Stupidly Asked Questions
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Did someone get hurt? [No, we're loading that person on the stretcher into the ambulance for the fun of it. Despite all the blood, they're fine.]

Is this a real ambulance? [Nope. It may look real but it's for display purposes only. It's made out of cardboard, so please don't lean against it.]

What happened? [A girl got hurt. The girl on the stretcher, to be exact.] You mean it wasn't my boy? [Dunno, is that girl your son?] Oh thank God! I was so worried about him going to this concert. When I saw you, I just knew that something happened to him.

Did you want to get in? [No, we're just here pounding on the locked door for the fun of it.]

This is a vehicle entrance only. [To an AMR supervisor holding medical supplies.] I can't let you in without a vehicle. [I'm parked less than fifty feet away-I can grab my rig and drive through if you want, but seeing as I only need to be on the exact other side of this gate I thought I might as well walk.]

I broke my collarbone a week ago and it's starting to ache. I left my Vicodin at home, can I get some from you guys?

Can you here with those earplugs in? [What?] CAN YOU HEAR WITH THOSE EARPLUGS IN? [What?!] I SAID, CAN YOU HEAR....never mind.

I'm tired from all this walking, can I borrow a wheelchair?

Hey, what are you doing? [Asked as we were running to get a patient.] Are you going somewhere? [Nope, just getting our exercise. It's good for your heart to jog while carrying a backboard.]

Are you all looking for that one hurt chick? [You must be psychic.] I think she left 'cause the police came over. [We were told she "fell and couldn't move."]

Whooaah, sorry! Guess I drank a bit too much. Didn't mean to throw up on your back-splint-board or whatever that thing's called.

Can I donate blood here? [Said in a nauseating sugary voice by a blonde who was clinging to Irv's knee and batting her eyelashes at him.]

Cool! The medics are in the parade. [We had to cross by a parade to return from treating a patient.]

How 'bout a ride in that ambulance? [Sure, but boy will it cost you when you find out your insurance doesn't cover ambulance joy rides.]

Hey medics, smile! [We found ourselves looking at the lens of a video camera while walking around trying to eat our dinner.] Oh, this'll look great. Can you wave? How 'bout pretending to do CPR on me while my buddy films us?

Can I have a Band-Aid? I think I might be getting a blister. Mind if I take a handful just incase?

You don't mind if I try out your wheelchair, do you? I love playing with these things!

A lot of people get hurt here? Are you for real? [sigh.]






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