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One Sentence Review of Trauma

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Funniest damned EMS show since Mother, Juggs and Speed.

Wait, you mean it’s not a comedy?

Oh. My bad.

Posted by Ambulance Driver on September 29, 2009 • Filed under: Uncategorized

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  1. Epijunky says

    Apparently it wasn't a comedy.

    Which is just sad. Would have been hysterical by some friends of mine had it been.

    Actually, it still was :)

    on September 29, 2009 @ 3:36 am.
  2. BlossomingSoul says

    Was thinking the same thing. Thought of making it a drinking game- a shot for every ridiculously unrealistic scene. Then I realized I have to work tomorrow. Maybe next time.

    on September 29, 2009 @ 4:04 am.
  3. luke_31 says

    You should see what we had to say about it on ghettomedic. This show was ridiculous.

    on September 29, 2009 @ 5:12 am.
  4. NJ Public Servant says

    Didn't watch it … Though I do remember seeing no less then five medic chopper crashes within the 30 second commercials for it.

    on September 29, 2009 @ 6:03 am.
  5. WVmedicgirl says

    anyone know where I can catch the episode online??

    on September 29, 2009 @ 8:02 am.
  6. Anonymous says

    WVmedicgirl:
    anyone know where I can catch the episode online??

    Why, on Hulu, of course:

    http://www.hulu.com/watch/98781/trauma-pilot

    on September 29, 2009 @ 12:04 pm.
  7. Anonymous says

    the full episode:

    http://www.nbc.com/trauma/video/episodes/?apl=true#vid=1161606

    on September 29, 2009 @ 12:13 pm.
  8. Tex says

    I actually watched it thru the first commercial…then I threw up a little bit and stopped.

    on September 29, 2009 @ 12:23 pm.
  9. MaddMedic says

    Dang!! Forgot all about it…..
    From seeing the trailers was pretty sure it would suck and it apparently did….

    on September 29, 2009 @ 1:02 pm.
  10. Magdalene says

    I managed a whole 2 or 3 minutes…the sex in the ambulance and the hot-shot helicopter pilot who suddenly came up with the cure for the guy's caridac arrest is what finally did me in….holy crap.

    on September 29, 2009 @ 1:08 pm.
  11. Anonymous says

    Stink, stank, stunk. Quite aside from the obvious technical errors. Bad acting (see David Caruso). Bad writing, (see Miami CSI). Bad comedy, (see Trauma), no don't. Back to watching Top Gear on BBC.

    on September 29, 2009 @ 1:32 pm.
  12. Second Shift says

    I don't know where you guys work, but in my neck of the woods, fireballs are a daily occurrence and blonde female medics always have their uniforms unbuttoned. I thought the show was a documentary.

    on September 29, 2009 @ 2:30 pm.
  13. TOTWTYTR says

    I can't say I'm all worked up about it, but then again, I don't watch much network TV as it is.

    Another completely inaccurate portrayal of some part of the medical profession.

    As opposed to a completely inaccurate portrayal of some part of the justice system.

    As opposed to a completely inaccurate portrayal of some part of the legal profession.

    As opposed to a completely inaccurate portrayal of some part of the _________________.

    I could list a bunch of shows that were as bad as this one likely was but went on to have long runs.

    I think the bigger problem is that some people in EMS think it's important. It's not.

    on September 29, 2009 @ 2:38 pm.
  14. Deuce says

    SAFETY ALERT: While watching Trauma with other EMS Professionals, please monitor them for loss of oxygen to the brain due to continued laughing and possible musculoskeletal injuries due to falling off the couch. Also be prepared to immediately fully immobilize, water, and flour any probie who nicknames himself "Rabbit".

    on September 29, 2009 @ 2:44 pm.
  15. Anonymous says

    Let's see- In the 1st 5 minutes we saw two medics bumping uglies in the back of the rig on duty. A completely botched code due to electrical shock, a helo crash and a collection of Freudian delights serving as medics.

    Yep- a dead on accurate protrayal of our profession ( said tongue in cheek) I guess realty just doesn't sell commercial time

    A Rural Northen Illinois Medic

    on September 29, 2009 @ 4:12 pm.
  16. Transport Jockey says

    Wow I just watched it on Hulu… would definately been a great comedy!

    on September 29, 2009 @ 4:20 pm.
  17. Stacey says

    I think the only part that was semi realistic with the "banging in the back of the rig" scene.I actually know a few people who got fired for doing that. Apparently its a bad idea to screw the bosses daughter in the back of an ambulance when he is going to do random rig inspections.

    on September 29, 2009 @ 4:42 pm.
  18. Big Show says

    you mean you don't fly wrist fractures?

    on September 29, 2009 @ 5:31 pm.
  19. The Flying Monkey says

    I think I'll skip it. Make fun of the profession all you want, it deserves to be made fun of most of the time, I don't care about that. I do have something of a sore spot when it comes to sensationalizing EMS helicopter crashes, though.

    on September 29, 2009 @ 5:34 pm.
  20. Anonymous says

    Unreal. Who the hell scripts this crap?http://medikkev.blogspot.com/

    on September 29, 2009 @ 5:40 pm.
  21. DianaB54 says

    Seriously, I don't know what was more insulting / ridiculous: the show itself, or receiving a call from my mother immediately following saying "Is that what you do for work honey?" Just more crap to explain to patients. "No, this is not to shut you up because you are being a rude duchebag…its a NS flush….I realize you saw that on TV……

    on September 29, 2009 @ 6:22 pm.
  22. Anonymous says

    7 minutes in to trauma my wife (a dedicated office worker) turns to me and starts laughing in my face and says, "In the 5 years I've been with you, I've never meet a paramedic who was as hot as these skanks." The walks out of the room. She's 100% correct There's more attractive people working on those 2 ambulances than in the entire city of chicago

    on September 29, 2009 @ 7:32 pm.
  23. 40lizard says

    I had class last night so I missed it but judging from my instructors and fellow students reactions today I didn't miss anything and apparently its set the image of EMS back a million years! UGH!

    on September 29, 2009 @ 8:41 pm.
  24. philthemedic says

    Just watched the episode today. For a layperson, it looks entertaining. For someone in the profession, it's still entertaining, but not in the same way. Maybe it can be used as lessons of what not to do.

    on September 29, 2009 @ 9:25 pm.
  25. Anonymous says

    How far into the season do you think it'll take before this crew runs its first take-Granny-to-dialysis call?

    Do you think the Saints will win the Super Bowl first, or will it take until Hell freezes over?

    on September 29, 2009 @ 11:20 pm.
  26. crankylitprof says

    Mother, Juggs and Speed was Oscar-worthy. That is all.

    on September 29, 2009 @ 11:22 pm.
  27. Anonymous says

    You know, I'm very disappointed in you, AD. I've been reading your blog for years now, and you've never even mentioned a single explosion, even though they apparently occur several times a day in your business. Shame!

    on September 30, 2009 @ 1:19 am.
  28. Richard says

    gotta love the bad fake CPR, worst spinal and airway management I've ever seen, and of course, the most ridiculous characters…

    on September 30, 2009 @ 5:43 am.
  29. TOTWTYTR says

    "Stacey said…

    Apparently its a bad idea to screw the bosses daughter in the back of an ambulance when he is going to do random rig inspections."

    Actually, it's probably a bad idea to get caught banging the bosses daughter in the back of an ambulance…

    Screwing the bosses daughter in the back of an ambulance could be fun if not for that part.

    on September 30, 2009 @ 9:40 am.
  30. Ambulance Driver says

    And if you ever manage to talk the cute dispatcher into "Baptizing" one of your new ambulances, make sure you look inside first to make sure your bosses are not already conducting their own rites in the back of that same rig.

    It makes for an awkward scene when you bust in on the service owners making the beast with two backs in one of their new rigs, when it was your intention to do that very thing.

    Or… so I've been told.

    on September 30, 2009 @ 10:12 am.
  31. Wyatt Earp says

    But was it as bad as "Cop Rock?"

    on September 30, 2009 @ 1:40 pm.
  32. Doctor D says

    Managed to only watch the first few minutes. As Nurse K would say, "I barfed a little in my mouth!"

    I hate medical shows. (except Scrubs)

    on September 30, 2009 @ 4:39 pm.
  33. Hill Country Blogger says

    What an ….. interesting show. I might have to miss the next episode or all.

    They did get one thing right. Close the left door and then the right.

    on October 1, 2009 @ 5:20 am.
  34. Bo... says

    That's why I don't watch ANY medical shows. (I did have a delectable MD in a clean utility room in the hospital once…..)

    on October 1, 2009 @ 4:10 pm.
  35. bobball says

    At least Mother Jugs and Speed was technically a little more accurate depiction (I worked BLS for a small private service in the early 80s).

    No beer on the trucks, but there was some at the station for the off-going folks…and screwing with a competitor's rig? Regular occurrence back then.

    Oh, and of course some of the more senior guys (I was too "nice" for this I guess) had no problem picking up hookers in the truck…

    This? Well, this is just, you know…sad. Although the sex with the partner bit…I know if it happening around here once or twice too (though mostly they used stations).

    on October 1, 2009 @ 5:09 pm.
  36. Anonymous says

    Anybody else yearn for the return of the Johnny Gage school of medicine of EMERGENCY!!

    on October 7, 2009 @ 1:59 am.

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