Ever wonder how many curse words ambulance drivers spew in any given day

Posted by KBeezy

Baton Rouge

Member since Dec 2004

13529 posts

Posted on 5/18/14 at 9:36 am to otowntiger

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Ever wonder how many curse words ambulance drivers spew in any given day

Never once in my life

Posted by Puffoluffagus

Savannah, GA

Member since Feb 2009

6089 posts

Posted on 5/18/14 at 9:41 am to PPL

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When people refer to us as fricking ambulance drivers

Posted by wildtigercat93

Member since Jul 2011

112179 posts

Posted on 5/18/14 at 9:48 am to PPL

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It's a lot. Trust me. I'm a paramedic, and I can't make it through a single sentence without at least a little profanity. You know what else pisses us off? When people refer to us as fricking ambulance drivers.

Do you not drive an ambulance?

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Posted by Boston911

Lafayette

Member since Dec 2013

1926 posts

Posted on 5/18/14 at 10:02 am to wildtigercat93

Without a doubt, one of the duties we perform is driving an ambulance, however, when your on your back, trying to breathe your last breath, do you want an ambulance driver or a paramedic?

Posted by Ed Wuncler III

Member since Nov 2013

563 posts

Posted on 5/18/14 at 10:05 am to Boston911

Yeah but how are you going to even get there if you don't know how to drive an ambulance?

Posted by PPL

Member since Nov 2010

447 posts

Posted on 5/18/14 at 12:06 pm to wildtigercat93

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Do you not drive an ambulance?

Actually, no, I don't. Well, under very rare circumstances. My service runs a paramedic and a basic EMT, so I'm always in the back. Every once in awhile if the EMT calls in and they can't find another, I might get a paramedic partner and be able to rotate calls. It's like a vacation day when that happens.
Anyway, to be honest with you, the whole "ambulance driver" thing never really bothered me, personally. I mean, it's slightly annoying, I guess, but I do know some people that get fricking pissed off about it.

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Posted by FloridaMike

Member since Dec 2012

1524 posts

Posted on 5/18/14 at 12:09 pm to otowntiger

A friend of mine used to be a driver for Rural Metro here in Orlando and he said it's ridiculous. Trying to get down I-4 during rush hour is pointless because they still can't get through the traffic. I'd go nuts with road rage if I was him.

Posted by soccerfüt

Location: A Series of Tubes

Member since May 2013

65423 posts

Posted on 5/18/14 at 12:09 pm to PPL

Driver, Parkland and step on it, I ain't got all year.

Posted by GEAUXmedic

Premium Member

Member since Nov 2011

41598 posts

Posted on 5/18/14 at 12:11 pm to PPL

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Anyway, to be honest with you, the whole "ambulance driver" thing never really bothered me

Meh, it's the same as calling firemen "hose jockeys".. which they are.

Posted by PPL

Member since Nov 2010

447 posts

Posted on 5/18/14 at 1:26 pm to GEAUXmedic

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Meh, it's the same as calling firemen "hose jockeys".. which they are.

Yea. To be clear, the idiots on the road only make up the smallest fraction of all the reasons I swear. It's everything else about this job. I frickin' hate it. After 17 years, I'm just about ready to quit and go work in a factory.
Growing up, I wanted to be a pilot. My plan in high school was to join the military and get trained that way. My eyesight made it impossible. I couldn't really afford to go the civilian route. And there was literally nothing else I wanted to do; flying had been my dream for as far back as I can remember. Anyway, my old man was a medic, so I said "frick it, I'll do that." Needless to say, if they ever invent time travel, the first thing I'm gonna do is go back and beat my own arse for even thinking about going into this line of work.

This post was edited on 5/18/14 at 1:29 pm