Guest guest Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Last time I passed one down was to a special friend who I watched grow in her career, and she continues to grow to this day. In 21+ years, I only passed down about 5 patches. The last one was the most memorable, she worked hard, she trained hard. She earned it. Now, as to what I said? " Are you SURE you want to do this? " She said yes, and took the patch.  Hatfield " Very funny, y. Now beam down my clothes. " -Capt. Kirk ________________________________ To: texasems-l Sent: Mon, February 27, 2012 10:26:22 AM Subject: Passing of the patch  Some of us old school medics and EMT's remember when we got or first patch from that much respected, but rarely appreciated, senior EMS provider. I remember my first patch very well, ok, most of it. I remember running a call with him. Afterwards, he pulled me aside. I just knew I was in trouble for something, I just didn't know what for. Looking back, I guess I was expecting to be corrected or " educated " as that was just his way. He would never embarrass me in front of others when it came to patient care. He would quietly, but directly, educate me about the patient's condition, why we needed to treat them a particular way and how I was expected to perform next time. It was one of the many, many reasons that I have tried to honor his service to the community and to his coworkers by being the best paramedic I can be. There was a little saying or poem that went along with the " passing of the patch. " After 22 years, I can't remember what it said. I have passed many patches over the years but I just had to wing it, trying to sound wise, without being so serious or sappy that my words were not apprecciated. If anyone happens to have a copy of it or just remembers that little poem or saying, I would really like to have a copy. Please feel free to email me offline our post it here for others to appreciate. Maybe you have a poem or saying that was passed to you. Anyways, enough reminiscing, the tones are dropping. Gotta run. Ya'll be safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Agreed. I am amazed how many new people have never heard of the tradition. Wes Sent from my iPad > I remember getting my first patch! I hope that it is a tradition that won't go by the wayside! > > > > > > Last time I passed one down was to a special friend who I watched grow in her > > career, and she continues to grow to this day. In 21+ years, I only passed down > > about 5 patches. The last one was the most memorable, she worked hard, she > > trained hard. She earned it. > > > > Now, as to what I said? > > > > " Are you SURE you want to do this? " > > > > She said yes, and took the patch. > >  Hatfield > > > > > > " Very funny, y. Now beam down my clothes. " > > -Capt. Kirk > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Doug > > To: texasems-l > > Sent: Mon, February 27, 2012 10:26:22 AM > > Subject: Passing of the patch > > > >  > > Some of us old school medics and EMT's remember when we got or first patch from > > that much respected, but rarely appreciated, senior EMS provider. I remember my > > first patch very well, ok, most of it. I remember running a call with him. > > Afterwards, he pulled me aside. I just knew I was in trouble for something, I > > just didn't know what for. Looking back, I guess I was expecting to be corrected > > or " educated " as that was just his way. He would never embarrass me in front of > > others when it came to patient care. He would quietly, but directly, educate me > > about the patient's condition, why we needed to treat them a particular way and > > how I was expected to perform next time. It was one of the many, many reasons > > that I have tried to honor his service to the community and to his coworkers by > > being the best paramedic I can be. There was a little saying or poem that went > > along with the " passing of the patch. " After 22 years, I can't remember what it > > said. I have passed many patches over the years but I just had to wing it, > > trying to sound wise, without being so serious or sappy that my words were not > > apprecciated. > > > > > > If anyone happens to have a copy of it or just remembers that little poem or > > saying, I would really like to have a copy. Please feel free to email me offline > > our post it here for others to appreciate. Maybe you have a poem or saying that > > was passed to you. Anyways, enough reminiscing, the tones are dropping. Gotta > > run. Ya'll be safe! > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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