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I resolve to remove all the stickers of agencies I used to belong to from my car, so that cops will stop asking me if I drive the Hardee's 911 car in NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series when they pull me over. The ticket is bad enough without the sarcasm from my brothers in blue. |
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I resolve to stop using alphabet soup after my last name. Because, you know, writing, "Kelly Grayson, AAS, NREMT-P, CCEMT-P, ACLS RF, PALS RF, BLS TCF, EMS I/C, Farmedic I, NREMT QA, BEMS QIM, AMLS I, GEMS I, PEPP I, PHTLS I, NRP, HMFIC, BMOC, AEIOU and sometimes Y, recipient of Mrs. Sanders' 3rd grade gold star award for an especially spiffy crayon drawing of a duck, author, columnist, raconteur, studmuffin," tends to make a fellow look a bit pompous and insecure. Even if it is true.
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I resolve that, when assessing my patient's mental status, I will actually know the correct date before asking the patient. Nothing sucks worse than having your patient demonstrate that they're more oriented than you are. |
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I resolve that the next time I have a four-hour transport of a sedated and mechanically ventilated patient, and the nurse offers to put in a Foley prior to transport, I will graciously accept her offer. In fact, make that one for the patient, and one for me. |
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I resolve to never again clip the remote controlled "fart noise generator" to my partner's gear belt before we get to the triage station with the hot new nurse. No matter how funny it is.
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Read Grayson's top 5 New Year's resolutions at EMS1.com.
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