Re: Ping:Hawki

There is a time and place for war stories, frankly if I shared some
of the stuff I have said and done under gruesome circumstances,
most people would think I was an uncaring SOB. That is how we
deal with it, it is gruesome sometimes, it is awful sometimes, it is
gross and it also beautiful, fulfilling, energizing and I love it.

Fortunately being an ALS provider with a bad back means I don't
have to do too much scud work, don't get me wrong, an ALS
provider is not worth squat with out some basic emt's beside him,
however I don't have to lift too many patients since I am getting the
IVs and the 12 lead ready.

--
Patrick

Patrick H. Mason MS, OHST, EMT-I

A delusion shared by many is a culture; shared by some is a cult;
shared by 2 is love; but a delusion held by one is psychosis.

"Ronnie" <rnvn@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:cT6jf.2217$4o7.1355@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Patrick all EMT's are worth their weight in gold.. Of course I am the
mother
> of a son who he and his wife are both EMT's and might be bias ;-) Really
> keep up the great work you do and bless you for doing it... Do you find
> that
> you have a crude sense of humor with all the rough stuff you deal with? I
> know
> that David does with all that he has seen. Once looking for a head that
> flew
> off of a person when the convertible went under a 18 wheeler in the dark.
>
> Ronnie
> ---
> "Kindness is a hard thing to give away,
> for it is usually returned."
>
> "Patrick" <jimmyk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:Vn4jf.7281$wf.2928@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Fortunately in Virginia, as an intermediate EMT I can do everything
> > that a fully certified paramedic can do except RSI (anesthesia prior
> > to intubation) and a surgical cric. I can intubate, IO insertion,
> Intubate
> > full medication protocol without an order etc. I am just a volly medic
> > though, if I did it as a profession I would bankrupt. It is enjoyable
> > but tough.
> >
> > I did see something on an EMS listserve today that I thought might
> > be appropriate here. "95% of the calls we run in EMS are not
> > an emergency where life and death decisions are made, so it can
> > be said that in EMS we are 95% successful"..... I guess the same
> > can be said for the docs we all come into contact with, it is the
> > 5% of the time where they are really making critical decisions that
> > sets them apart from the rest.
> >
> > --
> > Patrick
> >
> > Patrick H. Mason MS, OHST, EMT-I
> >
> > A delusion shared by many is a culture; shared by some is a cult;
> > shared by 2 is love; but a delusion held by one is psychosis.
> >
> > "ZombyWoof" <Zomby-Woofdogs@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:hujpo1l5ussc1ao5e1pnooo22i6mv6rkmo@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:32:24 GMT, "hawki63" <hawki63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > >actually you were RIGHT ON and your reply was far more detailed than
> > perhaps
> > > >I would have taken the time to do..
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >as for MY respecting other members of the health care team....I have
> > always
> > > >tried to do that...as we are all parts of a whole..and need to work
> > together
> > > >in all situations to make the parts INTO a whole..
> > > >
> > > >as for YOUR speciality...EMT's have always been very close to my
> > > >heart...seeing them swarm into my family room when my hubby had a
near
> > fatal
> > > >MI..was SOOO reassuring...knowing their breadth of knowledge etc...I
> felt
> > so
> > > >secure that even if he had arrested etc..they would have taken care
of
> > > >it...we are Lucky that our tax dollars here support a fulltime EMT
> > > >staff..also that wee are 3 miles from the local fire station...they
> were
> > at
> > > >my house in less than 3 minutes...
> > > >
> > > I would hazard a guess that EMT's have saved far more lives then any
> > > old Dr ever has. Saved my Pops, and my Grandpops on two different
> > > occasions.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Zombywoof
> > >
> > > Si vis Pacem, Para bellum
> >
> >
>
>


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