This is why morphine comes in 10mg vialsdistanceonlymakesourlovestronger:
just walk it off.
drink water you’ll be fine
Staring at this far too intently.
just use a band aid it’ll be okay.
don’t forget to elevate it!
You in pain? Here’s 800 mg of ibuprofen.
Well there’s your problem…Change your socks, bruh.
Lots of things affect us, so don’t feel bad about the choices you make at the time with the information you had. Think about why you made that choice and if it was a bad choice don’t let those things affect you again in the future.
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| — | Chris Meyer (Paramedic) |
The curse of EMS is that, in developing the thick emotional hide that we need to last in this profession, we flirt with losing the compassion that attracted us to EMS in the first place. But even for the most jaded and cynical among us, all it usually takes to remind us that most people are inherently good, and worth saving, is your sincere thanks.
Well, that and promptly pulling to the right whenever you see an emergency vehicle approaching. That would be swell too.
Idk if I believe that people are “inherently good and worth saving.” Everyone gets my highest level of care and compassion but I find myself hoping that the next pt won’t be a scum bag. And yes, please pull to the right.“
| — | Steven “Kelly” Grayson. Author of A Paramedic’s Life (via jonvu) |
Just worked one recently. Can’t beat it. Love those country girls, too.Working as a medic at the small scale rodeos is so much fun.
Such a Good Call!
I love my job! Happy EMS week show your support give a medic/EMT a kiss on the cheek!
Stay Calm and Remember You’re a Paramedic
You are calm, cool, and collected. You have preformed every procedure within your scope a million times and you have a 100% success rate.
At least on the outside. You can be kicking and screaming on the inside but don’t let anyone else know it. Remember your pt called because they’re scared. You can’t be scared too. Take a deep breath, you’ve got this.
