Who Doesn't?

I know what the bracelet means, you know what the bracelet means, but does that 63 year old woman laying on the gurney know what the bracelet means?

I saw one of these bracelets on the wrist of an EMT the other day as he was loading a patient into the ambulance.

Although: 
A - I heart boobies too!
B - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
C - These bracelets are being sold by several organizations to raise money for breast cancer research

I think it may be a little unnerving for a patient, especially one who does not know about the fund raising aspect of the bracelet, to see "I Heart Boobies" on the wrist of a guy that she is cooped up in the back of an ambulance with.

Just to make sure I wasn't overreacting on this, I called a friend of mine who works for us in the prevention bureau. This woman is no prude, but is the consummate professional and I trust her judgement in these matters.

She agreed with me.

I'm not going to make an issue of it, the EMT doesn't work for us, he works for a private ambulance company. It's not a big deal really, I just don't think the EMT was thinking about how his customers might react when seeing the bracelet.

I don't think anyone from the corporate office of the Great Big Private Ambulance Company reads this, but if they do, they might want to think about getting a memo out. Then they should write a big fat check to a breast cancer research organization. I'm just sayin'.

Thanks for reading,
Schmoe