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So I am a full time EMT/firefighter and see some pretty funny, sad, crazy and intense things, and have always found writing to be a good outlet for me. I plan on blogging stuff every now and then. To kick it off, here is a funny call we had a few weeks ago.
So my partner and I had been slammed with calls all day, in between the ambulance and the fire engine from 7am-10pm, finally we got to bed at 1am. Suddenly we are woken at 3 with our tones going off.
Dispatch came over the radio as we fall out of bed and into our gear "You are dispatched to a Charlie (call severity ranges from Alpha to Echo, Alpha being 'they are to lazy to drive them selves to the hospital' and Echo being 'shit is really bad or they are most likely dead') shingles pain, requesting transport". My partner and give each other pained looks, put ourselves in route and hit the big flashing lights.
As we pull up on scene we see a old lady standing in the doorway, purse in hand with her husband behind her. We groan and get out of the medic and I grab the cot as my partner goes over to begin his assessment. As I get close I hear, " oh on a scale of 1-10, this is the worst pain of my life, a solid 4!" she said. I lower the cot for her and help her onto it. As I am helping her on I have a yawn and she looks at me wide eyed and says "you were sleeping! That's why you're yawning!" in the most accusatory tone she could muster.
My medic just kind of looks at me with this bewildered look on his face with his eyes saying "what the fuck else would we be doing at 3:30 in the morning." So finally we get her in the back with her squabbling the whole time saying how the cot was not comfortable, its cold outside, dont drop her, all the bitching that comes with someone who is in no actual pain.
He stays in back with her while i jump up front to drive us to the hospital. Now when you transport someone its either code 1 or code 3 where I am. Code one is normal driving, no lights and siren, just like any other car. Code 3 is shit is bad, we need to get them there fast, lights, sirens, the whole enchilada.
So once he and I are ready to go I look back at him and say with the most serious face I could put on, "Is she stable enough for code one or should I go code 3?" He looks at me, without saying a word says he needs to grab something out of the side to the patient, gets out the the rig and loses it laughing, I'm talking I watched him in the mirror staggering around having to use hands to brace himself against the medic to keep himself from falling down laughing. He then collects himself, gets back in and tells me we should be safe with code one.
That was about a week ago and I still think about it and smile.
 
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EMT stories are the best 5/5/5/5
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I'm amazed people in this country would call ambulances for the most petty things. I know they cost a lot of money here, so I better be in some serious shit before I pick up the phone and call.
Honestly, I used to consider becoming an EMT since I wanted to help people, all that stuff about making a difference in the world and the like. I realized I would probably lose my shit though if I saw people die in front of me so I never pursued it...much respect to you op, a lot of people couldn't do what you guys do every day.
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On March 03 2013 14:56 Balgrog wrote:
Dispatch came over the radio as we fall out of bed and into our gear "You are dispatched to a Charlie (call severity ranges from Alpha to Echo, Alpha being 'they are to lazy to drive them selves to the hospital' and Echo being 'shit is really bad or they are most likely dead') shingles pain, requesting transport". My partner and give each other pained looks, put ourselves in route and hit the big flashing lights.
I always hated dispatching calls that we knew were... "Basic Service." Unfortunately sometimes there's no way to downgrade the call based on EMD (especially if the patient started by saying they have pain on their chest or w/e).
On March 03 2013 15:29 LeafMeAlone wrote:
EMT stories are the best 5/5/5/5
Indeed. OP, thanks for sharing! :D
On March 03 2013 15:57 Enki wrote:
I'm amazed people in this country would call ambulances for the most petty things. I know they cost a lot of money here, so I better be in some serious shit before I pick up the phone and call.
Yeah, the 911 system is often a taxi service for people on medicaid (or equivalent) - where it becomes cheaper than a cab... for the patient. It's a shame because it can sometimes delay service in life threatening scenarios.
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Are firefighters worshipped by women in the US too? Just wondering.
Here in France they seem to release some sort of special pheromones that attracts young (sometimes too young) ladies who just chill around them.
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Great story! thanks for sharing  !
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after working in a hospital for 8 months, I can tell you: some people are just these kind of people, needing alot of attention for basically nothing. Over dramatic, attention seeking, they're usually also not very mannered.
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I passed the NRMET about a month ago. I can't seem to get a job though. IDK why its so hard.
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On March 04 2013 03:15 puppykiller wrote:
I passed the NRMET about a month ago. I can't seem to get a job though. IDK why its so hard.
A former co-worker of mine had a similar issue. Government budgets are tight, and they are also pretty picky.
Great story, OP.
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Doesn't the person who calls the ambulance alwais charged a bill at the end (around 200$??
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On March 04 2013 09:19 Darkren wrote:
Doesn't the person who calls the ambulance alwais charged a bill at the end (around 200$??
here we have stuff called fire-med and you pay $100 or something a year and that will be basically your ambulance insurance.
On March 03 2013 19:26 Kukaracha wrote:
Are firefighters worshipped by women in the US too? Just wondering.
Here in France they seem to release some sort of special pheromones that attracts young (sometimes too young) ladies who just chill around them.
haha i guess, but ive never really used it to try and pick up women or anything. I just love my job and could care less what others think of it
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