Wednesday, December 3, 2008
The ups and downs of the job
It has been several weeks since I have written anything and this is kind of an old story but oh well. We went out for a middle aged woman at work who was just not feeling well, said a possible CVA. We arrive and find her in the lunch room sitting down and very upset. She states she has had a TIA before and thinks she has had another one. We go over our assessment. (Skipping a lot to get to the point) Anyways she was very upset and crying, I stood by her side and calmly talked to her as my partner continued to treat for. I just continued to assure her that we would get her to the hospital and they would take care of her. Once at the hospital her family arrived and were in the room with her, my partner and I finished the report, I had to go back into the room and get her signature. (What happened next I will never forget) We started joking with eachother and put smiles on one anothers faces. She just looked at me and asked if I was married, I said no...single and looking I laughed... Without hesitation she said well this is Jennifer, as she looked at her beautiful single daughter, I blushed the brightest red possible and had a big smirk on my face. Her daughter also laughing and blushing in the corner. I had to tell my partner about this. He just laughs and says "Like your going to do anything Mr. Shy" he was right. I would joke about wanting her number but be to shy to get it. This really but an upbeat to my day and made me enjoy my job even more. Of course this would all be ruined by the drunk guy later that night. 0230 its 25degrees out and windy. Called for an unknown for the police dept. Arrive to find a drunk combative male lying in the gravel parking lot not more than a block from our station. He is bleeding from the head and cant tell us what happened or if anything is bothering him. Of course once we get there the police leave. To cold for them. So we backboarded c collared him and hauled him to the ER. This of course did ruin my night.
