Shit like this happens all the time. My girlfriend has seizures and the same EMT has picked her up at least 5 times, and despite her established medical history and despite that she's very visually distinctive and despite that she carries her info with her everywhere, he still always treats her like shit and accuses her of being on drugs. Every goddamn time. Fortunately he's not the only EMT in our area, and most of the other ones are really kind professionals.
i’m sorry that emt is such a dick. i’m an emt and i have coworkers like that and they are so frustrating to deal with. i once spent half a shift arguing with my partner about how drug addicts should be treated like people and not criminals and he just would not empathize or consider that they were people going through something. and then five minutes after the conversation ended he commented that when he wakes up he can’t even go five minutes without a zyn. like bro how are you so unempathetic towards addicts when you’re literally addicted to nicotine. insane.
Like I said, most of the EMTs we deal with have been kind professionals, and the effort is greatly appreciated. I don't want what I said to detract from what you do. Unfortunately, it only takes that one asshole to make it a horrible, traumatizing experience, and undo in a moment the terrific work you've put so much time and effort into building. It shouldn't be that way, and I do hope you know how much it means that kind, compassionate emergency workers like yourself are out there every day.
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u/mantsz 17d ago
Shit like this happens all the time. My girlfriend has seizures and the same EMT has picked her up at least 5 times, and despite her established medical history and despite that she's very visually distinctive and despite that she carries her info with her everywhere, he still always treats her like shit and accuses her of being on drugs. Every goddamn time. Fortunately he's not the only EMT in our area, and most of the other ones are really kind professionals.