haha, I did this myself literally last week, had this verbatim conversation standing outside the patients room with the door open. "Hey, what's the BP of the patient in room 3?" "53" "What's the systolic?" "53" "No, like....it's something over 53, what's the something?" "That is the something, it's 53 over 22" "Wait WHAT!?" *quickly looks into room* "Are we putting out an emergency call? Are they dying?" "No, patients been like this all night, just IV fluids and escalate if it drops below 45 or they lose consciousness" "Oh sugar, they're awake and can hear me?" "Probably" "Right, I'm going to check on the other side of the ward then"
Managed to get my basal vagus nerve pricked during allergy testing where they give you like 50 shots of allergens. The doc kept saying something about if I'm a runner because even after 10 minutes and a mask of o2. My hr was down in the 30s. And I was talking apparently bit I didn't come round till my hr was back in the 40s
@@norbertfleck812 not always. My dad had to be shocked while wide awake because they apparently didn't have the drug they needed on board to at least make him sleepy. Said it's like being kicked by 10 horses. VT doesn't mean unconscious.
@@Flashygrrl Usually you use the defilibrator to get the heart out of a state of ventricular fibrillation - which means that the patient is deeply unconscious.
@@norbertfleck812 and yet, here I am telling you that my dad was awake. They LITERALLY make implants that do this same thing and can go in with a pacemaker and if you check comments there's another story about how a dude was awake when his went off.
My only experience in an ambulance was as a badly concussed third grader. I was fading in and out of consciousness, intermittently crying from the worst headache in my life, and fighting the nasal cannula. I remember the EMTs commenting on how he could tell when I was unconscious because my crying wavered off and debated what kind of stuffed animal I might like best. One of them wrapped a teddy bear’s head with gauze and a bandaid with hand drawn smiley faces on the inside of its elbow. I remember clinging to that bear, pressing its belly against my face to block out the light, and telling the EMTs via talking to the bear what I was feeling. The bear is still with me.
@@allaussietraveller9879I think the questioner was asking you, how did you get a severe concussion. Other than landing on your head, what caused you to land on your head?
@@F25Xanatos I had a family following on my bumper transporting code 3, I had called dispatch to ask them to call the caller back and tell them to back off and do the speed limit or we will slow and risk their family members life.
Way back when I was still an EMT student, a patient gave me one of my most valuable pieces of advise. "Ma'am, you did a really good job but you might want to refrain from saying the word "oops" in front of the patient in the future". That phrase stayed with me through my entire career.
I recently passed the EMS test last year, and I'm waiting to be called up for it. Is there any other things I should watch out for when I get in for training?
Recently my mom's been cutting my hair because of corona and I can totally relate to your patient. It's a constant stream of "oops", "oh no", "uh-oh" etc. The haircut always ends up being fine but man is it nerve-racking.
I was heading to the hospital this morning and the paramedic took my temperature, frowned, took it again, frowned again, and went "huh." Always reassuring
whenever my mom is checking on my mouth/throat (like if i have strep or when i got my wisdom teeth out) she would look in there with a flashlight and go “UH.” in an alarmed tone of voice, and then keep looking. WHAT??? always drove me insane cause i couldn’t see in there myself
Been there. Said that. Still say some of those. My favorite is still when a patient tells me "This is my first time in an ambulance". I reply with "Mine too".
I've had the 'drive faster' situation happen to me a couple times the other way around. I was driving the ambulance when suddenly my partner sticks her head through the little window and very calmly tells me, to put on the sirens and go faster. Poor patient still heard her
On the one hand, it implies that they were pulling a Hail Mary play and had no idea if it would work or not. On the other hand, it does indeed imply that their crazy plan to save your life worked.
Whenever a medic admits there will be "a little pain", you know it's going to be bad. If they outright say it's gonna hurt, prepare yourself for the worst pain of your life.
I was in a bad motorcycle crash and had 1 lacerated lung and one filling with blood, they had to aspirate my lung and oh, my God. Adrenaline and shock is a wonderful thing lmao, I didn't feel it at all.
Got a cyst removed from my lower back pain killers did jackshit ended up high on pain killers and ate 2 burgers and ate the lettuce like it was in a straw
I have, unfortunately, heard most of these. My personal favorite is when the doc didn't realize the door was still partly open right before my emergency chest tube and told a nurse "If they survive this, I'm getting a lottery ticket."
@@sherryxia8362 They are stressed out till the moon and need to let it out. As long as it's not degrading or disgusting, it's fine. I think they should just make really sure that the patient can't hear them.
I regularly say things like "oh shit" "fuck" or sometimes "uh oh" but its because my body hurts all over or i kept fiddling with something or dropped what i needed one millimetre to the left of where i wanted to drop it
It's probably one of those environments when you need to train yourself to say something like oops-a-daisy. Who would say something like oops-a-daisy when you've done something serious like given them an accidental overdose?
@@Competitive_Antagonist That would honestly be worse. I can understand an "Oh shit" "Well, fuck" or "damnit" but "Oops-a-daisy" is gonna make me panic, because that sounds exactly like someone trying to cover up that they've really screwed the pooch.
@@chloskyskies4399 yeah lol. I was in a crash on my moped with a car and broke my pinkie, and I went to urgent care because we couldn’t find the emergency room. It was a really complicated fracture, and unknown at the time to be twisted on top of everything else. He first numbed me a bit and then attempted to set it back in place, which failed and still hurt like heck. Then he attempted to stabilize and wrap my hand, which is what he said he hadn’t done since Med school. It felt like it too. Thing was unbearably painful for the next day or two until I reached the orthopedic surgeon’s office and they re-wrapped it. Biggest sigh of relief I ever made.
@@AnnisAdventures I feel your pain... I mean, or I did, for a good 6 months. Dislocated the middle joint, of my middle finger bracing myself during what should have been a pretty easy fall. I figured it was fractured, didn't realize it was actually a dislocation; so I left it alone, didn't seek treatment. Was in a lot of pain for quite a while, and I also kept hitting, and catching the finger on stuff... So the last one, I really jammed my finger hard on a car seat while unloading some luggage... The entire finger bent in a direction it wasn't supposed to bend; and I figured that was it, was going to need surgery of some kind... Then almost immediately, the pain actually faded nearly entirely. It went from total agony, to almost nothing in an instant. Guess that last bend popped it back into the socket perfectly. Finger kept bothering me minorly for another few months, I did some gentle and some not so gentle stretches; and it eventually went back to normal.
I remeber the one time I was in a gnarly car accident, I was able to walk away from it and the other driver too. The EMT is checking me over and all that fun stuff and askes if I need to go to the hospital. I reply with "No no Im alright, my brother is on his way and I live just over there" the EMT is satisfied with that answer and says "Well remember, if you feel off in any way or need to go to the hospital you can always just call us." And I shit you not, I look at him and the officer and say stupidly. "What number do I call?" He gives me a hesitant glance before pointing to the Very large and very obvious red numbers printed on the side of the ambulance cab. 911. Never have I felt more moronic in my life.
I actually had a similar incident at work, we had an employee collapse, and I turned to a manager and told them "Call an ambulance." and they looked at me dead serious, panic in their face and asked "Whats the number???"
Had I been the medic on scene, I would have insisted at that point you get a ride to the hospital "just in case". Altered mental status is a HUGE red flag. Hopefully you did get checked out. And it sounds like you were fine, all said and done.
Reminds me of my first time in an ambulance. I was getting transferred from an ER to the ICU of a different hospital (long story) and the two guys who got me there told so many awesome jokes! They had me cracking up for the full 20 minute ride. They joked about traffic, how smooth the call was going, all of it. There was a good mix of light and dark humor that day. One thing I remember in particular is that my dad (who they’d met) was following the ambulance in his car. At one point the paramedic looked out the window and said “Hey look! I think I see your dad!” It really cheered my 16 year old self up to see my father one car behind us, following with such dedication that he changed lanes every time the ambulance did. They took such good care of me-thanks for the reminder!
My EMT instructor, talking about bleeding: "There's two kinds of bleeding: internal and external. Internal is easier to clean up, but way worse. External is the sexier kind, but makes cleaning a bitch."
@@RafaelMunizYT if you wash blood it's still there. You need black light to see it if you do not clean it up properly with chemicals. If it's internal you don't have to do the extra stuff, besides the blood isnt all over the place in the room.
Are you referring to when they look like they are holding back tears? It's like there's thinking "Ok we have to pull it together or this person is F...ed."
I was having a pelvic ultrasound once. I had a cyst on my ovary, and when the tech pressed on it to measure it, it ruptured. Violently. His face turned white as a sheet, he moved the wand over my belly a bit, then very quietly said, "Excuse me..." and walked quickly to the door. As soon as he cleared the door we heard him take off running like his life depended on it. Turns out I was his first patient with this experience and he thought I was dying. We had a pretty good giggle about it once he realized I was ok, but he made sure to get someone in to be sure I was ok!
I remember being 13 with a dislocated knee that was so badly twisted I couldn't move my toes. The nearest hospital was 45 minutes away. Paramedics took a short cut, stopped, then I heard the driver say. "Uh-oh." Not something you want to hear. There was construction on the first short cut, then they got lost on the second short cut. I'm 37. That's a ride I'll never forget.
This is an example of someone not saying those things. When my mother was giving birth to my younger brother, she asked, "So at what stage of the birth do all the nurses come in?" The response was, "This is pretty standard, we only bring in more people if there's serious complications." My mother paused and was like, "Well, why didn't anyone tell me that the first time? No wonder it's less painful."
"Uh, how much blood can you lose before you die?" "I've never seen a bone stick out that much before!" "I thought you had the medical bag!" "What do you mean we don't have a spare tire?" "I said elevated, not escalated." "Do you think this qualifies as malpractice?"
"Can anyone give us a jump?" Our private ambulance rig had too small a generator and no spare battery, it would drain the battery dry when we ran lights and siren.
I was on stars air ambulance and one of the people said " We are coming in for a landing, it will shake and rumble but that's normal, don't panic......unless we all scream AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! then it's OK, go ahead and panic!
I was in the ambulance, having a horrific reaction to a wasp sting, and the 40 minute drive to the nearest hospital was done very quickly. The young man in the back with me, kept saying "More light! more lights!" and I wondered why the lights weren't flashing enough. It was code for DRIVE FASTER! I made everyone brownies later on for saving my life.
Mine was: Paramedic 1: "Do you want to be sedated for the drive?" Paramedic 2: "We're gonna be driving for nearly 2 hours and he's got substance induced psychosis. Just do it." Me couple steps away from panic attack: "I'd rather not, if I have an actual choice and I promise to behave myself." Paramedic 1: "Should we strap him in at least?" Paramedic 2 looks at me: "You gonna try and jump out the ambulance or attack us?" Me: "No, that'd be a massive inconvenience to you and it'd probably ruin your day." And so they didn't sedate me or strap me in and I silently read all the warnings and instructions on the inside of the ambulance and occasionally asked questions about the instruments.
@@simonenoli4418 There are lots of rural places in the US (I’m assuming US)... Often you’ll have an easier time taking a heli or plane if there’s one available, but that’s super dependent on the weather and how much the copay on their insurance is (for Idaho, it’s $100/year for your whole household, no deductible - most people who do outdoors stuff have it)
@@israel963 Exactly, i live in the Appalachian mountains and we are far from help........So yeah an ambulance would take at least an hour or more to get to us......
I heard something similar to that while I was cleaning the kitchen at my VFD, I just thought "oh dear sweet lord what now" and kept cleaning, still don't know what worked, but the Captain was in an "interesting mood" for a while and the rookie wasn't allowed to roam unattended.
The moment of this for me was when I was in high school and my at the time undiagnosed tachycardia kicked in hard. My teacher sent me to the nurse after he saw me practically slumped over my desk and as pale as a sheet. School nurse, a no-nonsense, terse, "don't waste my time unless you're dying" type, saw me and took my pulse. I knew things were really bad when she got real quiet, turned to the other nurse, and said "I can't even get a proper count, it's beating too fast." Thirty minutes later I'm in the hospital with a 200+ heartbeat and they had to forcefully restart my heart.
@@skartmor8096 I doubt they’re joking. My elementary school, grades kindergarten through 6th, had no nurse except for on Mondays. If we needed help we would have to go to the principal, who had zero medical training, for them to either slap a bandaid on it or call our parents. This was only 10 years ago…
I was having a pelvic ultrasound once. I had a cyst on my ovary, and when the tech pressed on it to measure it, it ruptured. Violently. His face turned white as a sheet, he moved the wand over my belly a bit, then very quietly said, "Excuse me..." and walked quickly to the door. As soon as he cleared the door we heard him take off running like his life depended on it. Turns out I was his first patient with this experience and he thought I was dying. We had a pretty good giggle about it once he realized I was ok, but he made sure to get someone in to be sure I was ok!
@@4everSunshineGirl Yes... It was painful without anyone touching it. Pressing down with the ultrasound wand was very painful, and when the cyst ruptured it was pretty unpleasant.
@@LaynieFingers I had a friend in nursing school who said she could pop them by pushing on her belly. And also feel the ooze. I haven't thought about PCOS the same after that...👀👀
Had this crazy rash on my arm a couple years ago. It started on my wrist and was up to my shoulder 6 hours later, you could see it spreading slowly before your eyes. Welts were popping up then turning into sores, was pretty gross...so my bf took me to the ER. We get to the doctor, he's looking at it and watching it spread and (to my horror) just says "well that's interesting" with a confused and intrigued expression.
@@human-tk2fo It turned out I had an allergic reaction to my new leather couch. I didn't even know leather allergies existed before that. The rash from it was just really weird and it turned out the doctor hadn't seen an allergic reaction manifest like it before. Doctor gave me a steroid injection and a cream. The reaction stopped spreading almost immediately. Despite spreading rapidly over 8 hours, it took like 3 or 4 days to completely go away. Still, his initial response made me think I might be the next "Monsters Inside Me" case (totally freaked me out).
I will be honest. I shouldnt had, but I did laught at the doctor's reaction with that saying XD Im sorry and I know it most had been horroriable for you in the ER, so your comment getting a like from in hopes to make up for it. On the good side, at least you know what caused the rash (Read the replied comments)
@@electrikrainb0w444 Thank you for sharing your story with us! What human body is capable of is fascinating. Did the allergy go away and never returned or did you have to throw all your leather stuff away / donate it?
Yep, when I’ve had an asthma attack and they had to call the advanced team. The doctor who comes with the advanced team drove in the back of the ambulance with me along with a few others. It was quite cramped but then they were like - blue lights and sirens now. I was like uh oh. 😅
better: my partners said "the helo is too far out, have them meet us halfway at lz1 (the hospital pad)... we arrived just as they were sitting the bird down
I work as registration in the ER. I grab demographic info, emergency contacts, insurance etc. When verifying emergency contacts, I ALWAYS ask "and what's your relationship?"
This happened to an old mate of mine. Windshield through his throat. Lived to tell the tail. Even when “they’re not listening”, “they’re listening”. Keep you mouth shut and your brain in the game medics
I said that once to a hospice patient 🤭,we must remember just because they’re old & dying,they can still hear you.I felt so bad the second it came out my mouth🤦♀️.
Heh that's what the docs said when I had a brain abcess. That was 23 years ago and I'm ok! But seriously please don't tell patients that, even if they're a 12 year old on the verge of passing out.
@Nick Johnson This is how modern humans express appreciation for a certain humorous phrase they liked. Humans often do this verbally as well- it's not exclusive electro-silicon computers. Welcome to earth stranger! Did you get here with faster than light travel? Please don't judge humanity too harshly. Also, do you happen to know how do do some terraforming? We've been accidentally terraforming for a couple hundred years and we've accidentally started messing up the climates on our planet. Can you help us?
I once had a nurse practitioner who had a trainee doing something for me when I went to the hospital. I was the patient and in borderline sepsis, so I don’t remember details as my brain was pretty toxin-filled, but the nurse said something to the effect of, “I could do [procedure they were about to perform on me] with my eyes closed,” to the trainee, and I said, “I don’t doubt your skills and I’m sure you could, but please don’t.” They both got a laugh and at least I was lucid enough to crack a dumb joke. How to tell the patient isn’t beyond saving 101, I guess
I was in anaphylaxis a few times but this particular time I could tell I was getting worse and the paramedic began saying “God just get us there. I need her to be alive when we get there.” That sets a little panic in!
@@ambar_flames "God" is watching over us? Why not add leprechauns and unicorns to the list? Good thing there is no "God" because based on what people believe he/she/it is responsible for, that would make them the biggest c*nt EVER to have existed. Religion is the root of all evil.
@@slayerdagamer465 TBH a few orphanages full of priests and nuns who used violence and fear to ensure all the kids were disciplined "in the eyes of God and JC". Children like me who would be caned if we even dared ask such questions as "how did Noah get 2 koalas when Australia was unknown to the biblical world then?". Now as an adult between recalling my childhood, and seeing how so many are killed in the name of a god, I just associate religion with violence, terror and mind games.
Heh, last ambulance ride did go that way. Paramedic blew IV access. I started to offer starting the line myself, looked through the window and remarked, nevermind, we'll be in the bay before I can prep the cath insertion unit. And we pulled into the bay. Was military, I've had to start a line on myself before a few times. Later, I got to get the luxury of having one started on me by former students in our combat lifesaver class and I was the IV instructor. Trust me, I made damned sure they were competent and well practiced.
@@santeriairaksinen398 class 3 is non-emergent, don't know what the original poster meant but if you fail to rig-check/resupply, you deserve the shit you get.
When my Mom was giving birth to me, the student doctor in the room said, "Isn't that kind of a lot of blood?" He got *that look* from the doctor delivering me. Edit: Yes, I have an amazing memory. Mother didn't tell me this. Nope, I remembered. Definitely.
@@sophieb3216 Doctors can play games. You guys are talking about PHYSICIANS. A doctor is a person with a doctorate/phd/whatever. So in theory, that is possible. In this case, the gacha guy is a lie.
A paramedic once said to me "how the f*ck are you awake????" My pulse had dropped to 30 bpm and i was looking as white as a ghost according to that paramedic. I was completely concious throughout the entire ride to the hospital, dont ask me how because i really dont know EDIT: ok i should give context, i am taking heart medication and for some reason the meds stopped working completely from one day to the next. to this day no doctor could tell me what happened there. they just put me on different meds and i've been fine ever since :)
Went in for eye surgery and ended up getting a pacemaker a few hours later when I arrived at the hospital I already had my eye dilated and a wristband for the first surgery which never happened all the nurses and doctor was freaking out but I felt find considering my blood pressure was 254 over 112 and pulse was 34
"drive faster" is BY FAR the scariest when i was a kid (6 ish yrs old) I almost died because i got stung by a bee and i didnt know i had an allergy. i almost suffocated, and even tho it wasnt a Medic, my mum screamed at my dad to drive faster because i was passing out. scared the living hell out of me to the point i still remember it now, 14 years later 😂
During my ACLS training I was the only EMS with a bunch of nurses. Couldn't exactly remember the scenario but the training paramedic asked what to do in this situation. The nurses started reciting call this code, call for x team or resident, I shouted, "Hey Mike, drive faster!". The paramedic laughed his butt off, shook his head in the affirmative and with great pride in his eyes pointed at me and said, "correct!"🤣🤣🤣 EDIT:. Number 6 is my mantra.
“Damn I always mix up left and right” “Alrighty sir hold on tight” “I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE” “Can I get some assistance ASAP?” “I am not supposed to be here but I’ll make it work don’t worry ma’am” “No of course this isn’t a defibrillator now close your eyes”
I'm left-handed, so I often DO mix up the 4-leads, putting RA on left arm and whatnot. The only other one I've said is asking for assistance, and that's because my patient coded. (We lost that one. 😢)
I'll never forget the look on the EMT's face when I told him they decided not to give me hearing protection for my helicopter ride to Portsmouth. I've never heard anything so painfully loud for so long, literally could not hear myself scream.lmao
I had an MRI on my knee, and they didn’t give me hearing protection. Horrible. On the positive side: I distracted myself by thinking of all the prime numbers between 1 and 100 (101). New harmless pastime unlocked. Only now I’m so quick, I have to go up to 301.
I was put under anesthesia to fix my arm after i dislocated and broke it when i was 10. I managed to wake up halfway through to hear "dammit, adam! That's not even supposed to bend! How the hell did you even do that?!?!?" And then they turned to see me awake and traumatized, and then i passed out. Still remember that to this day.
@@howardbaxter2514 you and me both. Setting an arm would be on the good end of the spectrum though. Waking up while they are cutting you open and staying awake through the whole procedure without being able to move ore speak is one of my biggest fears. And yes it has happened before,it's rare but it does happen.
My favorite EMT response was "Ma'am, he can't be having a heart attack, he's too young-holy shit, he's having a heart attack. Get him in the van!" It was completely hilarious. Context: had a heart attack when I was 17 due to a combination of stress and something I caught at an airport. EMT's thought I pulled something until I was hooked up to the EKG.
@@Smokie1523 Technically, yes and no. Yes in that it was directly caused by the air travel, but the doctors thought it was caused by a virus I picked up at one of the airports and the immense stress I was going through at the time. At least, the doctors guessed as much since they couldn't find what supposedly caused it in my body at the time.
You're never to young for medical problems, they should have known that. Yeah, pointless freak outs are annoying, but it's better than having your kid _die_ because you or emergency response don't believe them.
@@nullpoint3346 They were hooking him up and discovered the problem so, sounds like they still did their jobs just fine. I’ve been on the patient end myself of a similar story. That’s why training always has you going through the motions, so things that seem unlikely get caught.
I'm always happy to be the practice patient for students/trainees. They have to learn somehow, and as someone who has been suck since birth I'm pretty used to many medical things so I can stay calm if they stuff up. Just yesterday I had one oractice taking patient histories, and last week I had a student insert my cannula. She had a bit of trouble and, upon seeing a lot of blood coming out, started to panic. I assured her I was fine and acted calm, so she was able to calm down and finish the job. If I expect to be given medical care, and at a good standard, then just like paying taxes I should help students learn (far better me than someone very anxious about procedures)
Showed an ER doctor a picture of my spinal artery tumour and he said "Holy shit, that is huge!" And promptly left. Apperently he was new and pretty young. Great guy honestly!
For months, I has terrible panic attacks that would land me in the ER. the reason being that they had very strong physical side effects (which was normal considering that they were caused by a later identified physical ailment and not mental anguish). I knew I had to go, because they seemed serious, but had even myself started feeling stupid about it. So one day I drag muself barely alive to the ER and tell the doctor ‘Look, its probably nothing. But this time it feels really weird, I feel like the life has gone out of me, and I am barely there’. She took my vitals and said - ‘Well, that seems to be correct mostly, since your BP is around 30-40.’ I got an IV and was fine about 30mins later.
I remember I had all my toes amputated and a two weeks later came back for a check up and my doctor that did the surgery pulled off the bandages and she gets this huge smile "This is the best work I've ever done" she about had tears in her eyes. Now that was something I definitely enjoyed hearing/seeing.
Not my business but, when you say "had all your toes amputated" do you mean as the result of an accident and the surgeon tidied up afterwards or that they amputated them? Also, did it effect your balance? Thanks.
I got that from the surgeon who fixed my arm up! What really made him grin was watching me in the one-week followup touch all my fingers with my thumb, one by one, with ease. The surgery had been done to repair bone that shattered right up against a major nerve, and they had to literally pull the nerve out of the way to do it. Some nerve damage would have been extremely likely. I would've been lucky to have *temporary* damage. And this fucker was SO GOOD that I came away with NONE, even a week out. PT for the joints took a while, but to this day there are zero nerve problems in that hand--and as an avid artist and knitter that's the most important thing to me.
It always amazes me how calm medical professionals can be. Both my parents were EMT's. One time my friend cut his hand pretty deeply while working on a project. My dad just sat there with gauze, casually inspecting it while wiping away blood. He finally just concludes "Butterfly bandages should heal it just fine. Then we'll wrap it tight." When my sister broke her collarbone and I burned my arm, he was the calmest person in the room.
People freak out in the face of the unknown. Once you have learned about, seen/experienced it, and you know the various possibilities it becomes as easy to handle emotionally as a papercut is.
@@lynk5902 true for others’ injuries, but I’ve met a few professionals who are still totally freaked out by seeing their own blood. (At least a non-paper cut amount of it)
Not a paramedic, however, I'll tell ya folks have no clue what things are going to kill a person and what just looks scary. Even a pretty bad laceration bleeding what seems like a lot is pretty unlikely to kill ya. Just an example. But I work in vet med ER, and people will be upset we are caring for a dog with a GDV before fluffy who has a big bleeding laceration. Because that blood is scary visually. But they have no clue why a GDV or hemoabdomen is so serious, especially if the patient is standing and walking compared to their dog's obvious bleeding. People don't understand what stable looks like and often get angry when we tell them their dog is, in fact, stable despite that wound or the bloody vomiting.
My favourite still has to be when I went to the ER for an unrelated injury and as they were doing the standard triage they said “what did you have family history of again?” “Uh haemophilia, heart problems, …” “Yeah we’re gonna get you to see Dr Smith our cardiologist on call” Turns out walking from the bus to the hospital plus severe hospital anxiety produces a blood pressure and heart rate that can ring alarm bells; thankfully I’d calmed down enough by the time they did the ECG and my other issue was fine.
My daughter (10yo) recently fell off a motorized scooter and had forgotten her helmet. She lost consciousness and we called an ambulance. The scariest part of that ride was hearing the paramedic in the back w us say "hit the sirens and punch it" when she started becoming more mentally altered and her head started to flop. She's doing great now
The last time I was in an ambulance was after a car wreck. I sat in the ambulance at the hospital for probably two hours with a neck brace before the doctors retrieved me, and one of them said, “I’m sorry, but we completely forgot you were still in there.”
#13 - I was in the back of an ambulance being transported from an ER to a different hospital because the first hospital was out of ICU beds. There was an ice storm happening and flyovers on the highways were all closed. The driver said, "I don’t know how to get to [new hospital] if I’m not on the freeway." I had to talk him through it without being able to see the road, since I was strapped to a gurney. Turned out the guy was new to town and didn’t know his way around that part of town. (This was back before GPS was a thing.)
"I have no idea what to do here." *Unintelligible/confused muttering* "What happens if I do this?" "I don't remember being taught to deal with this in medical school" "C'mon google, you have reception so act like it"
I remember when I got a really really bad burn. The EMT asked my pain level near the worst of it, and I said how the worst part of it actually didn’t hurt, and that I assumed it was my adrenaline. He went “well actually, the worst burns are the ones you can’t feel, because that means it’s burned the nerves so severely that only the external edges of the wound are typically felt. Really nasty burns like that...man, they’re BAD!”. Then he noticed my 😳 face and went “or it’s probably adrenaline! Definitely could he adrenaline!” really quickly, realizing that that probably wasn’t the best moment to inform me of that fact, followed up by a “sorry about that”.
Was it the adrenaline? I only got a second degree burn on my right hand and I still don’t have all the sensation back nearly a decade later. It’s made not hurting myself a hell of a lot harder when I can slice it open to the muscles before actually feeling anything.
That sounds like the sort of thing I would do 🤦♀️"Ah, yes, let me enlighten you to this really cool related medical fact!! 😁 No, wait, uhhh 😬 I'm sure it's fine..."
You just showed me why I should never be an EMT, I repeatedly got in trouble for telling the patients too much, and none of them were dealing with anything "major"
The medical transport people were very cool to me when I needed them multiple times last summer after a severe heatstroke put me into rhabdomyolysis and subsequent liver and kidney failure. Especially loved the young lady who saw my fiancé I was talking about come into the room; she stood behind him, pointed at him and winked at me while fanning herself and mouthing “he’s cute” 😂 bless those people and everyone who helped me come back from cardiac arrest and total paralysis. I fully recovered and recently found out I’m expecting ❤ now that’s a great job! Taking me back from the dead, getting me walking again, and healthy enough to sustain a pregnancy! My physical therapists and the nice young lady who cleaned my room are both invited to my baby shower! I’d invite the whole hospital (well multiple hospitals) if I could! Thank you everybody in the medical field!
I have a friend who is a tattoo artist, has both of his legs and arms fully tattoed and he once was asking for some mosquito repellent spray because he was anoyed by mosquito bites😂
@@jorggamingcr409 Tbf you don't know where that mosquito has been, could be carrying diseases, while those needles were likely sterilized. Plus you don't get a cool tattoo out of a mosquito bite
After an accidental OD on Panadol my liver took a plunge, my nurse said to me ‘are you sure you don’t have any liver pain’ right after looking at my charts. I seriously didn’t I had no symptoms except I threw up maybe twice over my whole stay, but apparently my charts were bad. Also, I was 17 when this happened so i was in the paediatric emergency ward for a while, just before they transferred me up (I’d had a headache for a week straight at this point) and had explained to me what they were going to do about my overdose, the nurse asked if I still had a headache, the curtain was open and I was right in front of the desk where 3 nurses were standing, I replied ‘not really I had some Panadol before I got here’ and every nurse in that place started laughing hysterically.
Im sure you already know why they laughed...but for those reading this now its because you OD on pain relievers which is most likely why you werent feeling pain thats why they laughed
Actually, Number 9 -- "this is going to sting, just a little" -- doesn't seem that bad. At least it's an indication the person's taking action. A couple of others that could have been included: "Oops!" "Damn it! I did that right every time during the training!" "Boy, this is a lot easier when you're not hung over."
Keep in mind that the patient the ambulance guys are used to is generally the barely conscious kind. So if he's saying "this is gonna sting a little" what he means is "this is going to hurt so much it would wake you up just so you can scream about it". Or at least that's my take on it
The one time I was in an ambulance for chest pain, I distracted myself by mentioning that I had completed my trifecta. Fire engine, police cruiser, and ambulance. The paramedic congratulated me. Then he, I kid you not, tapped on the heart moniter and asked me, "How are you so calm?" I guess with my symptoms, he was expecting me to be a mess. I just have the ability to focus during a crisis. A day later, when I was ignored upon requesting a dose of my migraine medication, the nurses got treated to how wild my heart rate could be. One asked, "should she be sedated?" The look on their faces, when upon finally being given my migraine med, my demeanor instantly changed. My favorite of my many trips to the ER happened to be the most educational. I'm a hard stick. IV's blow pretty easy. Sites are difficult to find. I told the nurse that the ultrasound may be needed. She got excited. She just so happened to be working toward her ultrasound certification and asked if it was ok to practice on me. I said sure. She, a supervisor, and a couple other "students" proceded with the blood vessel hunt. I even learned how to read the screen and identify what to look for. So cool. Again, I was calm. The supervisor was surprised that I was so accommodating with the process. I told her that I actually prefer the machines being used on me. Fewer sticks. I'm forever a pin cushion.
This guy always cracks me up. And as a retired medic in the armed forces and retired civilian EMT and firefighter I totally get where he is coming from.
2 1/2 weeks ago: I felt Lousy. The kind where you know deep down that something is WRONG. Went to my doctor, the nurses started taking vitals, and suddenly everyone was very excited and an ambulance was called. My heart rate was 30. In the truck, it dipped to 22. The paramedic was freaked out- 'At that rate, you should be nearly comatose, but you're awake, talking to me, and making sense!'He said the guys back at the bay were never going to believe him. (_I_ flipped out when he put on the pads for the AED/ It was a 3 block trip to ER- and that was when I realized that I was in Real Trouble.)
@@icantthinkofaname4723 Yeah, that's really annoying, because after that happens, they change to shaking you awake every 3 hrs to make sure you're not in a coma !! 😩 NOT a restful hospital stay ☹️
When I was 11, I fainted in class (low blood pressure). Since I was feeling worse after a few hours, my mom called an ambulance. The paramedics asked me if I was pregnant, had taken drugs or alcool (pretty standard procedure so far). They got me in the ambulance and then : "ok, now your mother's not thete so you can tell us the truth : are you pregnant or did you take any drugs or alcohol?". Ps: I get why they asked that, especially knowing that I was living in a problematic area, but it was funny to me in the moment because I was 11. Turns out I'm hypoglycemic, anemic and my blood pressure loves to randomly drop.
That....hearing that they ask 11 years old those questions is mind blowing 🤯 Your area is much worse than you think. You are used to it and it does not define you, but it surely tells me that you are much more powerful and resilient than you think you are 💪🥰😁😄🥳 You will go far in life and will have very happy, balanced life! 🥰 I wish you all the very best! ❤
@@SatumainenOlento thank you ❤️ Honestly, even though it was shocking, better safe than sorry. If I had said yes, the whole thing would've needed a very different handling so at least they were careful enough to rule out those issues. They were also super fun and really helped me (I have a hospital phobia). I have family working in that hospital and I know how hard their job can be. Even at the time, I understood that these questions were necessary for my well being and others. 🤗
Nah I had to get a vaccine and they asked in front of my dad R u pregnant I mean I wasn't but who tf would say yes in front 9f thier parent huh Send the parent out and then they'll tell the truth not 8n front of them
Ambulance 999 call handler in the UK here - we have to ask that for any patient between 11 and 55 who has certain symptoms. Unfortunately, the reason we ask from 11 and up is because that's the youngest recorded case where we've had someone give birth. Similarly, we'll ask about drugs, alcohol, or solvent misuse in anyone under 25 with certain symptoms, as it's more likely for them to be using them.
I was 12 when my appendix ruptured. Only, it ruptured a week before i was in the ER and they could not figure out what was wrong with me ("it couldnt be my appendix or i wouldnt be able to walk in and sit there talking to them".) I got grilled about if there was any possible way i could be pregnant by several different nurses, but they figured out fairly quickly by my baffled and clueless responses that nope, it definitely wasnt that.
When my dad was in a car accident at 16, he remember having a paramedic lift him onto a stretcher and when trying to get him in the ambulance, my dads arm got stuck in the door. He heard a paramedic say "what did you do?!" I thought that was funny
lol in 8th grade I got in a baseball accident where my collar bone was broken, I shattered my eye socket, jaw and popped my left eye out but fortunately the retina stayed attached. The EMS guys come running over and one nearly passed out when I asked if it was normal to be able to see the grass and the sky at the same time. And then my dad almost had to take my spot in that ambulance cuz they thought he was going to have a heart attack. Good times
@@Kamenriderbuster2022 A fastball or bat to the side of the head would do it. This is one reason why players wear helmets when they go up to bat. A MLB pitcher can throw a 93MPH fastball on average and speeds exceeding 100MPH have been recorded. A baseball at that kind of speed can easily cause skull fractures and concussions.
Omg, I didn't even notice that was orange! Yikes. Point of pride: I actually did manage, when I was a student, to successfully drop a 14g into a declining MVC patient.
I was taken to the hospital in an ambulance after a car accident once. At one point, I looked to the EMT and said "Am I going to survive?" He gently touched my arm and said. "Kid.....you're going to be fine. Wanna know why? Cause you have me" Even though I was concussed and disoriented, I could tell he thought I was about to die. Edit: For some reason, I left out the last part of the story which made me originally post it. After that interaction, the EMT yelled "Gary! Go faster!"
"You're gonna be just fine, we're gonna get you home" is what they tell all the goners because, hey, what's the point in stressing you out for your last 2 minutes alive?
I had the variation on #3 "Turn on the lights" said to the driver after I'd already been in the ambulance with them driving me from the middle of nowhere for like half an hour. It wasn't until much later that I found out from my friend who was in the ambulance with me that they did that because I had a severe head injury and had started answering the cognition questions wrong...in my memory of it I'm saying the current date AGAIN since they've asked 12 times but apparently I started sayiing my birth date instead and they were NOT close. But hey 10 staples and 8 years later and a wicked scar is all it is now, glad they got me to the hospital safely.
A few I have heard: "Slow down. The doctor just called and said that your giving them a heart attack." "Hey Mike, can we switch? You have more experience with this kind of stuff." (As front passenger) "So, what radio station would you like to listen to?"
The only IV I remember getting (meaning that I was old enough to remember) was done by a nurse who had never done one before, and aside from (or more likely because of) her doing it wrong, it was - no joke - the most painful procedure I had ever experienced, second only to getting a wisdom tooth pulled without anesthetic. Almost 3 years later, it sometimes still hurts to rub where the end of the catheter was because it scarred the inside of my vein so much. I can imagine that an IV done properly by someone who's good at it doesn't hurt nearly that much, but I haven't had that experience myself.
My mom's been a laboratory assistant for some 30+ years. One of her chief duties is taking blood and other samples from people for testing, and she's very good at it. When yet again she had managed to handle a customer without a hitch they commented how they hardly felt a thing, and mom answered "You want me to jab you again? I can make sure you feel it, so you don't miss out on the experience."
Medic to me: "Honey, we think your appendix is going to rupture. We need to get you to the hospital." Medic to Drive: "We need to go faster her heart rate is at 145". (FYI...I have a heart condition called Tachycardia) Driver to Medic: "We don't have any brakes". That was the last thing I heard.
@@user-xy6wu3xg2c From what I was told it was an older (dinosaur age) ambulance, that did pass inspection but was on the list to be replaced. After the brakes issue, it went to the top of the list and retired 3 days after.
@@MariaS-dm9ro so some other people from 3 more days after you rode in it have stories related to "we've got no brakes" How did you stop by the hospital anyway? Airbrake? Did the driver just kick it into reverse gear or something?
@@NerdyCatCoffeeee there is a stretch of road going to the hospital that is wooded on both sides and one side has a hill. We were on the side with the hill (Going up). My mom said that the driver started moving closer to the hill and when the ambulance stop they transferred me to another ambulance. Come to find out the driver used to drive 18-wheelers and knew how to use the emergency brake to stop the vehicle, where no one could get hurt.
“We will have to take you downstairs headfirst on a board because your BP is so low” was actually scarier than realizing I was having a massive hemorrhage 😂
yeah that is very uncomfortable, they did similar stuff to us in training and even just a few seconds feels so wrong but you legit cant do anything about it
OMG I'm dying.. as a retired EMT myself, this was spot on and hilarious. Hearing anyone say it's their first day, the color shoots out of a patients face faster than you think.
I warned the emt that I was a hard stick. My veins hate everyone and everything. But he assured me he'd get it and told me a story about getting a vein from a person who was upside down in a partially submerged car. "That was my hardest and if I can do that, I can certainly get yours, too." Ten minutes later, he sat back and said, "Welp. You're my new toughest story. Congrats." Thanks?
I have similar. Every time I go to the hospital FOR ANY REASON and they want to put in a drip, or take blood samples I ALWAYS tell them " take it from the vein on the back of my hand, no one is ever able to find it in my inner elbows or other places on my arms." EVERY TIME it's "oh don't worry, we'll find it. We know what we're doing." (as if the hundreds of others before you all my life with blood tests and such DIDN'T, geeze). Multiple patches on my arms later and they FINALLY take it from the back of my hands, *sigh heavily* and then it usually involves 'accidentally' spraying a wall or floor with my blood, making me feel sick, because they got sick of doing it themselves and gave the trainee or whatever and he or she "didn't expect it to come out so fast." This is not just the hospital but when I go in for blood tests. It's gotten that way I go to the same place (if I can help it) for the blood draw so the staff know me and can do it right the first time. And just so you know, that line about it coming out so fast was a direct quote from one of the guys at the hospital, after he sprayed the wall and floor with my blood, then raced to tap it up so he could go get something to clean it up. Sure it wasn't like a fountain, but enough to DEFINITELY be seen.
My hubby is a hard stick too after years of chemo. Any time we go to the hospital i warn them "You get two tries per arm. Then you call Rusty." Rusty is the guys real name and he comes in with an ultrasound machine to look for the best spots. Only him and the nurses in the cancer center can ever get a good vein without blowing it on the first try.
"That's the lowest blood pressure I've ever seen. Is she conscious?"
Yes. I was conscious.
What happened?
Mine was the heart rate of 22.
haha, I did this myself literally last week, had this verbatim conversation standing outside the patients room with the door open.
"Hey, what's the BP of the patient in room 3?"
"53"
"What's the systolic?"
"53"
"No, like....it's something over 53, what's the something?"
"That is the something, it's 53 over 22"
"Wait WHAT!?" *quickly looks into room* "Are we putting out an emergency call? Are they dying?"
"No, patients been like this all night, just IV fluids and escalate if it drops below 45 or they lose consciousness"
"Oh sugar, they're awake and can hear me?"
"Probably"
"Right, I'm going to check on the other side of the ward then"
Managed to get my basal vagus nerve pricked during allergy testing where they give you like 50 shots of allergens. The doc kept saying something about if I'm a runner because even after 10 minutes and a mask of o2. My hr was down in the 30s. And I was talking apparently bit I didn't come round till my hr was back in the 40s
Thankfully mine was at the doctor, not the ambulance.
"93.1? ...Why aren't you dead yet?"
Me: (confused "I don't know" grunt)
"This is gonna sting a little bit"
**Defibrillator finishes charging**
The patient usually is deeply unconscious when the defibrillator comes in use.
@@norbertfleck812 not always. My dad had to be shocked while wide awake because they apparently didn't have the drug they needed on board to at least make him sleepy. Said it's like being kicked by 10 horses. VT doesn't mean unconscious.
@@Flashygrrl Usually you use the defilibrator to get the heart out of a state of ventricular fibrillation - which means that the patient is deeply unconscious.
@@norbertfleck812 and yet, here I am telling you that my dad was awake. They LITERALLY make implants that do this same thing and can go in with a pacemaker and if you check comments there's another story about how a dude was awake when his went off.
@@norbertfleck812 oh, I see where we're getting confused. V tach vs v fib. We're actually both right.
"Surgeon Simulator practice, don't fail me now!"
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XDXD & I got it to 169
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No no no no no that’s illegal
My only experience in an ambulance was as a badly concussed third grader. I was fading in and out of consciousness, intermittently crying from the worst headache in my life, and fighting the nasal cannula. I remember the EMTs commenting on how he could tell when I was unconscious because my crying wavered off and debated what kind of stuffed animal I might like best. One of them wrapped a teddy bear’s head with gauze and a bandaid with hand drawn smiley faces on the inside of its elbow. I remember clinging to that bear, pressing its belly against my face to block out the light, and telling the EMTs via talking to the bear what I was feeling. The bear is still with me.
Do you know what had happened to you?
@@shalalalalalalalalalalala yes, a concussion.
@@allaussietraveller9879I think the questioner was asking you, how did you get a severe concussion. Other than landing on your head, what caused you to land on your head?
Best. EMT. Ever.
That is SO WHOLESOME ;-;
"Oh man I've never seen this outside of a textbook!"
I'm a CNA, not EMT. Patient still wasn't happy.
I was told, "Man, I haven't done this since med school." Much pain ensued afterwards. No lasting damage though
@Wong San dude that made me laugh
Hehe... guess what? All medical staff start that way. No doubt plenty of people have been the first for many med students and residents.
@Wong San lmaoooo Certified Nurse Assistant. Glorified bloodpressure checker and buttwiper.
@@K.Marie119 they all have to learn somehow, which is why I don't ever protest having a student sit in on my appointments and such.
“Drive faster” is probably the worst to say when family is upfront.
Hence why I really don't like having family in the ambulance
Codewords do wonders.
Or my usual when family follows in PoV:...don't try to keep up with us if we start going lights/sirens.
@@F25Xanatos I had a family following on my bumper transporting code 3, I had called dispatch to ask them to call the caller back and tell them to back off and do the speed limit or we will slow and risk their family members life.
@@randomnessright1320 Had a drive faster moment yesterday.
Way back when I was still an EMT student, a patient gave me one of my most valuable pieces of advise. "Ma'am, you did a really good job but you might want to refrain from saying the word "oops" in front of the patient in the future".
That phrase stayed with me through my entire career.
Lol
@@joycedonnelly9987 Sometimes things just come out when you're anxious or nervous.
@@joycedonnelly9987 you'd think it would be common sense to know people arent conscious of everything they do or say
I recently passed the EMS test last year, and I'm waiting to be called up for it. Is there any other things I should watch out for when I get in for training?
Recently my mom's been cutting my hair because of corona and I can totally relate to your patient. It's a constant stream of "oops", "oh no", "uh-oh" etc. The haircut always ends up being fine but man is it nerve-racking.
I was heading to the hospital this morning and the paramedic took my temperature, frowned, took it again, frowned again, and went "huh." Always reassuring
I did that when I had a fever from my appendicitis, then I went to hospital and got another huh. Shortest wait time Ive ever had
holy crap, that's hilarious in hindsight. hope you turned out okay in the end!
whenever my mom is checking on my mouth/throat (like if i have strep or when i got my wisdom teeth out) she would look in there with a flashlight and go “UH.” in an alarmed tone of voice, and then keep looking. WHAT??? always drove me insane cause i couldn’t see in there myself
hope you were alright
plot twist: the thermometer was displaying "apples"
"That is not supposed to bend that way" is still a little better than "that is not supposed to bend".
Such as a skull
@@maxhallman1036 yes, seen that at a MVA, first career DOA.
I see you on every video this guy has posted
@@bigfloppa5731 I enjoy watching funny things I find relatable to my day to day working life, hence why I have subscribed to this channel.
That's what she saidddd
"The bad news is you've lost a lot of blood"
"Whats the good news?"
"We found most of it"
Oooohhhhh so using that one when we do an active shooter training next. My LEOS won't like it but I'll get a laugh. 😉😉😉
Underrated comment.
Ohohooo
Thats a quote
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Been there. Said that. Still say some of those. My favorite is still when a patient tells me "This is my first time in an ambulance". I reply with "Mine too".
Lol
Good one lol
😂
I still say that...the look you get is priceless..truth is I have 23 years of working EMS/FIRE under my belt. :-)
When I worked with the Red Cross "This is my first time donating blood" "Oh good, we can both be new together!"
I've had the 'drive faster' situation happen to me a couple times the other way around. I was driving the ambulance when suddenly my partner sticks her head through the little window and very calmly tells me, to put on the sirens and go faster. Poor patient still heard her
I'm told the best way is to say "man, that traffic sucks, I'm not waiting in that, put the lights on it's nearly lunchtime."
I guess it's better to say it than to delay care to spare the patient's anxiety
I’m usually the one driving, and since I can’t turn my head to read lips, the protocol is to tap my shoulder.
Yes, I’m mostly deaf.
could you speak up, im mostly deaf, too@@QueenSunstar
Thank you for your service.
Every mike that has ever driven an ambulance/fire truck : "I am speed!!!"
The accuracy!!!
oh my god, that is actually so true... I have two people named mike instantly coming to mind
I am Mike.
@@medicmakenna ++++++++++++++
Mmm
I'm not Mike but no one ever told me to drive faster. I always got the opposite on my reviews
“Holy crap that actually worked” is pretty relieving, all things considered
On the one hand, it implies that they were pulling a Hail Mary play and had no idea if it would work or not. On the other hand, it does indeed imply that their crazy plan to save your life worked.
yeah hearing: I knew that wouldn't work would be way worse.
@@jeltevl8868 Or: "Normally that works!" Also a bad one.
Yeah, I'd take that over "Holy crap that didn't work" any day.
Mean I'd be happy to hear but at the same time I'd go Wth did I do to get to that point
Whenever a medic admits there will be "a little pain", you know it's going to be bad.
If they outright say it's gonna hurt, prepare yourself for the worst pain of your life.
nah they tend to overhype it a lot so its not as bad as what you were expecting
I was in a bad motorcycle crash and had 1 lacerated lung and one filling with blood, they had to aspirate my lung and oh, my God. Adrenaline and shock is a wonderful thing lmao, I didn't feel it at all.
Got a cyst removed from my lower back pain killers did jackshit ended up high on pain killers and ate 2 burgers and ate the lettuce like it was in a straw
I heard an E.R. nurse tell someone...
"This is gonna hurt. A lot. So be ready".
knew a paramedic that told a guy it was gonna hurt, then proceeded to io drill him so yeah
I have, unfortunately, heard most of these. My personal favorite is when the doc didn't realize the door was still partly open right before my emergency chest tube and told a nurse "If they survive this, I'm getting a lottery ticket."
1. I am very glad you survived that.
2. ... yikes. D:
@@zetasyanthissome things you just shouldn’t say. Period.
Did he win?
@@sherryxia8362 They are stressed out till the moon and need to let it out. As long as it's not degrading or disgusting, it's fine. I think they should just make really sure that the patient can't hear them.
@@danika9411 Yes, not in front of the patient. That's what I mean. That would make it disgusting.
I said “oh shit” the other day because I tripped over the stretcher bar. The patient thought I did something wrong. His face was priceless
Lmao 😂😂
I regularly say things like "oh shit" "fuck" or sometimes "uh oh" but its because my body hurts all over or i kept fiddling with something or dropped what i needed one millimetre to the left of where i wanted to drop it
🤣🤣🤣🤣 That's terrible! I wish I could have seen his face. I'm terrible.
It's probably one of those environments when you need to train yourself to say something like oops-a-daisy. Who would say something like oops-a-daisy when you've done something serious like given them an accidental overdose?
@@Competitive_Antagonist That would honestly be worse. I can understand an "Oh shit" "Well, fuck" or "damnit" but "Oops-a-daisy" is gonna make me panic, because that sounds exactly like someone trying to cover up that they've really screwed the pooch.
I was once told, "Man, I haven't done this since med school, I hope I still remember how to do it.."
Fr?
@@chloskyskies4399 yeah lol. I was in a crash on my moped with a car and broke my pinkie, and I went to urgent care because we couldn’t find the emergency room. It was a really complicated fracture, and unknown at the time to be twisted on top of everything else. He first numbed me a bit and then attempted to set it back in place, which failed and still hurt like heck. Then he attempted to stabilize and wrap my hand, which is what he said he hadn’t done since Med school. It felt like it too. Thing was unbearably painful for the next day or two until I reached the orthopedic surgeon’s office and they re-wrapped it. Biggest sigh of relief I ever made.
@@AnnisAdventures that sucks!
AAAGH!
@@AnnisAdventures I feel your pain... I mean, or I did, for a good 6 months. Dislocated the middle joint, of my middle finger bracing myself during what should have been a pretty easy fall.
I figured it was fractured, didn't realize it was actually a dislocation; so I left it alone, didn't seek treatment. Was in a lot of pain for quite a while, and I also kept hitting, and catching the finger on stuff...
So the last one, I really jammed my finger hard on a car seat while unloading some luggage... The entire finger bent in a direction it wasn't supposed to bend; and I figured that was it, was going to need surgery of some kind...
Then almost immediately, the pain actually faded nearly entirely. It went from total agony, to almost nothing in an instant.
Guess that last bend popped it back into the socket perfectly. Finger kept bothering me minorly for another few months, I did some gentle and some not so gentle stretches; and it eventually went back to normal.
I remeber the one time I was in a gnarly car accident, I was able to walk away from it and the other driver too.
The EMT is checking me over and all that fun stuff and askes if I need to go to the hospital. I reply with "No no Im alright, my brother is on his way and I live just over there" the EMT is satisfied with that answer and says "Well remember, if you feel off in any way or need to go to the hospital you can always just call us."
And I shit you not, I look at him and the officer and say stupidly. "What number do I call?"
He gives me a hesitant glance before pointing to the Very large and very obvious red numbers printed on the side of the ambulance cab. 911.
Never have I felt more moronic in my life.
I actually had a similar incident at work, we had an employee collapse, and I turned to a manager and told them "Call an ambulance." and they looked at me dead serious, panic in their face and asked "Whats the number???"
I mean.... you were in an accident so 😂😂
@@Vikingwerk I would understand if your coworkers are foreign but jeez
Had I been the medic on scene, I would have insisted at that point you get a ride to the hospital "just in case". Altered mental status is a HUGE red flag.
Hopefully you did get checked out. And it sounds like you were fine, all said and done.
thanks for sharing that humourous-in-hindsight story with all us strange people milesandmilesofdragons! also, I think le fluffbutt! is adorable ;)
Reminds me of my first time in an ambulance. I was getting transferred from an ER to the ICU of a different hospital (long story) and the two guys who got me there told so many awesome jokes! They had me cracking up for the full 20 minute ride. They joked about traffic, how smooth the call was going, all of it. There was a good mix of light and dark humor that day.
One thing I remember in particular is that my dad (who they’d met) was following the ambulance in his car. At one point the paramedic looked out the window and said “Hey look! I think I see your dad!” It really cheered my 16 year old self up to see my father one car behind us, following with such dedication that he changed lanes every time the ambulance did. They took such good care of me-thanks for the reminder!
Umm... Am I thinking this wrong?
We do try to make something very scary a little less scary. Also, you smiling and laughing tells us you’re still with us.
The pointing out the parent/caregiver 😭😭😭😭
It's your dad or a lawyer
How cool! I'm a little concerned, though, with "first ride"?!
"you have internal bleeding. "
"Well, isn't that good? That's where all the blood belongs anyway"
Exactly Jake knows what’s up...
They said all my bleeding is internal. That’s where the blood’s supposed to be!
My EMT instructor, talking about bleeding:
"There's two kinds of bleeding: internal and external. Internal is easier to clean up, but way worse. External is the sexier kind, but makes cleaning a bitch."
@i be ginger so true lol
@@IBeGinger213 how is internal bleeding easy to clean up if it's inside your body?
@@RafaelMunizYT if you wash blood it's still there. You need black light to see it if you do not clean it up properly with chemicals. If it's internal you don't have to do the extra stuff, besides the blood isnt all over the place in the room.
It's much worse when the medic doesn't say anything but just looks back at you with a concerned look.
Are you referring to when they look like they are holding back tears? It's like there's thinking "Ok we have to pull it together or this person is F...ed."
It’s so horrifying
You just start thinking “is this the end?” “Is this how I go?”
I’m surprised he didn’t put “oops”
My partner knows how fast to drive based on my facial expression in the house
I was having a pelvic ultrasound once. I had a cyst on my ovary, and when the tech pressed on it to measure it, it ruptured. Violently. His face turned white as a sheet, he moved the wand over my belly a bit, then very quietly said, "Excuse me..." and walked quickly to the door.
As soon as he cleared the door we heard him take off running like his life depended on it. Turns out I was his first patient with this experience and he thought I was dying. We had a pretty good giggle about it once he realized I was ok, but he made sure to get someone in to be sure I was ok!
I remember being 13 with a dislocated knee that was so badly twisted I couldn't move my toes. The nearest hospital was 45 minutes away. Paramedics took a short cut, stopped, then I heard the driver say.
"Uh-oh."
Not something you want to hear. There was construction on the first short cut, then they got lost on the second short cut.
I'm 37. That's a ride I'll never forget.
Try getting stuck at a railroad crossing while patient loaded...
GhostBear3067 Or working for a rural service in North Dakota in December, with a partner who just moved from Alabama, and has driven on snow twice.
Well bless it. How's the knee now? Does it hurt when it rains?
@@EO-jr7li I would rather be stuck at the railroad crossing...
I work in North Dakota.
I was fine in snow before arrival, but I didn't know what cold was yet.
This is an example of someone not saying those things. When my mother was giving birth to my younger brother, she asked, "So at what stage of the birth do all the nurses come in?"
The response was, "This is pretty standard, we only bring in more people if there's serious complications."
My mother paused and was like, "Well, why didn't anyone tell me that the first time? No wonder it's less painful."
"Uh, how much blood can you lose before you die?"
"I've never seen a bone stick out that much before!"
"I thought you had the medical bag!"
"What do you mean we don't have a spare tire?"
"I said elevated, not escalated."
"Do you think this qualifies as malpractice?"
The last one is pure gold 😂
That'll be $4.95 per mile, btw.
That's a cute birthmark
Did I leave the stove on? Did you?
"Can anyone give us a jump?" Our private ambulance rig had too small a generator and no spare battery, it would drain the battery dry when we ran lights and siren.
Nice pfp context is on point here.
@@timloth2994 Lol thanks
I was on stars air ambulance and one of the people said " We are coming in for a landing, it will shake and rumble but that's normal, don't panic......unless we all scream AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! then it's OK, go ahead and panic!
Your most reliable indicator of when to panic is when the pilot says "ah, sh**". Last words on countless cockpit voice recordings.
Haha, well, I'd laugh at that actually. It'd give me a little comfort actually.
I love it. Medics have such a warped sense of humor!
😂😂😂😂
I'd start screaming if I was the pilot just for shots and giggles
"So we amputate his left arm, right?"
"right"
*Sweats profusely*
I once told a surgeon that we use the word "correct" in surgery, after he said right to confirm a left crani.
*laughs in non-English*
@@susanferretti6231 I go out of my way to use "correct" when doing anything involving directions. I don't know why that isn't more common.
This got me laughing so much
I was in the ambulance, having a horrific reaction to a wasp sting, and the 40 minute drive to the nearest hospital was done very quickly. The young man in the back with me, kept saying "More light! more lights!" and I wondered why the lights weren't flashing enough. It was code for DRIVE FASTER! I made everyone brownies later on for saving my life.
I'll gladly take a "that actually worked." That's kept infections from hospitalizing me, and body parts on me for longer.
Same
😂
Mine was:
Paramedic 1: "Do you want to be sedated for the drive?"
Paramedic 2: "We're gonna be driving for nearly 2 hours and he's got substance induced psychosis. Just do it."
Me couple steps away from panic attack: "I'd rather not, if I have an actual choice and I promise to behave myself."
Paramedic 1: "Should we strap him in at least?"
Paramedic 2 looks at me: "You gonna try and jump out the ambulance or attack us?"
Me: "No, that'd be a massive inconvenience to you and it'd probably ruin your day."
And so they didn't sedate me or strap me in and I silently read all the warnings and instructions on the inside of the ambulance and occasionally asked questions about the instruments.
That’s horrible
so what did you learn from asking questions about random stuff?
2 hours? Wtf?
@@simonenoli4418 There are lots of rural places in the US (I’m assuming US)... Often you’ll have an easier time taking a heli or plane if there’s one available, but that’s super dependent on the weather and how much the copay on their insurance is (for Idaho, it’s $100/year for your whole household, no deductible - most people who do outdoors stuff have it)
@@israel963 Exactly, i live in the Appalachian mountains and we are far from help........So yeah an ambulance would take at least an hour or more to get to us......
Holy crap, that actually worked.
Things that Army medics say. Frequently. 😂😂😂
Hooah
Zachary Fett true
I heard something similar to that while I was cleaning the kitchen at my VFD, I just thought "oh dear sweet lord what now" and kept cleaning, still don't know what worked, but the Captain was in an "interesting mood" for a while and the rookie wasn't allowed to roam unattended.
I’ve said that...I think the pt heard me
@@sleepy1604 THEY HEARD YOU, RUN!
The moment of this for me was when I was in high school and my at the time undiagnosed tachycardia kicked in hard. My teacher sent me to the nurse after he saw me practically slumped over my desk and as pale as a sheet. School nurse, a no-nonsense, terse, "don't waste my time unless you're dying" type, saw me and took my pulse.
I knew things were really bad when she got real quiet, turned to the other nurse, and said "I can't even get a proper count, it's beating too fast."
Thirty minutes later I'm in the hospital with a 200+ heartbeat and they had to forcefully restart my heart.
Nothing like the ol' "turn it off and back on again" technique
Imagine having one school nurse, much less 2. You must have gone to a nice school.
@@robinsakofske9975i really hope you're joking because its like a requirement for schools to have like someone on hand for medical emergencies
@@skartmor8096 I doubt they’re joking. My elementary school, grades kindergarten through 6th, had no nurse except for on Mondays. If we needed help we would have to go to the principal, who had zero medical training, for them to either slap a bandaid on it or call our parents. This was only 10 years ago…
I was having a pelvic ultrasound once. I had a cyst on my ovary, and when the tech pressed on it to measure it, it ruptured. Violently. His face turned white as a sheet, he moved the wand over my belly a bit, then very quietly said, "Excuse me..." and walked quickly to the door.
As soon as he cleared the door we heard him take off running like his life depended on it. Turns out I was his first patient with this experience and he thought I was dying. We had a pretty good giggle about it once he realized I was ok, but he made sure to get someone in to be sure I was ok!
I mean better over cautious then not aggressive enough
Did it hurt when it ruptured?
@@4everSunshineGirl Yes... It was painful without anyone touching it. Pressing down with the ultrasound wand was very painful, and when the cyst ruptured it was pretty unpleasant.
@@LaynieFingers I had a friend in nursing school who said she could pop them by pushing on her belly. And also feel the ooze. I haven't thought about PCOS the same after that...👀👀
that sounds awful!
my daughter had cysts last year. i had no idea they could pop.
geez!
Had this crazy rash on my arm a couple years ago. It started on my wrist and was up to my shoulder 6 hours later, you could see it spreading slowly before your eyes. Welts were popping up then turning into sores, was pretty gross...so my bf took me to the ER. We get to the doctor, he's looking at it and watching it spread and (to my horror) just says "well that's interesting" with a confused and intrigued expression.
Jesus
Well, it is interesting, what happened? (If you don't mind my asking)
@@human-tk2fo It turned out I had an allergic reaction to my new leather couch. I didn't even know leather allergies existed before that. The rash from it was just really weird and it turned out the doctor hadn't seen an allergic reaction manifest like it before. Doctor gave me a steroid injection and a cream. The reaction stopped spreading almost immediately. Despite spreading rapidly over 8 hours, it took like 3 or 4 days to completely go away. Still, his initial response made me think I might be the next "Monsters Inside Me" case (totally freaked me out).
I will be honest. I shouldnt had, but I did laught at the doctor's reaction with that saying XD Im sorry and I know it most had been horroriable for you in the ER, so your comment getting a like from in hopes to make up for it. On the good side, at least you know what caused the rash (Read the replied comments)
@@electrikrainb0w444 Thank you for sharing your story with us! What human body is capable of is fascinating. Did the allergy go away and never returned or did you have to throw all your leather stuff away / donate it?
"Drive faster" is DEFINITELY not something you want to hear in an ambulance lmao!
Yep, when I’ve had an asthma attack and they had to call the advanced team. The doctor who comes with the advanced team drove in the back of the ambulance with me along with a few others. It was quite cramped but then they were like - blue lights and sirens now. I was like uh oh. 😅
Or "how far is the hospital?"
@@koori3085 no, I've heard that one before lol that didn't bother me so much as the "is there a faster way?" Lmao
@@AnyWhoAlly True. The worst was a neighbor that wrecked his quad. He was out, but says he remembers hearing them say "Call the chopper..."
better: my partners said "the helo is too far out, have them meet us halfway at lz1 (the hospital pad)... we arrived just as they were sitting the bird down
I told a Paramedic I was fine. He responded with a high pitched, "You are definitely not fine!"
Mine used to be foot in mouth: "Ma'am, is this your husb...son...grand....nephew" I've graduated to the..."and your relationship with him is...."
I work as registration in the ER. I grab demographic info, emergency contacts, insurance etc. When verifying emergency contacts, I ALWAYS ask "and what's your relationship?"
Yes he is my husbsongrandnephew, how did you know?
Might need to borrow that one! Thanks!
@@rootabeta9015 What level of incest is going on here
@@clothar23 One short of habsburg.
“He’s not gonna make it... oh... I thought you’re unconscious. Sorry!”
This happened to an old mate of mine. Windshield through his throat. Lived to tell the tail. Even when “they’re not listening”, “they’re listening”. Keep you mouth shut and your brain in the game medics
"Damn! I've never seen that before."
I said that once to a hospice patient 🤭,we must remember just because they’re old & dying,they can still hear you.I felt so bad the second it came out my mouth🤦♀️.
Heh that's what the docs said when I had a brain abcess. That was 23 years ago and I'm ok! But seriously please don't tell patients that, even if they're a 12 year old on the verge of passing out.
@@dracofirex A. What. Please elaborate how tf that got there
"Yes sir you are 100 correct, that is supposed to be *inside* of your body."
@Nick Johnson This is how modern humans express appreciation for a certain humorous phrase they liked. Humans often do this verbally as well- it's not exclusive electro-silicon computers.
Welcome to earth stranger! Did you get here with faster than light travel? Please don't judge humanity too harshly.
Also, do you happen to know how do do some terraforming? We've been accidentally terraforming for a couple hundred years and we've accidentally started messing up the climates on our planet. Can you help us?
@Nick Johnson i wanted to do the low iq r/woosh thingy but @AsuraHeterodyne already made my day with that comment
I wasn’t hurt that badly. The doctor said all of my bleeding was internal. That’s where the blood’s supposed to be!
@@jessicajennings9148 of course!
@@jessicajennings9148 Not in the wrong part of you! ffs, any bleeding is bad, stupid! (I know, don't act like I'm that stupid.)
I once had a nurse practitioner who had a trainee doing something for me when I went to the hospital. I was the patient and in borderline sepsis, so I don’t remember details as my brain was pretty toxin-filled, but the nurse said something to the effect of, “I could do [procedure they were about to perform on me] with my eyes closed,” to the trainee, and I said, “I don’t doubt your skills and I’m sure you could, but please don’t.” They both got a laugh and at least I was lucid enough to crack a dumb joke. How to tell the patient isn’t beyond saving 101, I guess
I was in anaphylaxis a few times but this particular time I could tell I was getting worse and the paramedic began saying “God just get us there. I need her to be alive when we get there.” That sets a little panic in!
Anna Phylaxis was a Greek girl I knew!
Panic?😂 I would be more calm knowing that God is watching over us.
@@ambar_flames "God" is watching over us? Why not add leprechauns and unicorns to the list? Good thing there is no "God" because based on what people believe he/she/it is responsible for, that would make them the biggest c*nt EVER to have existed. Religion is the root of all evil.
Coover
Who hurt you?
@@slayerdagamer465 TBH a few orphanages full of priests and nuns who used violence and fear to ensure all the kids were disciplined "in the eyes of God and JC". Children like me who would be caned if we even dared ask such questions as "how did Noah get 2 koalas when Australia was unknown to the biblical world then?". Now as an adult between recalling my childhood, and seeing how so many are killed in the name of a god, I just associate religion with violence, terror and mind games.
“Ehh, keep as is. They’ll amputate it later anyway”
"Jeff, do we have a bonesaw?"
"What?? No anesthesia?! ...Ah well, guess they'll be fine unconscious... *SMACK* "
I think "That didn't work" is worse than "This actually worked".
but you probably don't get to hear the former
@@Siegfried1917 you might catch the first bit as you go into the light.
I think just sitting there doing nothing but think is worse. Or like saying "I am so over this emt thing"
Heh, last ambulance ride did go that way. Paramedic blew IV access. I started to offer starting the line myself, looked through the window and remarked, nevermind, we'll be in the bay before I can prep the cath insertion unit.
And we pulled into the bay.
Was military, I've had to start a line on myself before a few times. Later, I got to get the luxury of having one started on me by former students in our combat lifesaver class and I was the IV instructor. Trust me, I made damned sure they were competent and well practiced.
Me: "Do I really need to go the hospital for this?"
EMT: "Uhh yeah.... You really, REALLY do"
Worst one:
-Responding to a code 3-
“Did you check the O2 tanks and defib batteries?”
“Oh I thought you did”
😬
That's something you catch shit for and deserve it, at least by any place that matters.
Dumb question: what is a code 3?
@@santeriairaksinen398 class 3 is non-emergent, don't know what the original poster meant but if you fail to rig-check/resupply, you deserve the shit you get.
@@YuriyDelsome agencies are the other way around and a code three is emergency.
@@alyssah3087 Copy. Realizing this changes based on area.
When my Mom was giving birth to me, the student doctor in the room said, "Isn't that kind of a lot of blood?"
He got *that look* from the doctor delivering me.
Edit: Yes, I have an amazing memory. Mother didn't tell me this. Nope, I remembered. Definitely.
well.....was it?
I was the doctor giving *that look* to the student. The students name was John
@@Unknown_Anomaly lies. You have a gacha profile
@@Unknown_Anomaly Uh huh.
What year? What city?
@@sophieb3216 Doctors can play games. You guys are talking about PHYSICIANS. A doctor is a person with a doctorate/phd/whatever. So in theory, that is possible. In this case, the gacha guy is a lie.
A paramedic once said to me "how the f*ck are you awake????" My pulse had dropped to 30 bpm and i was looking as white as a ghost according to that paramedic. I was completely concious throughout the entire ride to the hospital, dont ask me how because i really dont know EDIT: ok i should give context, i am taking heart medication and for some reason the meds stopped working completely from one day to the next. to this day no doctor could tell me what happened there. they just put me on different meds and i've been fine ever since :)
How did you get into this situation??
Yeah, what happened? Don't feel pressured though, if it's too personal then its ok not to share if you're not willing to.
HOW THE FUCK
TELL IS AHHH I NED CONTUXT
Went in for eye surgery and ended up getting a pacemaker a few hours later when I arrived at the hospital I already had my eye dilated and a wristband for the first surgery which never happened all the nurses and doctor was freaking out but I felt find considering my blood pressure was 254 over 112 and pulse was 34
"drive faster" is BY FAR the scariest
when i was a kid (6 ish yrs old) I almost died because i got stung by a bee and i didnt know i had an allergy. i almost suffocated, and even tho it wasnt a Medic, my mum screamed at my dad to drive faster because i was passing out. scared the living hell out of me to the point i still remember it now, 14 years later 😂
Nah, there's one that's even worse: "The helicopter will be here any minute."
During my ACLS training I was the only EMS with a bunch of nurses. Couldn't exactly remember the scenario but the training paramedic asked what to do in this situation. The nurses started reciting call this code, call for x team or resident, I shouted, "Hey Mike, drive faster!". The paramedic laughed his butt off, shook his head in the affirmative and with great pride in his eyes pointed at me and said, "correct!"🤣🤣🤣
EDIT:. Number 6 is my mantra.
"You remembered to fill the oxygen tank, right?"
"... I thought you did!"
Patient: 👁👄👁
YOUR PFP JUST MATCHES THIS WHOLE VIBE
@@itsmemista6277 And I am the fourth like...
@@Ontarianmm you have doomed yourself. Tell me how you’re doing in the next 24 hours bro 😓🙏🏼
@@itsmemista6277 that's my secret Mista, I am always doomed.
“Damn I always mix up left and right”
“Alrighty sir hold on tight”
“I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE”
“Can I get some assistance ASAP?”
“I am not supposed to be here but I’ll make it work don’t worry ma’am”
“No of course this isn’t a defibrillator now close your eyes”
I can’t take it anymore KKKKKKKKKKKKKK sounds about right sometimes when a shift is specially trying..
I'm left-handed, so I often DO mix up the 4-leads, putting RA on left arm and whatnot.
The only other one I've said is asking for assistance, and that's because my patient coded. (We lost that one. 😢)
Thanks for reminding me of my dad 🤣🤣🤣
@@RedT...TheOriginal.NotANumber sorry to hear that friend! You can’t save em all but you can sure as hell try.
@@horneytoaster4773 Thanks man. That's why I'm in the business. Sure as hell ain't the pay!
I'll never forget the look on the EMT's face when I told him they decided not to give me hearing protection for my helicopter ride to Portsmouth. I've never heard anything so painfully loud for so long, literally could not hear myself scream.lmao
I had an MRI on my knee, and they didn’t give me hearing protection. Horrible.
On the positive side: I distracted myself by thinking of all the prime numbers between 1 and 100 (101). New harmless pastime unlocked. Only now I’m so quick, I have to go up to 301.
Doc: ''Alright lemme just pop in this 'how to' video..."
Patient: What the fu--*anesthetic kicks in*
Family guy
Versed is magical, isn't it? LOL
"Hang on one moment, just gotta check a WikiHow page..."
@@qwot1 I cast sleeping spell MIDAZOLAM!
I was put under anesthesia to fix my arm after i dislocated and broke it when i was 10. I managed to wake up halfway through to hear "dammit, adam! That's not even supposed to bend! How the hell did you even do that?!?!?" And then they turned to see me awake and traumatized, and then i passed out. Still remember that to this day.
O h n o
That is honestly one of my worst fears. Waking up during a procedure.
I honestly asked for the nerve block instead of being put under so that i could keep an eye on them make sure they dont pull something like that
@@howardbaxter2514 you and me both. Setting an arm would be on the good end of the spectrum though. Waking up while they are cutting you open and staying awake through the whole procedure without being able to move ore speak is one of my biggest fears.
And yes it has happened before,it's rare but it does happen.
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My favorite EMT response was "Ma'am, he can't be having a heart attack, he's too young-holy shit, he's having a heart attack. Get him in the van!" It was completely hilarious.
Context: had a heart attack when I was 17 due to a combination of stress and something I caught at an airport. EMT's thought I pulled something until I was hooked up to the EKG.
Wait, you can catch a heart attack from air travel?
@@Smokie1523 Technically, yes and no. Yes in that it was directly caused by the air travel, but the doctors thought it was caused by a virus I picked up at one of the airports and the immense stress I was going through at the time. At least, the doctors guessed as much since they couldn't find what supposedly caused it in my body at the time.
Yea had one at the age of 21 and have been suffering from its consequences.And lots of it xDD
You're never to young for medical problems, they should have known that.
Yeah, pointless freak outs are annoying, but it's better than having your kid _die_ because you or emergency response don't believe them.
@@nullpoint3346 They were hooking him up and discovered the problem so, sounds like they still did their jobs just fine. I’ve been on the patient end myself of a similar story. That’s why training always has you going through the motions, so things that seem unlikely get caught.
I'm always happy to be the practice patient for students/trainees. They have to learn somehow, and as someone who has been suck since birth I'm pretty used to many medical things so I can stay calm if they stuff up. Just yesterday I had one oractice taking patient histories, and last week I had a student insert my cannula. She had a bit of trouble and, upon seeing a lot of blood coming out, started to panic. I assured her I was fine and acted calm, so she was able to calm down and finish the job. If I expect to be given medical care, and at a good standard, then just like paying taxes I should help students learn (far better me than someone very anxious about procedures)
"We're out of pain meds" The worst thing you could ever hear in an ambulance lol.
A lot of the time we say that when we can tell the patient REALLY doesn't need them
@@fundiments4842 Thanks for the tip. Now I know they're lying I can demand the drugs lol.
Time to break out the chloroform
@@ethanc8460 or the go to sleep bat
I heard "well shit"
That panicked me.
Probably the scariest thing I ever had a doctor say was "the good news is we have lots of options to make sure your comfortable."
Your doctor should have said "you're"
@@andrejparunovic the poor guy was holding back his emotions. Cut him some slack.
@@andrejparunovic I'm dying of laughter
@@xitaris5981Well, the good news is we have lots of options to make sure you’re comfortable…
Okay damn.. what happened? How are you now?
Showed an ER doctor a picture of my spinal artery tumour and he said "Holy shit, that is huge!" And promptly left. Apperently he was new and pretty young. Great guy honestly!
For months, I has terrible panic attacks that would land me in the ER. the reason being that they had very strong physical side effects (which was normal considering that they were caused by a later identified physical ailment and not mental anguish). I knew I had to go, because they seemed serious, but had even myself started feeling stupid about it. So one day I drag muself barely alive to the ER and tell the doctor ‘Look, its probably nothing. But this time it feels really weird, I feel like the life has gone out of me, and I am barely there’. She took my vitals and said - ‘Well, that seems to be correct mostly, since your BP is around 30-40.’ I got an IV and was fine about 30mins later.
I remember I had all my toes amputated and a two weeks later came back for a check up and my doctor that did the surgery pulled off the bandages and she gets this huge smile "This is the best work I've ever done" she about had tears in her eyes. Now that was something I definitely enjoyed hearing/seeing.
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Not my business but, when you say "had all your toes amputated" do you mean as the result of an accident and the surgeon tidied up afterwards or that they amputated them? Also, did it effect your balance? Thanks.
@@nikiTricoteuse following to hear the answer!
I got that from the surgeon who fixed my arm up! What really made him grin was watching me in the one-week followup touch all my fingers with my thumb, one by one, with ease. The surgery had been done to repair bone that shattered right up against a major nerve, and they had to literally pull the nerve out of the way to do it. Some nerve damage would have been extremely likely. I would've been lucky to have *temporary* damage. And this fucker was SO GOOD that I came away with NONE, even a week out. PT for the joints took a while, but to this day there are zero nerve problems in that hand--and as an avid artist and knitter that's the most important thing to me.
There was a news story where a surgeon was so thrilled with his work that he stitched a signature with suture. ...He got sued. I forget the details.
It always amazes me how calm medical professionals can be. Both my parents were EMT's. One time my friend cut his hand pretty deeply while working on a project. My dad just sat there with gauze, casually inspecting it while wiping away blood. He finally just concludes "Butterfly bandages should heal it just fine. Then we'll wrap it tight." When my sister broke her collarbone and I burned my arm, he was the calmest person in the room.
People freak out in the face of the unknown. Once you have learned about, seen/experienced it, and you know the various possibilities it becomes as easy to handle emotionally as a papercut is.
@@lynk5902 true for others’ injuries, but I’ve met a few professionals who are still totally freaked out by seeing their own blood. (At least a non-paper cut amount of it)
Not a paramedic, however, I'll tell ya folks have no clue what things are going to kill a person and what just looks scary. Even a pretty bad laceration bleeding what seems like a lot is pretty unlikely to kill ya. Just an example. But I work in vet med ER, and people will be upset we are caring for a dog with a GDV before fluffy who has a big bleeding laceration. Because that blood is scary visually. But they have no clue why a GDV or hemoabdomen is so serious, especially if the patient is standing and walking compared to their dog's obvious bleeding. People don't understand what stable looks like and often get angry when we tell them their dog is, in fact, stable despite that wound or the bloody vomiting.
@@pretzals222 I HATE seeing my own blood it freaks me out. But I'm fine with seeing other people's blood lol
“come on jason they dont know its your first day”
“im sorry what?”
“huh?”
😂😂😂😂 A college of mine was so shaky when he tried his first Iv that he flipped the neelde and the thing went flying true the whole ambulance.
Thanks for repeating exactly what happened
@@mimilim146 Woah man that’s wild!
My favourite still has to be when I went to the ER for an unrelated injury and as they were doing the standard triage they said “what did you have family history of again?”
“Uh haemophilia, heart problems, …”
“Yeah we’re gonna get you to see Dr Smith our cardiologist on call”
Turns out walking from the bus to the hospital plus severe hospital anxiety produces a blood pressure and heart rate that can ring alarm bells; thankfully I’d calmed down enough by the time they did the ECG and my other issue was fine.
My daughter (10yo) recently fell off a motorized scooter and had forgotten her helmet. She lost consciousness and we called an ambulance.
The scariest part of that ride was hearing the paramedic in the back w us say "hit the sirens and punch it" when she started becoming more mentally altered and her head started to flop.
She's doing great now
How they "professionally" say the patient isn't exaggerating 😂
@@blueraspberrylemonade32 oh I know, I'm an ER nurse. But all that flew out the window when it was my own baby
She's certainly down a few IQ points for life because of that injury.
Keep your kids heads safe.
And if you have any sons that play baseball make sure they where a cup
@Johan Kreizler wow, dickish much?
She's 11, not 3. She was going slower than she would have if she was riding her bike.
The last time I was in an ambulance was after a car wreck. I sat in the ambulance at the hospital for probably two hours with a neck brace before the doctors retrieved me, and one of them said, “I’m sorry, but we completely forgot you were still in there.”
they forgot about you?! 😨
@@adustycat Yes. And the nurse that was with me. Colorado medical care sucks.
that is TERRIBLE. i hope you were alright in the end.
Holy fuck i dont even wanna imagine what would have happened if your injuries had been more severe like internal or external bleeding.
Hope you sued the hell out of them
Ive gotten the “drive faster”...it would have scared me but I was too busy having a seizure and choking to comprehend that might not be a good sign.
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Im sorry but what the fuck is up with the commenter on top of my comment?
@@delta5-126 Altered Mental state due to a mix of head trauma and substance abuse. Suggest sedation and a full examination with bloodwork to follow.
@@clothar23 okay
@@newyorkyankees81 ew
#13 - I was in the back of an ambulance being transported from an ER to a different hospital because the first hospital was out of ICU beds. There was an ice storm happening and flyovers on the highways were all closed. The driver said, "I don’t know how to get to [new hospital] if I’m not on the freeway." I had to talk him through it without being able to see the road, since I was strapped to a gurney. Turned out the guy was new to town and didn’t know his way around that part of town. (This was back before GPS was a thing.)
"I have no idea what to do here."
*Unintelligible/confused muttering*
"What happens if I do this?"
"I don't remember being taught to deal with this in medical school"
"C'mon google, you have reception so act like it"
WHAT HAPPENS IF I DO THIS LMFAOOOO
Between Google and TH-cam the common person can do just about anything.
This is an accurate post and deserves more likes it is very funny too. :P
@@duck966 call up the doctor enroute, don't worry u will be fine
Every paramedic and EMT has done this
Doctor:“The bad news is that you have a really rare disease”
Patient:”what’s the good news”
Doctor:”you get to name it”
Im doing it.
Yay, 10k likes!
but you don't have a lot of time for it
Kamikazeitis because I'm taking you down with me.
Patient:WHAT THE FUCK DUDE
doctor: what the fuck dude it is then
@@theeguy9022 what do you have?
Ah got the what the fuck dude
Smallppitis
I remember when I got a really really bad burn. The EMT asked my pain level near the worst of it, and I said how the worst part of it actually didn’t hurt, and that I assumed it was my adrenaline. He went “well actually, the worst burns are the ones you can’t feel, because that means it’s burned the nerves so severely that only the external edges of the wound are typically felt. Really nasty burns like that...man, they’re BAD!”. Then he noticed my 😳 face and went “or it’s probably adrenaline! Definitely could he adrenaline!” really quickly, realizing that that probably wasn’t the best moment to inform me of that fact, followed up by a “sorry about that”.
Was it the adrenaline?
I only got a second degree burn on my right hand and I still don’t have all the sensation back nearly a decade later.
It’s made not hurting myself a hell of a lot harder when I can slice it open to the muscles before actually feeling anything.
That sounds like the sort of thing I would do 🤦♀️"Ah, yes, let me enlighten you to this really cool related medical fact!! 😁 No, wait, uhhh 😬 I'm sure it's fine..."
You just showed me why I should never be an EMT, I repeatedly got in trouble for telling the patients too much, and none of them were dealing with anything "major"
@@meganofsherwood3665 Sadly, that would be me as well.
I tend to do just that.
Most people outside of the hospital do *not* see these interesting cases the same way that I do...
The medical transport people were very cool to me when I needed them multiple times last summer after a severe heatstroke put me into rhabdomyolysis and subsequent liver and kidney failure. Especially loved the young lady who saw my fiancé I was talking about come into the room; she stood behind him, pointed at him and winked at me while fanning herself and mouthing “he’s cute” 😂 bless those people and everyone who helped me come back from cardiac arrest and total paralysis. I fully recovered and recently found out I’m expecting ❤ now that’s a great job! Taking me back from the dead, getting me walking again, and healthy enough to sustain a pregnancy! My physical therapists and the nice young lady who cleaned my room are both invited to my baby shower! I’d invite the whole hospital (well multiple hospitals) if I could! Thank you everybody in the medical field!
"I'm afraid of needles."
"You have three tattoos and four piercings, that we can see, come on!"
I have a friend who is a tattoo artist, has both of his legs and arms fully tattoed and he once was asking for some mosquito repellent spray because he was anoyed by mosquito bites😂
@@jorggamingcr409 Tbf you don't know where that mosquito has been, could be carrying diseases, while those needles were likely sterilized. Plus you don't get a cool tattoo out of a mosquito bite
@@analogstic1972 plus they're itchy
A tattoo happens once and then it's done. Mosquitoes bother you constantly for every moment you spend outside.
It’s a different type of pain🤣🤣
After an accidental OD on Panadol my liver took a plunge, my nurse said to me ‘are you sure you don’t have any liver pain’ right after looking at my charts. I seriously didn’t I had no symptoms except I threw up maybe twice over my whole stay, but apparently my charts were bad. Also, I was 17 when this happened so i was in the paediatric emergency ward for a while, just before they transferred me up (I’d had a headache for a week straight at this point) and had explained to me what they were going to do about my overdose, the nurse asked if I still had a headache, the curtain was open and I was right in front of the desk where 3 nurses were standing, I replied ‘not really I had some Panadol before I got here’ and every nurse in that place started laughing hysterically.
Last year I honestly had a headache for most of November. I dunno WTF it was, but I was taking advil, tylenol, using heating pads and icepacks.
@@JnEricsonx maybe you were smelling your own farts for that month and had ya lose some brain cells
Im sure you already know why they laughed...but for those reading this now its because you OD on pain relievers which is most likely why you werent feeling pain thats why they laughed
Actually, Number 9 -- "this is going to sting, just a little" -- doesn't seem that bad. At least it's an indication the person's taking action.
A couple of others that could have been included:
"Oops!"
"Damn it! I did that right every time during the training!"
"Boy, this is a lot easier when you're not hung over."
Did you hear the defibrillator charging though?
Being conscious and hearing the defibrillator charge 😳
Keep in mind that the patient the ambulance guys are used to is generally the barely conscious kind. So if he's saying "this is gonna sting a little" what he means is "this is going to hurt so much it would wake you up just so you can scream about it".
Or at least that's my take on it
The one time I was in an ambulance for chest pain, I distracted myself by mentioning that I had completed my trifecta. Fire engine, police cruiser, and ambulance. The paramedic congratulated me. Then he, I kid you not, tapped on the heart moniter and asked me, "How are you so calm?" I guess with my symptoms, he was expecting me to be a mess. I just have the ability to focus during a crisis.
A day later, when I was ignored upon requesting a dose of my migraine medication, the nurses got treated to how wild my heart rate could be. One asked, "should she be sedated?" The look on their faces, when upon finally being given my migraine med, my demeanor instantly changed.
My favorite of my many trips to the ER happened to be the most educational. I'm a hard stick. IV's blow pretty easy. Sites are difficult to find. I told the nurse that the ultrasound may be needed. She got excited. She just so happened to be working toward her ultrasound certification and asked if it was ok to practice on me. I said sure. She, a supervisor, and a couple other "students" proceded with the blood vessel hunt. I even learned how to read the screen and identify what to look for. So cool. Again, I was calm. The supervisor was surprised that I was so accommodating with the process. I told her that I actually prefer the machines being used on me. Fewer sticks. I'm forever a pin cushion.
“My name is Dr. Johnny Sins, and we will be doing a prostate exam”
plot twist, not an actual doctor, just plays one on bangbros
gachychamp
*PornHub theme intensifies*
"Wait- I don't have a prostate. I'm female, and you're a gynecologist. May I see your medical license?" 🤔🤔🤔
“Why do I feel *both* of your hands on my shoulders”
“And that’s how I lost my medical license!”
“What?”
- The Medic, TF2
@@miriahofthewind I haven’t played that
@@ajarofworms7 at the risk of being whooshed, it's a line from "Meet the Medic". It's on youtube.
Archimedes, No!
@@Joetheknight406 thx for telling me, not a whoosh moment because it was helpful information
"Hey Mike? Drive faster"
Yeah, that's definitely something I don't want to hear while I'm in an ambulance
This guy always cracks me up. And as a retired medic in the armed forces and retired civilian EMT and firefighter I totally get where he is coming from.
"wait, where's the- ah, found it!"
"Oh, sh**! Wrong one... There you go!"
"They didn't train me to do this!"
th-cam.com/video/h14GqnT2wcQ/w-d-xo.html
The best thing about working in veterinary ER is that the patients don't understand us. The worst is also that we can't explain/apologize to them.
Well, you can appologise to the snot-nosed brats who own the patients. And you can give treats and snuggles to the patients. :)
2 1/2 weeks ago: I felt Lousy. The kind where you know deep down that something is WRONG. Went to my doctor, the nurses started taking vitals, and suddenly everyone was very excited and an ambulance was called. My heart rate was 30. In the truck, it dipped to 22. The paramedic was freaked out- 'At that rate, you should be nearly comatose, but you're awake, talking to me, and making sense!'He said the guys back at the bay were never going to believe him.
(_I_ flipped out when he put on the pads for the AED/ It was a 3 block trip to ER- and that was when I realized that I was in Real Trouble.)
Wow! That's all I can say, I've never heard if a heart rate that low. I've only heard of ones in the 50s. I'm glad you survived!
@@Eruza9306 It's quite common for athletes to have a resting/sleeping HR under 40.
It's also common during deep meditation.
@@icantthinkofaname4723 Yeah, that's really annoying, because after that happens, they change to shaking you awake every 3 hrs to make sure you're not in a coma !! 😩
NOT a restful hospital stay ☹️
You don’t put the pads on someone who is conscious
@@daisytheyorkiepuppyandhell4191You do if you believe their about to enter cardiac arrest.
When I was 11, I fainted in class (low blood pressure). Since I was feeling worse after a few hours, my mom called an ambulance. The paramedics asked me if I was pregnant, had taken drugs or alcool (pretty standard procedure so far). They got me in the ambulance and then : "ok, now your mother's not thete so you can tell us the truth : are you pregnant or did you take any drugs or alcohol?".
Ps: I get why they asked that, especially knowing that I was living in a problematic area, but it was funny to me in the moment because I was 11. Turns out I'm hypoglycemic, anemic and my blood pressure loves to randomly drop.
That....hearing that they ask 11 years old those questions is mind blowing 🤯 Your area is much worse than you think. You are used to it and it does not define you, but it surely tells me that you are much more powerful and resilient than you think you are 💪🥰😁😄🥳 You will go far in life and will have very happy, balanced life! 🥰 I wish you all the very best! ❤
@@SatumainenOlento thank you ❤️ Honestly, even though it was shocking, better safe than sorry. If I had said yes, the whole thing would've needed a very different handling so at least they were careful enough to rule out those issues.
They were also super fun and really helped me (I have a hospital phobia). I have family working in that hospital and I know how hard their job can be. Even at the time, I understood that these questions were necessary for my well being and others. 🤗
Nah I had to get a vaccine and they asked in front of my dad
R u pregnant
I mean I wasn't but who tf would say yes in front 9f thier parent huh
Send the parent out and then they'll tell the truth not 8n front of them
Ambulance 999 call handler in the UK here - we have to ask that for any patient between 11 and 55 who has certain symptoms. Unfortunately, the reason we ask from 11 and up is because that's the youngest recorded case where we've had someone give birth.
Similarly, we'll ask about drugs, alcohol, or solvent misuse in anyone under 25 with certain symptoms, as it's more likely for them to be using them.
I was 12 when my appendix ruptured. Only, it ruptured a week before i was in the ER and they could not figure out what was wrong with me ("it couldnt be my appendix or i wouldnt be able to walk in and sit there talking to them".) I got grilled about if there was any possible way i could be pregnant by several different nurses, but they figured out fairly quickly by my baffled and clueless responses that nope, it definitely wasnt that.
#16: Don't worry, I saw them do this on a tv show!
"Saw it done on TH-cam once..."
XD
@@doncoleman4938 😀😀😀😀😀
Id run
I laughed so hard when a paramedic in the drama series 'casualty' said that exact phrase 😂
When my dad was in a car accident at 16, he remember having a paramedic lift him onto a stretcher and when trying to get him in the ambulance, my dads arm got stuck in the door. He heard a paramedic say "what did you do?!" I thought that was funny
When the medic says "Well that is why God gave you two"
lol in 8th grade I got in a baseball accident where my collar bone was broken, I shattered my eye socket, jaw and popped my left eye out but fortunately the retina stayed attached.
The EMS guys come running over and one nearly passed out when I asked if it was normal to be able to see the grass and the sky at the same time.
And then my dad almost had to take my spot in that ambulance cuz they thought he was going to have a heart attack.
Good times
What kind of baseball accident makes that serious of injures?
@@Kamenriderbuster2022 A fastball or bat to the side of the head would do it. This is one reason why players wear helmets when they go up to bat. A MLB pitcher can throw a 93MPH fastball on average and speeds exceeding 100MPH have been recorded. A baseball at that kind of speed can easily cause skull fractures and concussions.
@@Kamenriderbuster2022 IIRC, baseball has had a surprisingly numerous amount of accidental deaths
😬😬😬
And this is why I’m terrified of baseball
Gotta love #12, where "student Mike" is holding a freaking 14 gauge IV. No problem, right?
Omg, I didn't even notice that was orange! Yikes.
Point of pride: I actually did manage, when I was a student, to successfully drop a 14g into a declining MVC patient.
I was taken to the hospital in an ambulance after a car accident once. At one point, I looked to the EMT and said
"Am I going to survive?" He gently touched my arm and said.
"Kid.....you're going to be fine. Wanna know why? Cause you have me"
Even though I was concussed and disoriented, I could tell he thought I was about to die.
Edit: For some reason, I left out the last part of the story which made me originally post it. After that interaction, the EMT yelled "Gary! Go faster!"
"You're gonna be just fine, we're gonna get you home" is what they tell all the goners because, hey, what's the point in stressing you out for your last 2 minutes alive?
OMG I can't stand the suspense.... It's been a year already, I gotta know... did you make it?
@@lc3853 bro wdym he obviously made it if he made the comment
@@Joe91169 oh would you look at that bird....the one up there...yeah, about as far up as the joke flew above your head...that bird...
@@OveToranger That's no bird. That's _spt-warwolf_4575 , the angel.
“Holy crap, that actually worked” does not deserve to be on here. I would love to hear that lol
I had the variation on #3 "Turn on the lights" said to the driver after I'd already been in the ambulance with them driving me from the middle of nowhere for like half an hour.
It wasn't until much later that I found out from my friend who was in the ambulance with me that they did that because I had a severe head injury and had started answering the cognition questions wrong...in my memory of it I'm saying the current date AGAIN since they've asked 12 times but apparently I started sayiing my birth date instead and they were NOT close. But hey 10 staples and 8 years later and a wicked scar is all it is now, glad they got me to the hospital safely.
A few I have heard:
"Slow down. The doctor just called and said that your giving them a heart attack."
"Hey Mike, can we switch? You have more experience with this kind of stuff."
(As front passenger) "So, what radio station would you like to listen to?"
Well the last one doesn't sound that bad.
Lol, dude my mom's dying back there, just don't put on country.
what's so bad about the second one?
"Hey God, it's me again" _absolute gold_
I mean I guess its good to know they are praying at least........ better than not I suppose
Gotta inform Big Man about when a new patient could be coming His way.
One that I like to say when a patient asks if it'll hurt (IV access). " I promise you....I will not feel a thing".
I would laugh and say "Okay, that's just mean" then continue to laugh
I've gotten this one in several different situations and I absolutely hate it
The only IV I remember getting (meaning that I was old enough to remember) was done by a nurse who had never done one before, and aside from (or more likely because of) her doing it wrong, it was - no joke - the most painful procedure I had ever experienced, second only to getting a wisdom tooth pulled without anesthetic. Almost 3 years later, it sometimes still hurts to rub where the end of the catheter was because it scarred the inside of my vein so much. I can imagine that an IV done properly by someone who's good at it doesn't hurt nearly that much, but I haven't had that experience myself.
Sounds like some of the doctors in my town. 🤣
My mom's been a laboratory assistant for some 30+ years. One of her chief duties is taking blood and other samples from people for testing, and she's very good at it. When yet again she had managed to handle a customer without a hitch they commented how they hardly felt a thing, and mom answered "You want me to jab you again? I can make sure you feel it, so you don't miss out on the experience."
Medic to me: "Honey, we think your appendix is going to rupture. We need to get you to the hospital."
Medic to Drive: "We need to go faster her heart rate is at 145". (FYI...I have a heart condition called Tachycardia)
Driver to Medic: "We don't have any brakes". That was the last thing I heard.
@@user-xy6wu3xg2c From what I was told it was an older (dinosaur age) ambulance, that did pass inspection but was on the list to be replaced. After the brakes issue, it went to the top of the list and retired 3 days after.
@@MariaS-dm9ro so some other people from 3 more days after you rode in it have stories related to "we've got no brakes"
How did you stop by the hospital anyway? Airbrake? Did the driver just kick it into reverse gear or something?
@@NerdyCatCoffeeee there is a stretch of road going to the hospital that is wooded on both sides and one side has a hill. We were on the side with the hill (Going up). My mom said that the driver started moving closer to the hill and when the ambulance stop they transferred me to another ambulance. Come to find out the driver used to drive 18-wheelers and knew how to use the emergency brake to stop the vehicle, where no one could get hurt.
this is worded like you died lol
tachycardia just means fast heart rate tho
“We will have to take you downstairs headfirst on a board because your BP is so low” was actually scarier than realizing I was having a massive hemorrhage 😂
yeah that is very uncomfortable, they did similar stuff to us in training and even just a few seconds feels so wrong but you legit cant do anything about it
Hilarious, crying laughing emoji?
@@cqmorrell I’m laughing at my own trauma, most people with lots of trauma do it.
OMG I'm dying.. as a retired EMT myself, this was spot on and hilarious. Hearing anyone say it's their first day, the color shoots out of a patients face faster than you think.
I warned the emt that I was a hard stick. My veins hate everyone and everything. But he assured me he'd get it and told me a story about getting a vein from a person who was upside down in a partially submerged car. "That was my hardest and if I can do that, I can certainly get yours, too." Ten minutes later, he sat back and said, "Welp. You're my new toughest story. Congrats." Thanks?
I have similar. Every time I go to the hospital FOR ANY REASON and they want to put in a drip, or take blood samples I ALWAYS tell them " take it from the vein on the back of my hand, no one is ever able to find it in my inner elbows or other places on my arms." EVERY TIME it's "oh don't worry, we'll find it. We know what we're doing." (as if the hundreds of others before you all my life with blood tests and such DIDN'T, geeze). Multiple patches on my arms later and they FINALLY take it from the back of my hands, *sigh heavily* and then it usually involves 'accidentally' spraying a wall or floor with my blood, making me feel sick, because they got sick of doing it themselves and gave the trainee or whatever and he or she "didn't expect it to come out so fast." This is not just the hospital but when I go in for blood tests. It's gotten that way I go to the same place (if I can help it) for the blood draw so the staff know me and can do it right the first time. And just so you know, that line about it coming out so fast was a direct quote from one of the guys at the hospital, after he sprayed the wall and floor with my blood, then raced to tap it up so he could go get something to clean it up. Sure it wasn't like a fountain, but enough to DEFINITELY be seen.
My hubby is a hard stick too after years of chemo. Any time we go to the hospital i warn them "You get two tries per arm. Then you call Rusty." Rusty is the guys real name and he comes in with an ultrasound machine to look for the best spots. Only him and the nurses in the cancer center can ever get a good vein without blowing it on the first try.