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On a recent job at the PD Station (Looking at you MC) we were confronted with the standard clearly exaggerated complaint without clinical signs.
A man arrested for possession of a controlled substance has suddenly developed asthma, or as AmboDriver calls it, Acute Incarceritis. Since our boys in blue have zero medical training it is thought that by calling me in it covers their bases. What it does do is screw with 2 emergency agencies instead of 1, especially since he’ll be medically cleared by an RN at County.
But enough of that, let’s get back to Bubba. Bubba was arrested off site and developed asthma after they searched his car. When I assessed him and was unable to find any sign and catch him in confusion about what asthma is and how it is treated, he tried something new. New to me at least.
Like out of a movie he scrambled, looked around the holding cell and cried out, “I left the stove on! You have to let me go or else my house will burn down!”
I smiled, my EMT partner smiled and the cops frowned. They knew exactly what the next 20 minutes would entail.
“Are you sure you left the stove on?” I asked him.
“Yes, let me go! Let me go!” He shouted.
So I called it in. I then informed him that in the next 4 minutes firefighters will be breaking down the door to ensure the fire on the stove does not spread. Then, when finished, the police will enter the house to take custody since the door will be destroyed. They’ll likely take a look around to make sure there are no other hazards.
The color drained from his face as he likely recalled what was left in plain sight in the home. I’m no legal expert, but I’m pretty sure he just got himself in a ton more trouble.
Minutes later we hear the first engine on scene with nothing showing, force entry and immediately call for PD.
I never did hear what they found or if there was even food on the stove or not, but if you lie to me I will call your bluff. Then smile when it all falls apart, because in the off chance you do win, I still have to take you in, just like they made me take him in to get “checked out.”
Multi agency justice.
Multi agency justice.
What these folks don’t understand, is that their momentary brilliance is routine for us. They think they are being oh so clever – but we’ve seen it before.
The guy who thinks he can get sympathy for calling 911 at 3am, for his loneliness-enhanced bronchitis. Or the poor 350 pound woman, who can’t tolerate her “inconsiderate husband” anymore – so she calls us to rescue her and take her to the ED.
They think they’re being unique – but they’re not.
“They think they’re being unique – but they’re not.”
That’s because we’re all just a bunch of f’ing monkeys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7koaGNDr5KA (mildly not safe for office work- mild language).
What these folks don’t understand, is that their momentary brilliance is routine for us. They think they are being oh so clever – but we’ve seen it before.
The guy who thinks he can get sympathy for calling 911 at 3am, for his loneliness-enhanced bronchitis. Or the poor 350 pound woman, who can’t tolerate her “inconsiderate husband” anymore – so she calls us to rescue her and take her to the ED.
They think they’re being unique – but they’re not.
“They think they’re being unique – but they’re not.”
That’s because we’re all just a bunch of f’ing monkeys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7koaGNDr5KA (mildly not safe for office work- mild language).
HaZaaa!!!!!!! HM to the rescue!
HaZaaa!!!!!!! HM to the rescue!
You sir, are my hero.
You sir, are my hero.
that is so friggin’ hilarious. i hope you guys used his residence for as much as “drilling” as possible.
that is so friggin’ hilarious. i hope you guys used his residence for as much as “drilling” as possible.
That goes right in line with neck pain from a bumper tap. You want it you got it. Strip and flip with a side of C-Spine!
I once knew a medic that convinced a cab driver who had been hit at 2 mph that he would be seen much more quickly if he complained of abdominal pain. What the medic forgot to mention was that a complaint of post MVA abdominal pain automatically got a rectal exam at this particular hospital. Ooops.
Could be worse. He could have complained of paralysis and got his bulbocavernosus reflex checked.
That goes right in line with neck pain from a bumper tap. You want it you got it. Strip and flip with a side of C-Spine!
I once knew a medic that convinced a cab driver who had been hit at 2 mph that he would be seen much more quickly if he complained of abdominal pain. What the medic forgot to mention was that a complaint of post MVA abdominal pain automatically got a rectal exam at this particular hospital. Ooops.
Could be worse. He could have complained of paralysis and got his bulbocavernosus reflex checked.
So you wasted the time of two more emergency assets to prove a point to whom? Perhaps yourself?
So you wasted the time of two more emergency assets to prove a point to whom? Perhaps yourself?
The funniest thing about incarceritis is they really think that once they get discharged from the ED they get to go home. While sometimes this is true, rarely, typically they are just delaying the inevitable.
The funniest thing about incarceritis is they really think that once they get discharged from the ED they get to go home. While sometimes this is true, rarely, typically they are just delaying the inevitable.
Not too long ago I heard on my trusty scanner, the KC(MO) PD request a “wa-bu-lance” to their location for shortness of breath in the man they had just chased on foot. They actually said that (or close to it). Made me LOL!
Not too long ago I heard on my trusty scanner, the KC(MO) PD request a “wa-bu-lance” to their location for shortness of breath in the man they had just chased on foot. They actually said that (or close to it). Made me LOL!
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I have loved seeing your multi-agency tweets and blog posts lately! It makes it lots of fun for @CadetBubba and I to read, discuss and consider possibilities in our area based on local law.
Kudos to you for calling the bluff! Very impressive!
I have loved seeing your multi-agency tweets and blog posts lately! It makes it lots of fun for @CadetBubba and I to read, discuss and consider possibilities in our area based on local law.
Kudos to you for calling the bluff! Very impressive!
The cops around here have a saying for this type of situation.
“Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.”
The cops around here have a saying for this type of situation.
“Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.”
medic on a power trip, congratulations for being a low-life narc. you probably have no real friends and pride yourself on being an ambulence driver… too bad med school didn’t pan out for you
medic on a power trip, congratulations for being a low-life narc. you probably have no real friends and pride yourself on being an ambulence driver… too bad med school didn’t pan out for you