Comments on: Denver Paramedic Sentenced to 12 Years for Assaulting Patient http://firegeezer.com/2009/11/14/denver-paramedic-sentence-to-12-years-for-assaulting-patient/ The Fire/EMS Digital Dayroom Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:09:52 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ralph http://firegeezer.com/2009/11/14/denver-paramedic-sentence-to-12-years-for-assaulting-patient/comment-page-1/#comment-5971 Ralph Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:34:14 +0000 http://firegeezer.com/?p=17800#comment-5971 WoW. We`ve all wrestled with patients in the back of the car. It`s restrain not beat into submission. Those wrestling matches can and do get on the wild side, but my goodness you need to keep your head about you. Last month my partner and I wrestled a mushroon OD. The kid was totally tripping. He broke BROKE the soft restraints and proceeded to kick our rear ends. He even bit my arm and shirt several times. In all of this, our main concern was his airway. Painful stimuli didn`t faze this kid. With help we were able to get him in back restraints so he didn`t injure himself further. Four hours later, he walked out of the ER with a great lesson learned.<br><br>Shame shame shame on those that medic for losing it. WoW. We`ve all wrestled with patients in the back of the car. It`s restrain not beat into submission. Those wrestling matches can and do get on the wild side, but my goodness you need to keep your head about you. Last month my partner and I wrestled a mushroon OD. The kid was totally tripping. He broke BROKE the soft restraints and proceeded to kick our rear ends. He even bit my arm and shirt several times. In all of this, our main concern was his airway. Painful stimuli didn`t faze this kid. With help we were able to get him in back restraints so he didn`t injure himself further. Four hours later, he walked out of the ER with a great lesson learned.

Shame shame shame on those that medic for losing it.

]]> By: Ralph http://firegeezer.com/2009/11/14/denver-paramedic-sentence-to-12-years-for-assaulting-patient/comment-page-1/#comment-4568 Ralph Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:34:14 +0000 http://firegeezer.com/?p=17800#comment-4568 WoW. We`ve all wrestled with patients in the back of the car. It`s restrain not beat into submission. Those wrestling matches can and do get on the wild side, but my goodness you need to keep your head about you. Last month my partner and I wrestled a mushroon OD. The kid was totally tripping. He broke BROKE the soft restraints and proceeded to kick our rear ends. He even bit my arm and shirt several times. In all of this, our main concern was his airway. Painful stimuli didn`t faze this kid. With help we were able to get him in back restraints so he didn`t injure himself further. Four hours later, he walked out of the ER with a great lesson learned.<br><br>Shame shame shame on those that medic for losing it. WoW. We`ve all wrestled with patients in the back of the car. It`s restrain not beat into submission. Those wrestling matches can and do get on the wild side, but my goodness you need to keep your head about you. Last month my partner and I wrestled a mushroon OD. The kid was totally tripping. He broke BROKE the soft restraints and proceeded to kick our rear ends. He even bit my arm and shirt several times. In all of this, our main concern was his airway. Painful stimuli didn`t faze this kid. With help we were able to get him in back restraints so he didn`t injure himself further. Four hours later, he walked out of the ER with a great lesson learned.

Shame shame shame on those that medic for losing it.

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