In EMS the most common crime I see (in hospitals and the field) is documentation related. Specifically when the EMT or nurse writes "18" for patient respiratory rate in the patient chart.
Seeing y'all's responses to the "are your relatives criminals" poll is cracking me up.
Criminality isn't a matter of getting arrested or convicted, or a particularly good marker of morality.
Depending on where you are, crossing the street wrong is a crime. If you're American and you've ever picked up a feather, you have probably committed a federal offense.
Not even gonna get into the fact that homosexuality is still a crime in places.
The point is that you're probably all criminals.
I have had strong visions of the need for a specifically geriatric care orientated fast response team for evictions,.
Every now and then I have to gently explain to a nurse that the reason I can't ignore a patient's refusal for transport is that I would prefer not to go to jail for kidnapping.
One of the more difficult things to deal with as a patient advocate is that for some reason the hospitals and staff are usually not very happy when you have to advocate for the patient. Hmm.
buddy, I've had to tell people to wash their hands after taking a piss.
people on my covid post are calling me a freak for saying it’s disgusting to cough into open air/your hands then touch shit. well if that’s being a freak i don’t want to be normal!
I finally got around to making a blog for EMS related posts. Read the pinned carefully as some of our menu options have changed or whatever
If this is a medical emergency, please stop doomscrolling my blog and dial the emergency service number for your country
I am an Emergency Medical Technician that mostly deals with interfacility transfers. Most of what I do is critical care, but sometimes I do other stuff.
The purpose of this blog is mostly to post funny haha stuff, but I'll try to keep things educational as well.
That said, I am also going to keep things HIPAA friendly, so don't expect anything that would have sensitive info. Sorry guys, no war stories.
Q: Is the Trans stuff really necessary?
A: yes
Q: I'm dealing with pain/coughing/vomiting blood/insert symptoms here. What do I do?
A: I am not authorized to diagnose you or give medical advice over the Internet. Please call your doctor if you have one. Otherwise go to an urgent care or an ER.
Q: Can I send you a story about an experience I had as a patient?
A: I'll accept submissions like this at my discretion as long as they don't include any identifying information
Q: Can I send you a story about an experience I had as a provider?
A: As long as it's not something violating someone's privacy rights or belittling anyone, then I'll handle these on a case by case basis
I'll update the FAQ as I think of more questions. If you want to ask me something that isn't related to EMS you can find me on my main @hippieghost
Me, looking through the worms I dug up:
"Alright, only one of you can crawl into my ear canal and you better get me put in charge of the board of health after"
Posting silly ems humor and my own musings. Please don't reach out to me for medical advice
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