientists that get into stupid car crashes are the first
ones to complain how bumpy the ambulance ride is.
21. The severity of the injury(s) is directly proportional to the
difficulty in accessing, as well as the weight of the patient.
22. Turret mounted machine guns usually work better than lights and
sirens.
23. When a patient vomits, be sure to aim it at the citizens who
wouldn't back up.
24. Never trust your rig, drug box, or airway bag to be fully
stocked, in spite of the assurances of the offgoing crew.
25. If you don't have it, don't give up, Adapt, Improvise, Overcome
(then call for a second unit).
26. There is no such thing as a "textbook case."
27. Newbies always look for large things in the smallest
compartments and vice verse.
28. There is no such thing as a bad call. Only calls that didn't go
the way you planned.
29. If there are no drunks as an MVA after midnight, keep looking,
someone is missing.
30. Just `cause you're paranoid, doesn't mean the Supervisor isn't
around the corner.
2. Sick people don't female dog.
3. Air goes in and out, blood goes round and round, any variation on
this is a bad thing.
4. The more equipment you see on an EMT's belt, the newer they are.
5. If you drop the baby, pick it up.
6. When dealing with patients, supervisors, or citizens, if it felt
good saying it, it was the wrong thing to say.
7. All bleeding stops....eventually.
8. All people will eventually die, no matter what you do.
9. If the child is quiet, be scared.
10. Always follow the rules, but be wise enough to forget them
sometimes.
11. If the patient vomits in the rig, try to hold their head to the
side of the rig with the disposable equipment, not the stuff you have
to clean.
12. If someone dies by chemical hazards, electrical shocks or other
on-scene dangers, it should be the patient, not you.
13. There will be problems.
14. You can't cure stupid.
15. If its wet and sticky and not yours, LEAVE IT ALONE!
16. If at all possible, avoid any edible item that firefighters
prepare, especially the tuna casserole.
17. EMS is extended periods of intense boredom, interrupted by
occasional moments of sheer terror.
18. Every emergency has three phases, PANIC, FEAR, and REMORSE.
19. You are bound to get a call either during dinner, while you are
on the can, or at 0200 in the middle of a great dream.
20. Rocket scientists that get into stupid car crashes are the first
ones to complain how bumpy the ambulance ride is.
21. The severity of the injury(s) is directly proportional to the
difficulty in accessing, as well as the weight of the patient.
22. Turret mounted machine guns usually work better than lights and
sirens.
23. When a patient vomits, be sure to aim it at the citizens who
wouldn't back up.
24. Never trust your rig, drug box, or airway bag to be fully
stocked, in spite of the assurances of the offgoing crew.
25. If you don't have it, don't give up, Adapt, Improvise, Overcome
(then call for a second unit).
26. There is no such thing as a "textbook case."
27. Newbies always look for large things in the smallest
compartments and vice verse.
28. There is no such thing as a bad call. Only calls that didn't go
the way you planned.
29. If there are no drunks as an MVA after midnight, keep looking,
someone is missing.
30. Just `cause you're paranoid, doesn't mean the Supervisor isn't
around the corner.