Re: one for the books

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If a monkey hits a bullseye with a dart, did he still get a bullseye?

Regards,

Alyssa Woods, NREMT-B

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> Your points valid but most CIVs wouldn't know thar.

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> Alyssa Woods amwoods8644@...> wrote:

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> >It's easy to judge, but think about it this way - some EMS agencies are

stingy with their pain meds. If I were in severe pain outside a district I know

(and which I know to be good with pain management protocols), I probably

wouldn't call EMS, I'd drive myself. Call EMS: wait 8 min for the ambulance, 8 -

30 min on scene time, plus the drive before you get any relief from it. Go

Yourself: however long the drive takes. Also, you can probably go to an urgent

care (most of which in my area have x-rays, and which ambulances can't take you

to), which will probably be closer. Overall, if you're in severe pain,

sometimes, the best choice probably is driving. I'm not saying it's right, nor

it's the way it should be, nor that this is how it is in your particular area,

nor that this phenomenon is completely isolated to EMS, but in my opinion,

hospitals tend to be better with pain management.

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> >Alyssa Woods, NREMT-B

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> >> i overheard a person telling someone that they had suffered some trauma

> >> recently...when asked why they did not call ems....they said....i hurt

> >> too bad.... just one more thing that makes you go hummmmmmmmm...

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> >> H.T.FILLINGIM B.S. CCEMT-LP

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> >> FISHER COUNTY HOSPITAL DIST. EMS

> >> ROTAN, TEXAS 79546

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