Comments on: What Makes A Great Partner? http://theemtspot.com/2009/05/07/what-makes-a-great-partner/ Medicine Moves Fast ... Keep Up. Tue, 15 May 2012 14:49:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The EMT Spot » Lessons I Learned From My First Cardiac Arrest http://theemtspot.com/2009/05/07/what-makes-a-great-partner/comment-page-1/#comment-1833 The EMT Spot » Lessons I Learned From My First Cardiac Arrest Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:46:54 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=754#comment-1833 [...] What Makes A Great Partner? [...] [...] What Makes A Great Partner? [...]

]]> By: Difficult Partners: 5 Tips to Make it Through the Day http://theemtspot.com/2009/05/07/what-makes-a-great-partner/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Difficult Partners: 5 Tips to Make it Through the Day Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:03:41 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=754#comment-732 [...] while back Steve Whitehead wrote a great post for the EMTSpot.com that explained five things that he felt made an ideal partner. This prompted me to ask,  [...] [...] while back Steve Whitehead wrote a great post for the EMTSpot.com that explained five things that he felt made an ideal partner. This prompted me to ask,  [...]

]]> By: Medic999 http://theemtspot.com/2009/05/07/what-makes-a-great-partner/comment-page-1/#comment-634 Medic999 Fri, 08 May 2009 21:14:27 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=754#comment-634 Cant add much more to your list other than, 1) someone who knows not to keep asking if you are alright when you have had a bad job. If you know each other well you get to know the coping mechanisms of your mate. For me a quick check is good, a debrief between the two of us, time to reflect on how we did and if we could do anything better, then just knowing that your mate is their if you need him/her 2) Ooohhh....someone who will buy you the mcdonalds breakfast whilst on standby when you have forgot to bring your money 3) Someone who knows that when I ask for the board - it means board, collar, headblocks, and straps, not just the board!! 4) Someone who isnt afraid to speak up if they have different ideas about the path that I am going down when assessing treating a patient. Two minds are always better than 1 Great post! Cant add much more to your list other than,
1) someone who knows not to keep asking if you are alright when you have had a bad job. If you know each other well you get to know the coping mechanisms of your mate. For me a quick check is good, a debrief between the two of us, time to reflect on how we did and if we could do anything better, then just knowing that your mate is their if you need him/her
2) Ooohhh….someone who will buy you the mcdonalds breakfast whilst on standby when you have forgot to bring your money
3) Someone who knows that when I ask for the board – it means board, collar, headblocks, and straps, not just the board!!
4) Someone who isnt afraid to speak up if they have different ideas about the path that I am going down when assessing treating a patient. Two minds are always better than 1
Great post!

]]> By: Greg Friese http://theemtspot.com/2009/05/07/what-makes-a-great-partner/comment-page-1/#comment-632 Greg Friese Thu, 07 May 2009 17:58:58 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=754#comment-632 This is a great list. I think we should work a couple of shifts together. I would add: A great partner ... 1) remembers that I have 2 small children and that they should not text and drive, cell phone and drive, radio and drive, map read and drive. I also welcome driving at or below the speed limit with careful braking and acceleration. 2) is willing to listen to 1 hour of All Things Considered after I have spent 8 hours listening to Denis Miller, Rush, and Sean Hannity without sighing, snorting, or trying to explain the truth. 3) does not use my coffee cup or water bottle as a spittoon. This is a great list. I think we should work a couple of shifts together. I would add:

A great partner …

1) remembers that I have 2 small children and that they should not text and drive, cell phone and drive, radio and drive, map read and drive. I also welcome driving at or below the speed limit with careful braking and acceleration.

2) is willing to listen to 1 hour of All Things Considered after I have spent 8 hours listening to Denis Miller, Rush, and Sean Hannity without sighing, snorting, or trying to explain the truth.

3) does not use my coffee cup or water bottle as a spittoon.

]]> By: Steve Whitehead http://theemtspot.com/2009/05/07/what-makes-a-great-partner/comment-page-1/#comment-631 Steve Whitehead Thu, 07 May 2009 14:01:01 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=754#comment-631 Good one Chris. Good one Chris.

]]> By: Chris Rigby http://theemtspot.com/2009/05/07/what-makes-a-great-partner/comment-page-1/#comment-630 Chris Rigby Thu, 07 May 2009 13:10:46 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=754#comment-630 When I mess up, and I will mess up, correct me without making me look like an idiot. When I do the same to you, accept it! When I mess up, and I will mess up, correct me without making me look like an idiot.

When I do the same to you, accept it!

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