Laurie's Blog – November 2007 Archive (3)

12 days of christmas EMS style

The Twelve Days of… Continue

Added by Laurie on November 22, 2007 at 12:18am — 5 Comments

I wish you knew

What I wish people knew about EMS, Firefighters, Dispatchers and Law Enforcement.

I wish you could know what it is like to search a burning bedroom for trapped children at 3am, flames roling above your head, your palms and knees burning as you crawl, the floor sagging under your weight as the kitchen below you burns.…

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Added by Laurie on November 19, 2007 at 7:30pm — No Comments

miranda rights for EMS

You have the right to be spinal immobilized despite the fact that you were only hit at a speed equivalent to that of a sloth on valium

If you give up this right to abuse the system, any attempt to fake neck pain later on can and will be used against you in the course of me starting multiple, painful, large-bore IVs

You have the right to distract the ER physician from treating any real patients and have an attorney present, which is why… Continue

Added by Laurie on November 19, 2007 at 7:18pm — 2 Comments