Here are some things that you wish you would never had said – or wish were never said by someone else – or perhaps should never be said by anyone in this line of work
1) When taking a from a patient.
Technician: You’re just going to feel a little prick
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2) When trying to explain to a female patient how to use .
Technician: Right, put this in your mouth and suck on it
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3) When explaining how we’re going to do an to a young lady with chest pain.
Paramedic: Right, I’m just going to put my hand up your top to get to your boobs
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4) When dealing with a 21 year old with abdo pains. An ‘older’ lady, approximately 45 years old sits next to him offering him support. The paramenace behind me looks at her.
Paramedic: Is this your mum?
Woman: No, I’m his girlfriend!
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5) The first time I tried to put the seat belt on a very large patient.
Binder: Right, I just need to put this seat belt over you . . . oh, it doesn’t reach
Patient: Why
Binder: ‘cos you’re too fat . . . I mean too large . . . overweight, sorry . . . um, I mean I think the seat belt’s broken that’s why.
Patient: . . . !!!
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6) When checking an old female patient’s legs for signs of DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis)
Technician: Hmmmm, I bet this is the first time you’ve had a man between your legs in a long time eh luv.
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7) When concentrating on a patient who’s about to give birth
Father (holding wife’s hand): Is the baby going to come out ok?
Technician: I reckon so . . . you’re wife’s got quite a large vagina so there shouldn’t be any problem
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8 ) When I was first on station.
Colleague: So, does your partner climb also?
Binder: Yeh, we like to get out as much as possible
Colleague: Does he climb better than you?
Binder: Who?
Colleague: Him
Binder: ‘Him’?
Colleague: Your partner
Binder: My partner? . . . I’m not gay Tom*. My partner’s a woman
Colleague: **going red** . . . erm
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9) A patient is on the trolley bed with chest pain and the wife is sitting anxiously beside him.
Wife: Is he going to be ok?
Paramedic: Don’t worry yourself my dear, he’s going to be fine
Crew mate: . . . . erm, he’s just stopped breathing
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10) A couple in their 30’s are on the ambulance. The woman has just given birth to a 20 week old deceased foetus. The woman is in tears and her partner is barely holding it together to comfort her. In the attendant’s seat is a very young and naive university student paramedic doing her paperwork.
With an unemotional voice and without looking up from her writing she utters her practised lines;
Student Paramedic: Try not to upset yourself my dear – it’ll all be OK.
Binder
*not his real name of course
Being assumed to be gay, based on looks alone, is one of the highest compliments a guy can get. I mean;
oh goodness…..
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wow……
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so pretty….
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Where are your manners? You forgot to thank your colleague.
I actually did . . . of sorts. But it all stemmed from when I started at work and was referring to my wife as “my partner” . . .this has ancient old connotations attached to it in the East End to suggest you are gay. The word spread. And then I was confronted with this situation.
In terms of being referred to as gay because of good looks . . . i’m well of THAT mark!