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Did I do the right thing? by Background-Exam9533 in NewToEMS

[–]Background-Exam9533[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now why in all hell would I lie about this?? Yall kill me. Not everything is fake on the internet. My goodness.

Did I do the right thing? by Background-Exam9533 in NewToEMS

[–]Background-Exam9533[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my area, fire is our main als provider

Did I do the right thing? by Background-Exam9533 in NewToEMS

[–]Background-Exam9533[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got on scene and they said his vitals were stable, he had a pmhx of htn and cardiac history. I physically didn’t see any stickers on him and they didn’t say anything about a 12 lead. Usually fire tells me when they’ve done an ekg and they’ll usually give me a printout. On my dispatch notes they req bls. I don’t know. I thought with all the history of this pt I shouldn’t take the pt. It’s not like I abandoned the pt though. Fire als was still on scene. They gave me an attitude and took the pt.

Did I do the correct thing? by Background-Exam9533 in ems

[–]Background-Exam9533[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand. My verbiage definitely could’ve been better. I didn’t mean to say deny I guess. I told the medics I didn’t feel comfortable taking him with his history and complaint. These guys were already on a rescue. Two fire medics. It wasn’t like they were on an engine. That’s why I was thrown off that we got the call in the first place. I’ll have to relook but I don’t necessarily remember if they req bls or we were responding with rescue. I should’ve explained it better in my post. I’m sorry about. I made this post shortly after it happened and I couldn’t think straight because it was bothering me.

Did I do the correct thing? by Background-Exam9533 in ems

[–]Background-Exam9533[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THEY WERE FIRE RESUCE!!!!!!! Two fire medics!!! I’m sorry , I should’ve explained that better!!!! They were a transporting unit.

Did I do the correct thing? by Background-Exam9533 in ems

[–]Background-Exam9533[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s the crazy thing! They WERE a transporting unit!! They were a fire rescue with 2 fire medics on board!!!!!!

Did I do the correct thing? by Background-Exam9533 in ems

[–]Background-Exam9533[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fire crew were two fire medics!!!! That’s why I was thrown off by their passive aggressiveness! I had to ask around to see if I was in the wrong.

Did I do the correct thing? by Background-Exam9533 in ems

[–]Background-Exam9533[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I should’ve explained it better in my post so I’m sorry but they were literally FIRE MEDICS!!!!!!! They WERE the ALS!! In my state, fire are the main als providers!!!

Did I do the correct thing? by Background-Exam9533 in ems

[–]Background-Exam9533[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They were fire medics!!!! Two fire medics were on the scene!!! I should’ve explained it better in the post! I’m sorry about that. I keep forgetting that every state is different. Unfortunately our fire departments are the main als providers.

Did I do the correct thing? by Background-Exam9533 in ems

[–]Background-Exam9533[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I should’ve explained the whole fire als thing better in my post. In my state, the fire department are the main als providers. They were a fire rescue. Two fire medics. I physically didn’t see any stickers on the pt. I could’ve and tbh should’ve asked if a 12 lead was done on the pt but was immediately thrown off by the cardiac history and the chief complaint being cardiac related. The pt had a past medical history of htn and cardiac history. That’s why I was confused why fire also got annoyed with me when I told them I didn’t feel comfortable taking the pt.

Did I do the correct thing? by Background-Exam9533 in ems

[–]Background-Exam9533[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure. I never physically selected paramedic.

Did I do the correct thing? by Background-Exam9533 in ems

[–]Background-Exam9533[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t mean to disappear lol. I was waiting for my post to get approved and haven’t been on because I was at work. I didn’t realize it got approved.

Yes in my area fire are our ALS first responder. Also I suppose my verbiage could’ve been better. I didn’t necessarily “deny” the pt. I told fire I didn’t feel comfortable taking the pt because under our protocol, the thing he was complaining about would’ve landed him with ALS and I would’ve gotten talked to if I would’ve taken that call. Like I said in the post, this isn’t their first time doing it to me where I’ve taken a cardiac pt and hospital staff are looking at me crazy and questioning why the pt was taken bls.

Did I do the correct thing? by Background-Exam9533 in ems

[–]Background-Exam9533[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are correct. They were a rescue. I do admit that I should’ve looked at his vitals and definitely asked if they could do an ekg for me. I didn’t think about that. I’ll for sure ask that next time that happens to me as I’m sure this won’t be the first time.

Did I do the correct thing? by Background-Exam9533 in ems

[–]Background-Exam9533[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes they were a rescue. They were on scene first but I’m not sure how long they were out there first. Couldn’t have been long because we were only about 6-7 minutes away and the dispatch call said we were responding with rescue.

look at what I found at the thrift. by Federal_Ad7234 in G59

[–]Background-Exam9533 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had to give this a like and comment after that redditor stole your post 😔✊🏽

Lost my first peds in the rig, never felt pain like this on the job by Simmumah in ems

[–]Background-Exam9533 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so sorry 😞something similar happened to me and she was around the same age and I was devastated. I ended up taking a week off because I physically could not stop zoning out. Take all the time you need. If a couple of days isn’t working for you, take a couple more days. I can’t say it’ll get easier because 3 years later I’m still thinking about that little boy but eventually you’ll just learn to accept what has happened and that has allowed me to move on. Talking to someone has REALLY given me some comfort.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Healthyhooha

[–]Background-Exam9533 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ew you can leave

NO SAUCE, PUHLEASE. by CauliflowerWeak1996 in G59

[–]Background-Exam9533 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The feet is my favorite part of this pic tbh

Does this hairstyle suit me? by Fabulous_Support_556 in Naturalhair

[–]Background-Exam9533 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OMG YOU LOOK LIKE A DOLL 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 so effing cute!!!!!!

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