Everyone with history of seizures needs ambulance and ED
Code 2 for ETOH. At the downtown mental health clinic. A woman in her 30s is sitting in a room, crying. She’s on a psych hold. Apparently she drove drunk to the clinic for a regular appointment after...
View ArticleI can believe it even if you can’t
Code 3 for auto-ped. It’s raining. Hard. And it’s dark. “I can’t believe he didn’t see me! I had the walk sign!” “You’re crossing the street on a rainy night in dark clothing.” I’m not saying it’s not...
View ArticleWhy do people still insist on not wearing seat belts?
Is it ignorance? Is it laziness? Or is it because they don’t like the government poking its nose into their cars? I mean, I’ve heard that line about E-ZPass plenty of times when people choose to sit in...
View ArticleDon’t stop on the highway
Code 3 for a 36-year-old male “shaking/feeling faint.” On the side of the interstate. In a white Civic. Fine, if the guy is driving, I accept that he may feel like he’s not going to be able to drive...
View ArticleStop whining
The big news going around today is an Anne Arundel County, Maryland, dispatcher is facing termination because he told a 13-year-old girl to “stop whining” (audio included) after a hit-and-run driver...
View ArticleDear rubberneckers
Dear rubberneckers, Don’t you fucking dare say you have neck pain. Sincerely, Medic
View ArticleCell phone warriors: Eat a dick
Code 3 for traffic collision. Called in by a passer-by. I hate cell phone warriors. We barely find the wreck. Why? Because it’s a fender-bender and the cars are parked like normal parking jobs. The...
View ArticleFunniest thing I heard #9
“Engine 10, service call. RP says she is locked inside her car and can’t get out.” Five minutes later. “Engine 10, RP called back to say she got out. You can cancel.”
View ArticleThings people who were involved in traffic collisions say (and what they...
There are only a handful of things we actually hear at wrecks. “He came out of nowhere!” Reality: “I didn’t see him because I wasn’t paying enough attention.” “She stopped all of a sudden!” Reality: “I...
View ArticleAnother example of how NOT to park
I know it’s just a commercial, but still, that is a completely nonsensical park job. PD too. I’ve already covered this before in a previous post, so I’m not going to repeat myself.
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