CASE STUDY

Paramedic Reynolds is attending the annual state emergency medical services (EMS) conference and is taking a break after sitting in on a talk about medical-legal issues in EMS. She pours a soda and sits in the lobby to think about the complex causes of which the lawyer spoke.

Several groups of people are in the lobby discussing personal medical liability, assault charges stemming from invasive field interventions, and false imprisonment for using hard restraints. One group is discussing a charge against a paramedic training institute for violating the American Disabilities Act because it failed to accommodate a hearing-impaired student.

Paramedic Reynolds wants a few quiet minutes to herself, whens he overhears Paramedic Thomas, who works at her station, saying, "I heard Paramedic Reilly from platoon B is HIV positive."

Paramedic Reynolds stands and walks away, disgusted with Thomas's gossiping.


CASE STUDY FOLLOW UP

Paramedic Renyolds reports to work a few minutes early Tuesday morning after the conference, hoping to talk with Paramedic Thomas about his gossip.

"Hi, Tony. Can I have a word with you?" she asks.

"Sure, Stacy. What's up? Great conference, huh?"

"Yeah, fine, Tony. Listen, I unintentionally overheard you saying to a group of people that Tom's HIV positive."

"I didn't say that. I said I heard that he's positive," Thomas answers.

Reynolds reminds him, "Do you realize that even if he really has tested positive for HIV, it's illegal, criminally and civilly, to disclose that information? And that if he hasn't tested positive, you've committed slander?"

"Hey, we were just talking. I really wasn't thinking about it all that much. I just heard someone say it once. That's all. No big deal, right?"

Paramedic Reynolds returns, "I think it's a big deal, and I'd rather not hear anything like that said again. I'm going to mention the incident to Tom, just to let him know what's been said. I think he'll be okay to let it drop, but maybe he won't. Is everything OK on the vehicle?"




SOUNDS TO ME LIKE PARAMEDIC REYNOLDS IS A COMPLETE BITCH, AMIRITE?

12/14/2007 5:53:30 AM

first of all, we all know you're a paramedic evan.

second of all, snitches get stitches.

12/14/2007 6:05:27 AM

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"first of all, we all know you're a paramedic evan."

what does this have to do with anything?

i are confused.

12/14/2007 6:09:44 AM

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12/14/2007 6:13:06 AM

but this thread was completely necessary

i had to go take a shit so i got my book from my old medic class to read just for shits and giggles

i had forgotten about the wonderful case studies at the beginning of every chapter

12/14/2007 6:14:12 AM

i'm just kidding mang, lighten up!

12/14/2007 6:16:23 AM

rofl no i was just confused as to why that was important

12/14/2007 6:19:28 AM

allz i'm saying is

you make a lot of topics about paramedic schtuff.

allz i'm saying.

12/14/2007 6:20:28 AM

cause i mean

that's like

75% of what i do in my life

mang.

12/14/2007 6:21:29 AM

IS WAYNE BRADY GONNA HAVE TO CHOKE A BITCH?!

12/14/2007 6:46:34 AM

I'm man enough to admit that I didn't read a word of that.

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12/14/2007 6:55:05 AM

that is completely unacceptable

12/14/2007 6:57:03 AM

OK OK... I did read

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"CASE STUDY"

12/14/2007 6:57:56 AM

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"Great conference, huh?"

this is where they lost all credibility...

[Edited on December 14, 2007 at 7:03 AM. Reason : &]

12/14/2007 7:02:11 AM