by Dumezil » Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:13 pm
I'm going into a position in the military where I will be a medic. Since then I've been following a lot of EMS stuff online and reading comments many of those people make. I might go EMS if I do not stay in the military.
Part of me is terrified of the profession I am about to go into. I know you are supposed to gain a little bit of a personality change where you remove yourself from others so you do not hurt yourself by always getting attached and sometimes that translates into humor and just nastiness but seriously.
The blatant hatred toward, jokes made, dismissal of, and harassment of psych patients is horrifying. It makes me want to cry. How can psych patients ever begin to trust EMS.
I know I couldn't on that ambulance ride. Knowing all of them thought I was a joke because I wanted to die even though it was because I was assaulted. They didn't care. I thought it was a rare situation but after reading these comments, it seems the norm.
I never, NEVER want to be like that. I will make sure that if I ever have to interact with someone experiencing psychology problems I will do my best to make them feel like they got the best treatment they possibly could have. I don't care if they have a reason to do what they are doing or they do not; they all will be treated as if they have a serious chemical imbalance and treated with nothing but professionalism and kindness. And if I hear ANYONE make any remarks I will stomp the hell out of them.