I had a kid stick scissors in an outlet once, shock himself pretty good, and we packed him off to the ER. He came back the next day and was mad because the people in the ER kept telling him he only had a burn and wasn't electrocuted.
That's typically because they eat a crappy unvaried diet, not because they're not eating protein from meat. It's quite easy to eat a healthy vegetarian or vegan diet if you're willing to learn a bit about what you're eating and to actually cook your own food.
Lots of people in the US eat a...
Haha, only if dispensing bandaids and sympathy to 8th graders counts. :P Oh, and sometimes I remove a splinter or admire a cast they got! I'm a teacher. Which is why I made the crack about people thinking I have tons of free time.
I'm not sure what I thought you guys did before I landed here. Drive the ambulance yes, but I knew you did stuff in the ambulance while it was being driven. The general public's opinion of what I do is quite amusing. I wish I got that much free time.
I slung a lot of bandaids today...
It's not wrong or bad. I just find it really odd that this is what people get worked up about, in respect to their profession. I would have guessed it would have been a nurse saying something like "all EMT's are hacks", not the title nurses use.
Meese. As in "Meese, meese, ohmygod I don't have my homework because[high speed spanish]". And then I have to remind them that I'm just a white girl and can't understand, lol.
I suppose it comes down to what's important to you in your profession. Personally, what I get called is the least important thing to me and I'm a little baffled that it is so hugely important to other people. Isn't what you DO the most important thing in your profession?
People judge your...