Re: Health briefs: Lights, sirens prople ambulances

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Having Meissner-Brown Falshbacks

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> > >ambulances

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> > > > > > Re: GI Bleeds: I mainly meant that as a joke (hence the 8'D

> > >following

> > >it)

> > > > > > but you've got to admit sometimes there are patients who stink

so

> > >bad

> > >in

> > > > > the

> > > > > > small confines of your box that it is beyond overwhelming. I

> > >purposely

> > > > > try

> > > > > > to stock up on peppermints or altoids to suck on to try to

> overwhelm

> > >my

> > > > > > senses with something else.

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> > > > > > Andy Wheeler, EMT-I

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I'm not going to get into the merits or demerits of using code three for a

rancid patient. I do have my own opinion, but I feel that most departments

will have a policy or protocol that guides the medic's judgment as to how

fast the patient will be transported. I've found that keeping a bottle of

Skin Bracer cologne on board the rig proves to be very valuable when dealing

with a patient such as this. Just a little splash on a mask, and you should

be ready for anything ( and smell good too!:-)

Steve Boykin EMT-I

Re: Health briefs: Lights, sirens prople ambulances

> Re: GI Bleeds: I mainly meant that as a joke (hence the 8'D following it)

> but you've got to admit sometimes there are patients who stink so bad in

the

> small confines of your box that it is beyond overwhelming. I purposely

try

> to stock up on peppermints or altoids to suck on to try to overwhelm my

> senses with something else.

>

> Andy Wheeler, EMT-I

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Re: Health briefs: Lights, sirens prople

> >ambulances

> > > >Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 14:41:00 EST

> > > >

> > > >So Andy, what are you saying?? That it is appropriate to run Code 3

> > > >because

> > > >it is unpleasant for the medic in the back, not because the patient

> > > >requires

> > > >the rapid transport himself due to condition? If that is true, then

I

> > > >think

> > > >you need to step back and re-think your position. Bad move if so.

Not

> > > >only

> > > >do you endanger people (yourself, your partner, the patient, and the

> > > >innocent

> > > >public) needlessly, but you are partially responsible for the

negative

> > > >attitude that people have towards EMS, Police, Fire, etc........for

> >running

> > > >with lights and sirens " just to get off on time, get to the donut

shop

> > > >faster, to get to chow faster (and many other remarks) " that result

> >from

> > > >unneccesary emergency traffic. Not to mention, I think there are

some

> > > >legal

> > > >ramifications to it as well........hmmm, I could be wrong, but I

think

> >I

> >am

> > > >right.

> > > >

> > > >My 2 cents

> > > >

> > > > Blum, EMT-P

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> > > >

> > > >