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Home / Phoebe Cohen

“It’s Probably Bullshit.” – Paramedic Adventures by Phoebe Cohen.

Apr. 19, 2018 by Phoebe Cohen

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There is a small prayer that an EMS provider says whenever he is dispatched out to a particularly frightening call. “It’s probably bullshit.” It’s said with an expression of annoyance but is usually uttered to cover up a deeper feeling of unease. “Paramedic twelve, please respond to unconscious infant,” “Please respond to difficulty breathing, inhaler not working,” “Please respond to actively seizing toddler.” “Please respond to motor vehicle crash with unresponsive individual in driver’s seat.” Hearing all these calls it is easy for the new medic to feel panic. Even the older medics hate responding to the “shitstorms” or the… Read More

Categories: caregiving, comics, Comics and Medicine, medical blog Tags: EMS, paramedic adventures, Paramedics, Phoebe Cohen

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