Death

You know, it's funny how death can effect some people. I have seen some fall apart at the news of a loved ones death,while others seem to have no reaction at all.
I remember once my partner and I told a family that their loved one was dead.They came unglued. they started to yell at us, YOU BETTER DO SOMETHING , then they turned on us. They stared to yell they were going to kill us if we didn't save their Aunt. Well we did the only thing we could at the time.Closed the door locked it and called for police backup. We had people banging on the door, people in the front yard passing out, folks fighting, and we were stuck in a bed room with a dead lady. Oh yea there's just nothing like working a D.O.A. 2 people went to jail, 3 went to the hospital, and we went to the morgue with the dead lady.
Another time we responded to a shooting. We arrived on scene before P.D. we saw the victim on the ground with no one else around.,Sooo we got out walked over to the guy and saw that he had a huge hole in his chest. So large in fact you could see grass through the hole. Well it was obvious we could do nothing for him.All the sudden there was a shot gun pointed at our noses and a voice thundering down on us saying, "if he don't make it you don't make it ". My partner looks up with out hesitation and says, Oh he's gonna be just fine,don't you worry about that. We'll take good care of him.I say i'll be right back with the stretcher. Needless to say we were not breaking the news to this guy. What he don't know want hurt him.
We have to see humor in these calls or we couldn't do the job. I think God give me a good sense of humor because I'm always seeing the funny side to everything.

Sue Happy People

this is how I see the world today, from a Paramedic point of view.What is up with people today. They want to sue for everything under the sun. Like Suing for car wrecks. when I arrive on the scene of a car wreck now all I see is chicken soup. Nothing but necks and backs.
God forbid you go to the store and slip down and fall. the store manager is so scared of law suit that he calls for an ambulance,fire truck and police. What ever happened to just give me a hand up. Are people not embarrassed anymore to be seen on the floor. Good Grief get a life.
O.k. you have no job and this is your fourth child. There are three cars parked out front. But you need a ride to the hospital by ambulance. Is this the only way you can get attention. No problem I don't mind paying higher taxes because you KNOW YOU"RE RIGHTS. Please you make me want to barf.
You think you have a headache. You should have to ride a meat wagon. Picking up one Lizard after another.NOW THAT'S A HEADACHE.
What's a Lizard, 1)A lizard is someone who calls for a ambulance because they think they might throw up. 2) A lizard is someone who got a bee sting and called an ambulance because they heard some one died once.do they have a allergy to bees Hell no. 3)A lizard is someone who call for an ambulance because they took 3 aspirin then read on the bottle (take 2 every four hrs.) and now they think they have overdosed. I wish. 4)A lizard is someone who thinks they're about to get their ass kicked so they fall out and fake a seizure. Can anyone say looser.
So when do I get to use my skills as a medic for something worth while. Not nearly enough.
And can i tell these people (lizards to get a life!) OH NO THEY MIGHT SUE ME.

For those who dont know me

O.K so for those who don't know I'm a Paramedic in Columbus Ga,.
Iwas talking to someone about my job the other day. It still amazes me how people think i'm a Hero! Oh my god if you only knew. It is very rare that I save someones life or do any heroic acts. All though there are times when we make a deference in someones life. For the most part though we just give very expensive taxie rides to the E.R. for something that bares no form of EMERGANCE at all.
Like the other day we responed to a "over dose call", or so we thought. When we got to the house in question, we find that no one has overdosed on anything. the lady that called answered th door and said, "you got to get hem out my house" I said get who, out of your house. She says "my boy". Looking around I see no boy but two grown men sitting on the chouch playing vedio games. I ask the lady are you talking about one of those men? She say's" yes ,they got to go!" I then ask her did you tell the 911 operator that someone had over dosed? The lady looks at me like I'm crazzy and says " I told her that my boy is taken drugs and wont get off my couch". I called despatch and explaned the call to them and asked for a police unit. The Old lady said "I don't want the Police out here.They want do nothing!. I said well mam what exactly would you like me to do? She said" well don't yall take folks to the funny farm? that's were he needs to go cause he crazy!"My response to this was No Mam but I think I need to go to the funny farm myself , I have to be crazy to do this for a living. OOOh yea I was a real hero that day!!!!