Share your words of wisdom and acronyms

[FlamingFirefox]

Ok I dont know if a thread like this one exists,i searched but could not find anything. I wanted everyone to share all the acronyms or EMS proverbs,you've learned in school or on the field,say for example.

"BLS befor ALS"

"Toilet paper my @ss" which is the flowing of blood through the heart valves

"righty tighty lefty loosy"

I will post more as I remember more,or learn more,please share what you know

 

[mycrofft]

"utse"

"Use The Search Engine". Just kidding, it's worthwhile to re-till this soil periodically.


Look up Murphy's Laws of EMS too.
http://emtlife.com/search.php?searchid=2340126

Start with "If it feels good to to say it on the scene (also, to the press, to the family, to your boss) then it probably is the wrong thing to say".

 

[MSDeltaFlt]

Your pt's mortality and morbidity will be inversely proportional to his/her contribution to society.

 

[mycrofft]

.. and the volume of their verbal complaints.

............

 

[FlamingFirefox]

I just remebered one that was something like.

"Don't treat the the monitor/vital,treat the patient"

and there is also

"assess before you treat" very important to remember this if your taking the NR

 

[DesertMedic66]

I just remebered one that was something like.

"Don't treat the the monitor/vital,treat the patient"

and there is also

"assess before you treat" very important to remember this if your taking the NR

Be careful with all the "phrases" as alot of them are not entirely true.

Such as the monitor shows us information that we can't see.
And your assessment changes with patients. On some patients it's best to do a quick assessment then treat then do a full assessment (ie allergic reactions)

 

[Handsome Robb]

"Don't treat the the monitor/vital,treat the patient"

False. The monitor and vitals are tools used to supplement your assessment and patient presentation. We can't really treat a dysrhythmia without pharmacology or electricity without a monitor now can I?...just one example.

Like usalsfyre taught me, clinical correlation.

"Just because they are an urban outdoorsmen doesn't mean that they don't truly have a valid medical complaint, those :censored::censored::censored::censored:ers are devious though, so don't play into their games" - My FTO

 

[mycrofft]

What if the monitor is sick?

OK, ok.

Try not to use the ambulance litter above the second floor unless the elevator truly works. And then, see if it allow the litter to enter lying flat or almost so, with you and your coworker(s) in there with it.