a few of Murphy's EMT Laws
- Air goes in and out, blood goes round and round, any variation on this is bad.
- All bleeding stops... eventually.
- EMS is extended periods of boredom, interrupted by moments of sheer terror.
- There is no such thing as a "textbook case".
- Assume every female between 6 and 106 is pregnant until proven otherwise.
- Field experience is something that is not gained until it is required.
- The First Principle of Triage:
In any accident, the degree of injury suffered by a patient is inversely proportional to the amount and volume of agonized screaming produced by that patient.
- The Paramedical Law of Light:
As the seriousness of any given injury increases, the availability of light to examine that injury decreases.
- The First Rule of Bystanders:
Any bystander who offers you help will give you none.
- The Rule of Rules:
As soon as an EMS Rule is accepted as absolute, an exception to that Rule will immediately occur.
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well, gotta say that field experience is... well, it's what it should be.
- All bleeding stops... eventually.
- EMS is extended periods of boredom, interrupted by moments of sheer terror.
- There is no such thing as a "textbook case".
- Assume every female between 6 and 106 is pregnant until proven otherwise.
- Field experience is something that is not gained until it is required.
- The First Principle of Triage:
In any accident, the degree of injury suffered by a patient is inversely proportional to the amount and volume of agonized screaming produced by that patient.
- The Paramedical Law of Light:
As the seriousness of any given injury increases, the availability of light to examine that injury decreases.
- The First Rule of Bystanders:
Any bystander who offers you help will give you none.
- The Rule of Rules:
As soon as an EMS Rule is accepted as absolute, an exception to that Rule will immediately occur.
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well, gotta say that field experience is... well, it's what it should be.