Whether it’s clearing intersections at green lights or not being able to tear your eyes away from a good vein, the habits you pick up in EMS don’t leave you just because you’re not working.
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- “After 12 years on the job, when you put food down in front of me, I eat quickly without talking. I have to make a conscious effort to slow down and converse with whoever I am sitting with.” — Dru Ross
- “I do quick assessments on people I sit around in at restaurants, ball games and other places with lots of people. My wife does too. Habits die hard.” — Robb Lumsden
- “I find myself looking at people’s veins thinking ‘that’s an awesome vein for a blood draw or IV start.’” — Mark Zaragoza
- “I am constantly looking for the closest exit in public areas, as we’ll as making a point to not get boxed in.” — Cori Armstrong
- “I’ve been known to check pulses while shaking hands.” — Greg Wheelock
- “I am always saying ‘there’s a priority one waiting to happen!’” — Brian Clark
- “Definitely slowing down at intersections … even when I have the green light. Looking both ways before I go once the light turns green, too. And do I even have to say ‘railroad crossings?’” — Tasha Phillips Miller
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