Harry Pierpont
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I wholeheartedly agree!
I was an EMT for a local volunteer service for 9 years, I have performed CPR on more "hopeless" patients en route to the hospital than I can count on one hand. Humor is the only thing you can use to get through and be able to go on the next call! Ask any EMT.
carebear said:jovan,
It isn't "joking" in terms of taking such things lightly, but rather use of humor to keep horrible, yet sometimes necessary, things from too negatively psychologically impacting the innocent party.
No one disputes that taking a life, even perfectly justifiably, is never a happy thing, but, assuming it is justifaiable and necessary, a little disassociation through humor can make the mechanics a little easier to deal with.
Trust me, you don't want the actual physiological effects of a CNS shot detailed, a little euphemism can be a good thing.
I was an EMT for a local volunteer service for 9 years, I have performed CPR on more "hopeless" patients en route to the hospital than I can count on one hand. Humor is the only thing you can use to get through and be able to go on the next call! Ask any EMT.