tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post3491415685300469075..comments2023-09-26T12:58:21.651+00:00Comments on The Paramedic's Diary: Mickey's deadXfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-51998677942429496102011-11-02T04:15:38.253+00:002011-11-02T04:15:38.253+00:00I dont know why people think that they will get be...I dont know why people think that they will get better service by acting like a complete idiot! Sometimes i wish i was just a bystander and not in the profession, but then i think about God and know that I will be judge, too and remember to be my best. But what is worse is when you see someone in our profession act like them. Espically in front ot patients that dont deserve in the slightest depth of a curse word. Get a new job. your right We do what we do because we love it and thats why we can handle the idiots...Mrsmandienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-87430793614861998882011-10-21T23:36:44.403+00:002011-10-21T23:36:44.403+00:00Rosie
Thank you.
I almost cried for that mouse t...Rosie<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />I almost cried for that mouse too.Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-5008845539155524842011-10-18T00:25:19.207+00:002011-10-18T00:25:19.207+00:00The comment will have my dog's name on cos I d...The comment will have my dog's name on cos I dunno how to swap from his blog name to my real name. You've helped me a lot over the past while, you've kindly taken time to answer some questions and explain some things to me. For that I am very grateful because it goes above and beyond.<br /><br />Having read your blog and book I only have a tiny appreciation of exactly what you have to face on a daily basis. The accounts of the abuse that you experience from members of the public truly disgust me. Sadly, I think you are right. No matter how much education goes out to teach people about how to use the 999 system in a proper manner there will always be individuals who believe it is their right to abuse both the system and the people providing care.<br /><br />You may not make the connection between this comment and our previous communication, that's ok. Just know that when I need to be picked up and cared for by any of your Scottish colleagues (that may become more frequent as my illness progresses) I will always do my utmost to remain polite and respectful of them, just as they and you do when confronted with the dregs of society.<br /><br />I cried about the mouse, I cry about the shameful behaviour of some humans. Thank you for what you do.<br /><br />RosieDantéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16566591668405230848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-18954320906368140622011-10-14T08:17:14.194+00:002011-10-14T08:17:14.194+00:00Starblade (cool name and logo)
Yes, thanks. I kno...Starblade (cool name and logo)<br /><br />Yes, thanks. I know that the vast majority of people know what we are there for and actually appreciate it; as I do with the services I use and don't abuse.<br /><br />I'm still positive about things thankfully :-)Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-25731328760101897272011-10-14T08:04:19.634+00:002011-10-14T08:04:19.634+00:00MrsMandyMoo
Thanks for that. Now I see that I'...MrsMandyMoo<br /><br />Thanks for that. Now I see that I'm not the only one. You sound like a decent, caring person to me.Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-67922919839705263062011-10-14T08:01:11.215+00:002011-10-14T08:01:11.215+00:00Liv
You didn't ramble and it was much appreci...Liv<br /><br />You didn't ramble and it was much appreciated. I'm truly sorry for your loss<br /><br />xXfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-91512103453040438732011-10-12T15:54:50.850+00:002011-10-12T15:54:50.850+00:00This has struck a real chord with me. By day I am ...This has struck a real chord with me. By day I am customer service manager for a government agency. This afternoon I was sworn at repeatedly by a lawyer whilst I was trying to solve his problem, which was mainly of his own making, in a professional manner. He would not listen to my request for him to also act professionally. As a society we really need to make these people see that this sort of behaviour is unacceptablemeninyellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582514626165936916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-44771818864396653702011-10-12T13:18:50.809+00:002011-10-12T13:18:50.809+00:00This won't mean anything at all coming from a ...This won't mean anything at all coming from a complete stranger, but I have huge respect for paramedics (and for the medical profession in general), and (ok, maybe I'm being naive) it makes me sad that people feel the need to be rude and abusive to people who try to help.<br /><br />My mum died on 29th August, just after she turned 54, from pancreatic cancer. I know a lot of people have been through much worse, and I was lucky to have my mum for the 22 years I did, many people don't get that chance. But it was still a huge shock, and no one expected it to happen when it did. On the day it happened we had a rapid response paramedic and two paramedics in an ambulance round because her blood sugar was so low, but because no one knew things were so bad, they had to take her to A&E and not the hospice. For them I don't suppose they have thought twice about it since, because it's just what they do. But for us, having them there was a huge help. The rapid response paramedic especially spent such a long time with my mum and looked after her so gently, he was so reassuring to her. And I will never forget them, it's a huge comfort to me personally now knowing that there were people trying to help and trying to help my mum feel better.<br /><br />I didn't mean to ramble quite so much as this, and I'll probably delete this soon anyway! But I just wanted to say full respect to anyone who can do the things paramedics do on a daily basis, despite the fact that some idiots won't appreciate it.Livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764090781676078176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-51246899632295883972011-10-12T11:52:54.602+00:002011-10-12T11:52:54.602+00:00Hi Stuart.
Thanks for writing this post. Im a RN, ...Hi Stuart.<br />Thanks for writing this post. Im a RN, and I can really relate to what you've written. animals suffering often affects me more than human suffering.<br />Articles on unwanted animal euthanasia make me cry- but trauma stories? no.<br /><br />I have had a large amount of grief in my life, having had quite a few family members die over the years- both expected and unexpectedly. <br />Im an 'orphan' at the ripe old age of 38.. and I honestly think I block most of my feelings towards humans in general as a coping mechanism.<br />My father was 88 when he died, and his death is still close enough in time that I see him, in many of my dying, elderly male patients. <br />It's stunted my grief process, as I still need to be able to be there for my patients.<br />I have had my two old dogs die in the last 2 years as well- and I have possibly found it easier to grieve for them than him. <br /><br />I feel that nursing has taken something from me permanently, and made me somewhat hard.<br />Given that I do not nearly suffer the amount of abuse that you do, as a nurse and working in Australia, I can't even imagine what your job would do to me.<br />You are a heck of a person just for staying sane.<br /><br />Thankyou for sharing this, as it has reminded me to continue to persue my humanity. It also humbles me greatly. <br /><br />In the end, though nursing has taken something from me it has also given; that feeling of a worldwide family, similar to your Ambulance family.<br />Nurses can always talk no matter where they come from.<br />Also- there is a sense of pride in me, being a nurse. <br />I feel it the most when I have made a difference in someone's day and eased their suffering.<br />I guess Im not as hard as I thought.<br />thanks again.Mrsmandymoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639291158907890335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-53123121958746724952011-10-11T13:55:40.232+00:002011-10-11T13:55:40.232+00:00It's sad how some people just don't (and n...It's sad how some people just don't (and never will) "get" it, that they are not the centre of the universe and, while police, ambulances etc... are services there to help them, they don't have to drop everything for them. Sadly it seems like there are more and more people like this, in every sector of work, though I know the emergency services get more than their fair share.<br /><br />Just remember that, despite the tidal wave of inconsiderate, foul-mouthed, selfish people that is flooding in, there is a whole lot more of the people that quietly thank people like you and your colleagues every day for whatever help you've been able to give.Shadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921637621437149288noreply@blogger.com