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So yes Im a super new EMT. So new that my uniforms are still perfect! I was realesed July 15 from a 7 week orientation which involves riding and learning how to handle these ALS trucks as well as the functions of my job. Basically the street way. Each day I worked, the calls I would receive were just minor stuff. Not that I wish harm on anyone but our truck just never got the good calls. (Part of that EMS sick humor). I've been released for 2 weeks and have signed up for more OT than anyone in my rookie class! I've worked with almost 13 different medics and learned a little more each night with each medic. I just knew it had to happen soon.
Every EMT or medic I talk to tell me their first code story and how some went years while others went weeks or as soon as after orientation. It's kinda like puberty in EMS! The real :censored::censored::censored::censored:.
Our call was a respiratory call. Nothing out of the ordinary. Our temperatures are 105+ and really freaking hot!! So respiratory calls are pretty normal with these temperatures. When we walked in I saw a 60+ woman slumped in a recliner breathing rapidly and shallow. As I reach for the non-rebreather my partner says bag her! I remember hearing snoring respirations so I grabbed an OPA and NPA just in case. As we bagged her we couldn't get a good seal so we layed her on a backboard in case we had to start CPR. As we laid her down, my partner asked me to check for a pulse. As I reached for a pulse I didn't feel one and at that moment I knew my answer was a life and death choice for this woman. I started to question myself. Do I feel it? Is that mine? But in my gut I knew she was pulseless. When I said no the compressions began! The fire department assisted compressions while I bAgged. We also droped an OPA because of the aurway obstruction. We moved her to the cot and began to wheel her to the ambulance. We had an orientee on the truck with us who was also in my rookie class. (he was just behind due to staffing issues but a damn good EMT! Oh and this was his last day of orientation. Talk about reality check!)
As we are leaving for the hospital we take a fireman with us to help with CPR while the medic began intubation and IO on the patient. Everything was so chaotic but I remember being so calm and able to think threw every step that was required of me. At one point my glove became stuck to the combo pads (remember the heat is crazy hot) and I yelled oh :censored::censored::censored::censored: when it began analyzing the patient. The fireman yelled "stay calm" and I laughed because I was calm! Just scared of getting SHOCKED! I ended up saving him as we hit a corner. He thanked me later.
All and all my medic was so calm and efficient. We did everything we could for this lady but were unable to bring her back. The hospital took over and I haven't heard if she survived or not. In my heart I believe she may have passed but I'll never know for sure. I can say I felt like I grew up that day! I was on an addreniline high for 2 days! Today I can honestly say I'm ready for whatever comes my way (at least I think I am) and I've found my calling! Granted there is going to be some crazy stuff in my career but the way I see it is everyday I learn something new and the days I realize I've stopped learning something new is the day I decide to go to medic school!
Thanks for letting me share this with you!
Every EMT or medic I talk to tell me their first code story and how some went years while others went weeks or as soon as after orientation. It's kinda like puberty in EMS! The real :censored::censored::censored::censored:.
Our call was a respiratory call. Nothing out of the ordinary. Our temperatures are 105+ and really freaking hot!! So respiratory calls are pretty normal with these temperatures. When we walked in I saw a 60+ woman slumped in a recliner breathing rapidly and shallow. As I reach for the non-rebreather my partner says bag her! I remember hearing snoring respirations so I grabbed an OPA and NPA just in case. As we bagged her we couldn't get a good seal so we layed her on a backboard in case we had to start CPR. As we laid her down, my partner asked me to check for a pulse. As I reached for a pulse I didn't feel one and at that moment I knew my answer was a life and death choice for this woman. I started to question myself. Do I feel it? Is that mine? But in my gut I knew she was pulseless. When I said no the compressions began! The fire department assisted compressions while I bAgged. We also droped an OPA because of the aurway obstruction. We moved her to the cot and began to wheel her to the ambulance. We had an orientee on the truck with us who was also in my rookie class. (he was just behind due to staffing issues but a damn good EMT! Oh and this was his last day of orientation. Talk about reality check!)
As we are leaving for the hospital we take a fireman with us to help with CPR while the medic began intubation and IO on the patient. Everything was so chaotic but I remember being so calm and able to think threw every step that was required of me. At one point my glove became stuck to the combo pads (remember the heat is crazy hot) and I yelled oh :censored::censored::censored::censored: when it began analyzing the patient. The fireman yelled "stay calm" and I laughed because I was calm! Just scared of getting SHOCKED! I ended up saving him as we hit a corner. He thanked me later.
All and all my medic was so calm and efficient. We did everything we could for this lady but were unable to bring her back. The hospital took over and I haven't heard if she survived or not. In my heart I believe she may have passed but I'll never know for sure. I can say I felt like I grew up that day! I was on an addreniline high for 2 days! Today I can honestly say I'm ready for whatever comes my way (at least I think I am) and I've found my calling! Granted there is going to be some crazy stuff in my career but the way I see it is everyday I learn something new and the days I realize I've stopped learning something new is the day I decide to go to medic school!
Thanks for letting me share this with you!