adults vs. peds

[clintswan]

had my first adult ER clinical shift for emt class last night

adults stink

adults whine

adults are children with drug habits and suspect hygiene habits

i dislike adults

back to my own er tonight

i do the same procedures in my er as the "paragods" (read:paramedics) do in this adult er

but my patients are smaller and scream and move when i start my IV's

*sniff*

smell me...

my shit don't stank

Comments

[mikiedoggie.livejournal.com]

I noticed this issue (adults whining) when I used to work in adult and pediatric organ transplantation. I'd go to the peds ICU and there'd be all these really sick kids. But they were quiet (eerily so sometimes), polite, and most never really complained. The only time they cried was when they were scared, and I mean really scared.

Then I'd walk over to the adults ICU and check on patients there. They'd be whining and moaning, and screaming things like "my pillow isn't fluffy enough" or "these ice chips are too big!" I'd want to destroy them.

[guysterrules.livejournal.com]

You're cool.

You do important work.

Glad it's you and not someone else.

[junior-dish.livejournal.com]

Hmmm.... You smell like a workin man. WOOF!!!

[quuf.livejournal.com]

My best friend is a pediatrician, and says that the hardest part of his job is dealing with the parents . . .

understanding

[caestus.livejournal.com]

although I do indeed love my job and am committed to it for the long haul, there is truth in what you've said. Adults do whine. I loved teaching children when I was overseas. Yes, they can be difficult and energy draining, but there is at least a semblance of goodness in them.

Teaching adults is so frequently disappointing. They whine, they complain, they argue shit they know nothing about. A child might get annoyed or frustrated with the material, and often bored; an adult will get more frustrated with the material and hold me responsible.

[guikc.livejournal.com]

Adults are a big fucking mess. Amen.

Keep up the good work.