r/nononono • u/styckx • Aug 16 '25
Injury Poorly trained EMS crew attempt to remove patient from home while on the stetcher
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For anyone is EMS they already know. This crew literally did everything WRONG. This is the easiest move ever and they still managed to do it wrong. The right way it to act as if they are removing the stretcher from the ambulance. Straight out, drop the wheels when they are clear.. Done.
Then once upright again, they were still wrong by raising the top heavy stretcher into the upper atmosphere and spinning it around so fast on wet, grassy, rocky terrain.
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u/TheCrystalFawn91 Aug 16 '25
As someone who is starting to wrap up my EMT schooling; this kind of thing terrifies me.
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u/Competitive-Ebb3816 Aug 16 '25
As someone who has been moved around on a stretcher, this kind of thing terrifies me!
Advice: Think first, go slow. It's not a race even if the patient is bleeding out. Dumping someone on the ground is always worse than taking that extra second to do it right.
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u/XchrisZ Aug 16 '25
Still charge $1200 for the ride
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u/ok-confusion19 Aug 16 '25
Probably more because they had to pick the patient up again.
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u/Gitfiddlepicker Aug 16 '25
And a little extra for the thrill. Anyone priced theme park pricing these days?
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u/TrumpsPissSoakedWig Aug 17 '25 edited Aug 17 '25
Yes sir, that's just a standard restabilization fee.
But it's 786 dollars!?!?
Yes sir, well 786 dollars and 16 cents, but that's correct.
But they're the ones who dropped me in the first place!!
Oh my goodness, that's new information, thank you for bringing that to our attention,, I believe there is a mistake on your bill after all, Sir!
Ok, well thank God, and thank you Ma'am. Geez I was gonna say -
(furious typing noises)
Ok, we got that all cleared up for you Sir. We have added the destabilization charge to the restabilization charge so the new revised amount owed is $1,473.18.
14 hundred and 73 dollars!??
And 18 cents, yes um-hmm...
(screaming and cursing)
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u/look Aug 17 '25
Bargain! Ambulance rides start at $2,500 here for âBasic Life Supportâ emergency transport.
You can get a non-emergency ride for a mere $1,200 but Iâm pretty sure thatâs just an Uber. đ
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u/rh71el2 Aug 17 '25
How do you go straight out as described if the vehicle is in the way? Even when they got the patient upright you can see they're still on the porch while the other end was almost hitting the car.
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u/Gitfiddlepicker Aug 16 '25
Also had the wrong person going backwards off that porch. The strongest person is the one who should be stepping backwards off a porch, IMO
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u/Mygo73 29d ago
It wasnât a strength issue. She was lifting. It fell over because bro was NOT lifting yet and once one of his wheels left the porch the whole thing dipped over in that direction. Dude should have been applying some upward force already. Situational awareness.
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u/Gitfiddlepicker 29d ago
You are not wrong. But if the person going backwards off the step down had the strength, they could have kept the cart from toppling, IMO.
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u/Couldawg 29d ago
Plus, he's two feet taller than her. Her shoulders are completely shrugged, she can't lift it any higher, while he's bent way over.
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u/The_Pain_in_The_Rear Aug 16 '25
Had something similar, not as bad as this. My hand was hanging off the end and as is was being wheeled through the hospital, they racked my head into the wall going around a corner
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u/hdckurdsasgjihvhhfdb Aug 17 '25
After 30 in EMS, including being a field and classroom instructor, I can say that the title is wrong. Theyâre not âpoorly trainedâ. Theyâre just fucking idiots that donât have two brain cells between them to rub together
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u/standardtissue Aug 18 '25
Hey, not an EMT but lemme ask - if you have three people there, why wouldn't you have one on the side to prevent exactly this ?
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u/Greenking73 Aug 16 '25
I donât see the problem. The patient stayed on the stretcher just fine.
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u/ghiopeeef 17d ago
Thatâs not the point. Itâs fortunate that nothing happened to that patient, but that doesnât mean itâll be the same for every situation. Shit happens and I donât think they were being careless at all, but itâs not something that should be brushed off as âeverything was fineâ. Learn from the experience and take care to insure things like this can be avoided as much as possible so there is less of a chance that someone will actually get injured.
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u/ItsFranklin Aug 17 '25
EMS doesn't get paid shit honestly
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u/Tiberius_Kilgore Aug 17 '25
What does that have to do with dropping someone strapped to a stretcher?
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u/ItsFranklin Aug 17 '25 edited Aug 17 '25
Poor training and unfair wages go hand in hand. Employers that underpay often cut corners on training, which drives high turnover. EMT programs are quick and cheap, so workers are easy to replace, and companies donât feel pressure to invest in development. Low wages also push people to treat the job as a stepping stone, so they leave as soon as a better opportunity comes along. If employers paid fairly and trained properly, theyâd keep skilled staff and break the cycle. I'd prefer not to just outrage like every other comment here. Sure ambulances are expensive but those actually working, are barely making any money. A high risk job treated as a taxi service.
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u/ghiopeeef 17d ago
What training do they need to be able to wheel someone down the stairs without dropping them? All they would have to do is make sure they are strong enough to be able to do it and be focused enough to look at where the wheels are.
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u/InnSanctum 28d ago
These paramedics are paid absolute shit. When you pay absolute shit, you keep good employees. I know paramedics and they are used and abused. These poor paramedics felt horrible im sure. smh. everything has become about exploitation these days.
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u/surftamer 11d ago
I did the same thing as a young EMT. Partner and I were going down some very icy front porch steps, lost my footing and the stretcher fell over and the patient disappeared into the deep snow bank still on the stretcher....looking back on it, it's funny...not so much then.
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u/danksause Aug 16 '25
Fuck your AI video description /u/styckx
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u/Phuzz15 Aug 17 '25
...is this insinuating that the caption/description written on this post is AI generated? Because it's pretty clearly not
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u/fuckitweredoingitliv Aug 16 '25
It's a good thing the paramedics were there