r/Firefighting Jun 22 '25

Photos “Firefighting”- 90% E.M.S.

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u/WittyClerk Jun 22 '25

The private nursing homes ought to be held accountable for the endless lift-assist calls, and start hiring competent staff, and paying their staff livable wages to do their jobs. Such a waste of resources. I've heard some fire departments have started charging for lift calls. Sounds like a swell idea.

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u/Vprbite I Lift Assist What You Fear Jun 22 '25

I don't know. I just came on. This isn't even my patient

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u/reddaddiction Jun 22 '25

"Not my patient," is the most infuriating thing that you hear literally EVERY SINGLE TIME. Luckily we don't get hammered by these lift assist calls that I read about on here, but obviously sometimes people do seriously need transport and that's perfectly fine, but how are all these people in here nobody's patient?

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u/Vprbite I Lift Assist What You Fear Jun 23 '25

It's like in Oh brother where art thought. "Ain't this place a geographical oddity! 2 weeks from everywhere on earth"

Ain't this patient a medical oddity! Clearly admitted and receiving treatment, yet is nobody's patient

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u/reddaddiction Jun 23 '25

Solid reference