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Monthly Archives: May 2006
Let them go
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Loading ...This is a good first step. (Another link.) People can’t rely on their families to ensure their wishes are followed. Many times families chicken out and let us go through an entire resuscitation attempt before producing the Do Not Resuscitate … Continue reading
Ex-girlfriend
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Code 3 for the unknown medical. It’s 3am. Locked gate. Dark house. No hint of movement. We verify with dispatch the address. We’re at the right place. Engine company arrives. Greetings exchanged. We tell them we’ve been here for 3 … Continue reading
Wipe my butt
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Code 3 for the diabetic problem. Man in his 30s on the toilet, having just had some soft bowel movement. Pretty smelly too. It’s all over the toilet. There’s an electric wheelchair in the bedroom. His arms look like he had … Continue reading
Malingerers
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Indeed, many of our patients are full of crap for calling 911 for the things they call for, but it doesn’t bother me much. As long as their reasonably nice I’m willing to do anything for them. What does bother … Continue reading
Welcome to the ghetto
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...New medics are assigned to work with older medics for at least a few months. One such partner I had a few months ago finished his field training in a very nice part of the county. Then, his first shift … Continue reading
