Dispatched to a local restaurant/bar for heart attack manger says CPR in progress. We get there no CPR in progess medics working on him. Well he fell hit is head and was bleeding from the back of his head. Well he put him on a long board no cspine used. Long board was used to move PT. Well we transport him to Trauma center. We get there all the doctors were going crazy "No cspine!!" Is he trauma or medical nobody knows and they were yelling at each if he was a trauma or medical and yelling at us for no C spine it was funny.
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Funny?? This is absolutely pathetic!
And there are people out here scratching their heads in bewilderment wondering why EMS lacks respect and professionalism.
And there are people out here scratching their heads in bewilderment wondering why EMS lacks respect and professionalism.
TheDoll
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this is one of the most bizarre posts that i've ever read on here. i don't think it's funny either. how did he get onto a long board without a c-collar? you're darn right you'd get yelled at if you did that around here!
mikie
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I guess since we weren't there it wasn't funny? perhaps your forgetting something or I just misread (grammar)?
But you moved then transferred a TRAUMA patient without any c-spine precaution? Were there even head-blocks?
Ridryder911
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I doubt it will be funny when the State EMS Authority reviews your PCR and then you receive a subpoena to appear in a hearing for possible actions... Yeah, it is no laughing criteria...
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I am so confused. What happaned?
reaper
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Well he fell hit is head and was bleeding from the back of his head.
Sounds like he had trauma, to me.
Sounds like he had trauma, to me.
reaper
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What is vtechy?
CPR has no impact on decision to immobilize!
CPR has no impact on decision to immobilize!
A.Anaka
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This is an entertaining thread. I highly doubt that any form of trained EMT would ever refer to a heart rhythm as "V-Techy" as well as not taking c-spine precautions on someone who hit their head after a fall.
CFRBryan347768
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Ok, still don't understand how this is funny? So I will re-cap, they say CPR was being performed, but then you say it wasn't. He had a rear head wound and was bleeding, blood isn't funny nor is a wound to the head. Then he went in to,"Vtechy and had cpr performed on him." So either theirs a part missing, you didn't understand what was going on, or your lying. Or is it that dispatch messed up the call, which really isn't unusual?
CFRBryan347768
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I'm assuming they meant V-Tach, and forget that CPR has no impact on immobilization the guy FELL lol, and has a wound to the back of his head whos to say he didn't mess up his spine?
(P.S. Not attacking you, just rambled after your quote LOL)
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this is either a terrible joke or the worst ems crew in the history of ever.
if he hits his head doesn't that mean a c-spine injury is possible????????? i always thought it did, for cpr all our pt's are boarded anyway whats an extra 20 secs for collar and cids???????
Ridryder911
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Apparently, we have a Troll in our midst and as displayed got the "jargon" wrong, or either a very poor typist or EMT ....Who knows maybe all three?
Couple of things, if your going to post at least either:
a) learn how to spell
b) know the correct name(s) of procedures, terminology, etc.
c) expect not to be taken seriously with such outlandish statements, unless you have not really got a clue on what you are doing.
d) all of the above
Couple of things, if your going to post at least either:
a) learn how to spell
b) know the correct name(s) of procedures, terminology, etc.
c) expect not to be taken seriously with such outlandish statements, unless you have not really got a clue on what you are doing.
d) all of the above
what did you do?besides laugh
CFRBryan347768
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Put em on a long spine board and transport? haha
Any one wanna run this as if it was an actuall job?