Comments for Burned-Out Medic

Comment on Schit schow by Too Old To Work

Too Old To Work — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:03:20 +0000

Well, that was just schilly.

Comment on These jobs aren’t for everyone by Brian

Brian — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:11:55 +0000

I can honestly blame the show “Rescue 911″ for me wanting ot become an EMT. I
Thought every call would be life or death, explosions and shit. Not doing dialysis runs all day. Still enjoy what I do, just a little less everyday.

Comment on Finest and bravest by Barry

Barry — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:47:31 +0000

i think that we get a raw deal in every country. At the end of the day, the general public can criticise the emergency services all they want, but at the first sign of a bumped toe, noise at night or fire larger than a matchhead who do they call..?

Comment on Driving is not a fucking game by Nicki Ditch

Nicki Ditch — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:17:02 +0000

Most people still use MVA here but for that very reason, I say MVC for Motor Vehicle Crash. Most often, not an accident at all. MVS? Motor Vehicle Stupidity!

Comment on Driving is not a fucking game by medic

medic — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:30:19 +0000

i always write “contact.”

Comment on Driving is not a fucking game by BH

BH — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:06:12 +0000

Lot of departments use the term MVC for that very reason.

“So, Mr. EMT, what exactly was the training you went through to determine that this was a ‘Motor Vehicle ACCIDENT’ as you alluded to in your report with the abbreviation MVA?”

Comment on Driving is not a fucking game by Lynda M O

Lynda M O — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:50:35 +0000

Flipping annoying to commute to work and see what all those bozos are doing EXCEPT driving. I want to… hell, I don’t know-scream, jump out of my car onto their hood and pound the shit out of their windshield to get AND KEEP their attention. I get so mad at the stupidity I see–huge SUVs with one person, all over the freeway without signaling lane changes, enough to impel a sane sensible driver to telecommute.

ok i’m outta here before i lose my ability to write coherently…

Comment on Empathize this by minimedic

minimedic — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:36:07 +0000

I know what anxiety/panic attacks feel like; I’ve got a deployed husband in Afghanistan. Mine have escalated to the point of chest pain, but I never considered EMS or medical intervention. (Usually I live with the feeling of my lungs holding something back when I yawn, but that goes away when I’m placed in a situation where I can completely relax.) I also struggle with irrational fears of being robbed at night while I’m sleeping alone in my bed, even though living on a military base is far safer than our former residence.

With this said, even I would wonder why this child was having an anxiety attack…

Comment on Fire station by Frank the Tank

Frank the Tank — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:25:02 +0000

At my department we watch the Hookers, dealers, and their “customers” while sitting on the corner bench and smoking cigars. It’s all good!

Comment on Empathize this by medic

medic — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:57:33 +0000