Oxygen Dick

Oxygen Dick is another type of health care provider. An oxygen dick usually a certified EMT or EMR. What separates an oxygen dick from your typical EMT or EMR is how they present in their natural habitat (the recliner or driver seat of the ambulance). An oxygen dick will usually carry raptor sheers, a stethoscope and some type of adhesive you know for all the IV's they will establish...A oxygen dick is the backbone of Ems and they will tell you. They often fear they will no longer be needed with the invention of electric cpr devices. They have to justify there role in the health care community by making it known they are a emt. There days off typical consist of practicing cpr, reading the protocols for paramedics. Because you just never know when the paramedic might call upon them to educate them.

Thank god I worked with Oxygen DIck Bill today. I would have to apply oxygen with out them. They saved they day when I needed to start an IV, all because they had the adhesive on rapid attack.

Mayo Dick

The Term Mayo Dick is that similar to the term Ketchup Dick as it relates to firefighters. A mayo dick on the other hand is typically a Burned out EMT, Paramedic or First Responder. A typical mayo dick is an individual who feels Fire Departments are pointless and waste taxpayer dollars to have shiny new trucks and fancy gear. Most mayo dicks feel EMS is the only public service that should be funded by municipalities. A mayo dick will typically be white and jiggly and have done the bare minimum when it comes to exercise. You can often times find a mayo dick sitting with their feet up in a lazy chair getting off to the shows Trauma, Live Fire or night watch.

I had the worst shift today. My MAYO DICK of a partner complained the entire day about Fire.