In the heat of the moment, EMTs and paramedics can be so busy helping their patients that some assessment and patient care tools fall out of sight and off the priority list. Many of us have left behind pens or trauma shears, but every now and then, it might be a stethoscope, stretcher or a student.
Here are some hilarious stories that our Facebook fans shared in response to a picture of a clipboard that was left on scene. Check out what they had to say, and feel free to share your own stories in the comments below.
1. “My partner left a portable radio at the scene of a vehicle accident. Did I mention that the scene was the middle of a half-frozen pond? Well, the radio was in the unfrozen portion.” -Jordan Reece
2. “Male partner left our jump bag at a strip club. Both him and the two firefighters were worthless on that call.” -Aleisha Jaye Circle
3. “Student medic.” -Robert McKenzie
And in reply “I tried that with a partner. Supervisor ‘insisted’ I take her with me,” -Ed Hillenbrand
4. “On my basic clinicals I was on an ALS truck, and the medic asked me to grab all equipment and return it to the truck after a drug overdose. I left the drug box.” -Jesse Rose
5. “My freshly bought and brewed Biggbee’s Coffee on the engine tailboard. Ahh, love days like that.” -Mike ‘Tak’ Takovich
6. “I’ve left sleep behind. And food.” -Tori Owens
7. “Stretcher... long story.” -Amanda Barber
8. “My wife... long story.” -Troy Anglin
9. “One of the newbie fire medics left his monitor and laptop on the back of my gurney. I didn’t realize this until I got to the hospital, and was seeing double. He did a lot of burpees that tour.” -Amanda Randall Weber
10. “Me and my partner left an umbilical cord on scene after child delivery at night. We had to go hunting for it.” -Rokang Azaria Ramolula
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