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What one piece of equipment do you wish were on your ambulance?
ffemt8978
03-04-2006, 05:07 PM
A universal interpreter.
A universal interpreter.
spanish to english to spanish dictionary!
SWVAEMT
03-05-2006, 09:11 AM
GPS
Other than that, as a BLS provider, I pretty much have everything I need. My opinion may change once I have my Paramedics degree though.
Guardian
05-15-2006, 03:14 AM
i want an automatic BP cuff because i tend to get lazy on all the B.S. calls i run
Anomalous
05-15-2006, 08:53 PM
A B.S. detector.
MariaCatEMT
05-15-2006, 09:50 PM
I wish I had an ambulance to begin with! LOL! ;)
Guardian
05-16-2006, 01:27 AM
A B.S. detector.
Don't need one of those, i have a built in one that works perfectly.
MedicPrincess
05-16-2006, 06:25 AM
A partner, that for the love of GOD, could stop his whining (and I mean actual 2 year old Whine is his voice) and complaining about EVERYTHING!!! Its cold...Its hot....man he hats running transfers (umm...hello, this is the transfer truck...and you ASKED to work here...remember, something about it being easy work...WTF did you think the transfer truck was going to do?!?!?)...his wrist hurts...his arm hurts....the FD is trying to screw him...man, were getting back to the station late and he still has 5 reports to finish (really!!!! does he think he is the only one with reports to do!!)...blah, blah, blah!!!
Princess, welcome to EMS! :)
Working as a contingent I've had some amazing partners, then I have the complainers. I can't stand the complainers.
A partner, that for the love of GOD, could stop his whining (and I mean actual 2 year old Whine is his voice) and complaining about EVERYTHING!!! Its cold...Its hot....man he hats running transfers (umm...hello, this is the transfer truck...and you ASKED to work here...remember, something about it being easy work...WTF did you think the transfer truck was going to do?!?!?)...his wrist hurts...his arm hurts....the FD is trying to screw him...man, were getting back to the station late and he still has 5 reports to finish (really!!!! does he think he is the only one with reports to do!!)...blah, blah, blah!!!
How long have you been working as an EMT? Boy, you caught on quick ;)
MariaCatEMT
05-16-2006, 03:29 PM
A partner, that for the love of GOD, could stop his whining (and I mean actual 2 year old Whine is his voice) and complaining about EVERYTHING!!! Its cold...Its hot....man he hats running transfers (umm...hello, this is the transfer truck...and you ASKED to work here...remember, something about it being easy work...WTF did you think the transfer truck was going to do?!?!?)...his wrist hurts...his arm hurts....the FD is trying to screw him...man, were getting back to the station late and he still has 5 reports to finish (really!!!! does he think he is the only one with reports to do!!)...blah, blah, blah!!!
I should give you my cell phone number. Then next time he whines, have him call me. #1: I will tell him to SHUT UP and be nice to the PRINCESS! #2: I will also tell him I would kill for his job. #3: I will be more than happy to duct tape him to his chair, amply around the mouth, of course. #4: I wish I could work with someone like YOU! What a refreshing change that would be!
MedicPrincess
05-20-2006, 06:51 PM
LOL...the other day I told him If I would have wanted to sit and listen to someone whine all day I would have called in and just stayed home with my son.
Funny, we had an out of state transfer the next day and he declined to go. I just don't get it. :rolleyes:
Guardian
05-20-2006, 08:26 PM
Princess, i agree, i hate people who constantly complain...........you're pretty smart
Tactical Medic
06-06-2006, 12:03 PM
I wish medics coming out of school had better common sense, if I had a wish for a better tool it would be that, freakin cook-book medics suck :wacko:
always trying to ALS everyone, and doing unnessary proceedures "just because it says to in the protocols" that crap wouldn't fly back in NYC.
:P
emtd29
06-08-2006, 09:03 PM
next time he starts whining ask him if he wants some CHEESE with that whine!!! ( get it? wine & cheese?? I'll quit while I'm ahead LOL )
I wish medics coming out of school had better common sense, if I had a wish for a better tool it would be that, freakin cook-book medics suck :wacko:
always trying to ALS everyone, and doing unnessary proceedures "just because it says to in the protocols" that crap wouldn't fly back in NYC.
:P
On the same token... I want "medic motavators" - that zap the lazy medics when they don't treat the obviously ALS patient as an ALS patient.
Tactical Medic
06-11-2006, 04:31 PM
On the same token... I want "medic motavators" - that zap the lazy medics when they don't treat the obviously ALS patient as an ALS patient.
Thats the paramedic's call, you have to throw that BS flag up and correct the situation if your another medic, BUT if your not a medic you shouldn't have to worry about it, if you feel that the medic is not doing the right thing, tell the supervisor, thats what they are for ;)
For example not every chest pain needs a 12 lead, NTG, and IV.... But here in my county, the EMTs (maybe overthelous?) start wanting to do a 12 lead before the medic even orders it, LOL...
Part of the problem (in my department anyway) is that we have to do online reports when we get back to the station which are a royal pain in the bottom, and of course if its an ALS pt the EMTs don't have to do the reports, so I know of MANY EMTs who would start a 12 lead just so they can say it was an ALS call :wacko:
Anyway's I too would like one of them zappers, :P
rescuecpt
06-11-2006, 04:45 PM
I agree, not every call that seems to require ALS actually does.
aline
06-11-2006, 06:03 PM
I agree with ffemt8978, a universal translator would be awesome! The other thing is a fully stocked supply room so I had what I need to treat my patients.
rescuecpt
06-11-2006, 10:32 PM
I want a portable chest x-ray so I can complete that part of the ACLS protocol... ;) Now I have to let the docs have all the fun and finish the protocols in the ER... ;)
I want a portable chest x-ray so I can complete that part of the ACLS protocol... ;) Now I have to let the docs have all the fun and finish the protocols in the ER... ;)
Hey... how about X-ray vision? Then we can tell if 'your arm really is broken'
disassociative
06-14-2006, 10:41 PM
Philips HeartStart Mrx with all the bells and whistles.
pfmedic
07-09-2006, 10:08 AM
a carbon fiber 02 portable to replace the heavy as $#!t steel one in the arway bag... which is slowly killing my back.
gradygirl
07-10-2006, 01:46 PM
I want an ambulance for starters, but I would also really like an LEO that actually did his/her job and did stand around asking stupid questions or making even more stupid remarks. Or would frickin wait until we transferred the pt. to the ambulance crew before butting in and trying to get all of the pt. info, which we aren't even really supposed to be giving them...oh, and I wish they would decide whether or not they are doctors or LEOs, as they try to diagnose the pt. as they dispatch us or as they stand in the door with their stupid little grins at the dumb:censored: drunk who has just puked all over themselves and is bleeding all over us...
Ok, so you get my point.
KEVD18
07-15-2006, 07:43 PM
a device that would eliminate the stair chair (i.e. hover board, teleporter etc)
At our service the ALS rigs don't carry stair chairs. We BLS folk like to call it the BLS intercept.
Guardian
07-20-2006, 01:06 AM
At our service the ALS rigs don't carry stair chairs. We BLS folk like to call it the BLS intercept.
I want to work for your service...lol
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