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New definition of EMT: Emergency Medical Taxi
We all train hard for what we do, class after class just to stay up to date on new procedure. Red lights rolling on many Emergency's. Then there are the not so emergency that we run on, "I don't feel good, the "chest pain" calls with their bags packed at the door, the "my doctor told me to come in today" calls. It's enough to drive you crazy! Then you get the one's who call for an ambulance because they couldn't handle the wait in the E.R. So my question to you is, When did we become a high priced taxi, instead of the emergency medical transport we are supposed to be? Misuse of the EMS service has to stop, expecially in rural areas. I couldn't tell you how many times we have been tied up on a real emergency while an ambulance had to come from 15 to 20 miles out all because of someone wanting a ride to a doctors appointment and tieing up the ambulance the would have been there working with my rescue crew. The worst part of it all is that they usually have 20 cars in the drive way with 2 or more sitting there running but no one can manage to take them to the hospital for their appointment.
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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on
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I'm not advocating witholding treatment or transport to these pt's, merely stating a fact.
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Permalink Reply by shannon on
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Dude....I am with you 100% about being a taxi. I have worked 13 years in EMS anything from big city to miles of farmland....the problem is everywhere. The major problem is lack of public education. I always have a saying....if it wasn't for stupid people I wouldnt have a job. About 90% of what we go to, emergency or not, involves some sort of stupidity. I offer that as something to help you with your frustration. I also understand a lot of underlying frustration when you drop your patients and how the ED staff treats us. They are dealing with the same BS, but take it out on us, and most other members in the medical world do not see EMS people as medical professionals...at least thats the way it is in my area. We drop off and get yelled at for not having their job done for them or bringing them the same patients we complain about. Even when we are soaking wet, covered in mud, blood, and who knows what else, we still dont work hard enough or well enough for them. This is not helping our morale either. I support you and understand your stress. Good luck and be safe
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Permalink Reply by Seth Heller on
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i'm with ya man i used to run into that alot and still do. i you think its bad in rural settings its alot worse for city emts and medics
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