14 and a voulenteer
community event
heading out to the bus stop
I gave my kit and radio to another voulenteer
someone had fell down the stairs
pedestriens where applying pressure to his head
I spoke with a pedestrien to find out what happened.
My pataner comes and applys and helps the pedestrians control the blood loss.
I. Flaged down two senoir members and
started on the paper work.
All this adds up. You were off duty and leaving your assignment, a security guard notifies you someone fell down you go to the scene, ask questions while others are rendering aid, your partner shows up and assists in patient care, you flag down two senior members and start paperwork.
What's the problem? You did stuff that was important and a part of rendering proper care; #1 You showed up! #2) You asked questions #3) You got better help to show up, and #4) You did paperwork. Did it occur to you that you were a part of a TEAM?
Sorry I don't hear panic here, I see actions being taken...Oh, but I see this, too:
I felt that I wasn't thinking right how do I avoid no to do this on my next call.
The only thing you did wrong was feeling you weren't thinking right.
Maybe inside you felt panic, but outside, from what you said, you pretty much performed at a level appropriate for the situation . You handled what you could without jumping in and adding two more hands and fifteen new ideas to an already over-occupied scene. First two people and then your partner for what was most likely a minor head wound.
(Maybe the vital piece of experience you're missing is that cuts to the flesh of the face and head bleed profusely and it usually looks much worse than it is.)
But even if was bad or even fatal, you stepped up to the plate and played a role in helping out without putting yourself in any danger.
That ain't bad; you didn't get in anyone's way. Did I miss anything?
