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by Dragonfighter
Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:21 pm
Forum: Never Again!!
Topic: Had a guy flash a badge at me...wasnt police.
Replies: 46
Views: 8484

Re: Had a guy flash a badge at me...wasnt police.

The Annoyed Man wrote:<SNIP>

And oh, by the way, I never tried to climb into an RA or helicopter where I wasn't invited, and I never tried to manage a case once the paramedics showed up, although I did volunteer to help, even in the menial things like lifting a gurney into the RA or fetching something for the paramedic. Those guys were always classy and never abusive. Heck, I knew half of them anyway since they were transporting to the same trauma center where I worked. Still, there's no reason for nastiness, and the help I gave them was appreciated. Nobody ever tried to pull a superiority attitude with me. It simply wasn't called for or ncessary, and they always had other fish to fry.....like the patient's health.

Here, here. I started as a volunteer and that is why I always tried to utilize them or off duty medics if they were at seen. But as I said, that time on the DNT almost blew up on me, so I curtailed that practice. There were times after that someone might be securing a c-spine when we rolled up, that I would ask them to hold what they had until I got the collar(s) and board. Then I would thank them and some would hang around and watch but I never had that particular scenario repeat itself.

Likewise, there was a bad one on I-35 a number of years back up towards Denton, they were short handed and I displayed my credentials to the Sheriff and he waved me in. The FFs on scene had one medic and when I tried to identify myself a pair of gloves hit me in the face. That time the chief told me, as one of to PMs on scene that I'd need to go to the hospital (you can't reduce level of care in Texas) but as I was loading up, their additional equipment showed and an additional PM was there. I let him have it but treated four other people before the chief released me.

We had been returning from vacation and after we got home from that little deal and unloaded I ran in to get some Braum's. People were staring and looking at me like I had crawled from under a rock. I was thinking, "I know I've been on the road but c'mon...I can't look that bad." Well, as I went out to the car and was fiddling for my keys, I noticed that both legs of my white cargo pants (YES, cargo pants...it was the 90's) were caked in blood and brain matter from the knees down.

:oops:

BTW, I DO carry my badge as if I need to offer assist, it is more easily read and recognized than an ID card.
by Dragonfighter
Thu Jul 26, 2012 12:06 pm
Forum: Never Again!!
Topic: Had a guy flash a badge at me...wasnt police.
Replies: 46
Views: 8484

Re: Had a guy flash a badge at me...wasnt police.

Jasonw560 wrote:I had an EMT badge issued to me at the last place I worked in the field. It's in the bottom of one of my drawers, useless, and a waste of money.

I used to see the "woo-woos" all the time. I even worked with a couple.

The EMTs who were also VFFs would be the ones (as Basics) would have the trauma shears in their pants, tourniquets tied to them, and $100 stethoscopes around their necks. Also drove the jacked-up personal trucks with the Maltese cross or Star of Life on their windows, and all the sirens and lights they could afford. Not to mention the scanners hung on their belt loops.

These were also the ones us paramedics would LOVE to take down a peg or three on calls. In front of their colleagues. Or their chief.
I had made a habit of utilizing identified volunteers as much as practical as I was one before I went career. These were ones that demonstrated a sober, non-glory seeking attitude and if they had any hesitation or displayed any incompetence, they were out. This "practice" of mine ceased when we had a really bad crash on the DNT early one morning. An EMT from a private ambulance company identified himself and asked if he could be of assistance. We were short handed and had called for two extra rigs and a Shift Duty Officer, the firefighters were busy extricating so we triaged and picked the worst one we had access to. This young lady had an obvious femur fracture and had lost distal pulses. I tossed the "EMT" a c-collar which he applied correctly and he helped myself, my partner and another firefighter get her on a back board...so far so good. My partner and I started with the traction splint, we get her on the stretcher and load her up. As I climb in this yahoo decides he is following into the rig. I say, "Thanks for your help but we've got it now." He gets insistent and starts whining that he is helping and can't leave the patient. As he is doing this I catch the eye of a DPS officer and nod to this guy and the next thing he knows he is in cuffs and arrested for interfering with emergency personnel...all the time yelling he was helping. Lesson learned, I never allowed anyone not on the department or PD to help again. :oops:

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