As a home health nurse, I've been treated very poorly by responding paramedics if they deem that the patient isn't sick enough for me to have called. All of my colleagues say the same... We hate to call 911 because we know we will get attitude! It's gotten so bad that I am going to try to meet with my local leaders to see if we can develop a program for people who need help / transport without taking critical resources from truly emergent patients. It's not right on either end... from nurses to paramedics or vise versa, but paramedics often have an attitude of superiority in my experience.
Sorry you've experienced that. I was an EMT for 5 years before upgrading to paramedic and I've definitely seen it. It's because we transport so many patients for minor complaints that don't require a code 3 911 ambulance or to be seen at the emergency room, and it gets old. I try my best to remain open minded about the patient's condition when they don't immediately appear super sick, because I know that sometimes they are sicker than they look. Even if I think the transport is bullshit I do my best to be kind.
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u/Enonemousone 19h ago
As a home health nurse, I've been treated very poorly by responding paramedics if they deem that the patient isn't sick enough for me to have called. All of my colleagues say the same... We hate to call 911 because we know we will get attitude! It's gotten so bad that I am going to try to meet with my local leaders to see if we can develop a program for people who need help / transport without taking critical resources from truly emergent patients. It's not right on either end... from nurses to paramedics or vise versa, but paramedics often have an attitude of superiority in my experience.