Stephanie.
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Well I am still in orientation. I have a few more FTO rides to do, a couple 911 shifts to pull, and some hospital rotations.
When I went through EMT school in SC we weren't required to do hospital clinical or rotations. We just had to do some ride outs with our local service. Well I am required to do 12 hours ER, 12 hours OB/NICU, 12 hours PEDI, and 4 hours in the comm center. This past Sunday I was scheduled to do my 12 hour PEDI rotation. I had no idea what to expect, and the company they schedule their PEDI clinicals is Children's Medical Center Critical Care Team. I show up thinking I will just be doing ground transfers with them. THINK AGAIN. Depending on the call we will transport by ground, jet, or helicopter. SCORE! The crew consists of a RT, paramedic and RN.
1st call we transferred ground. X 25 week premature now 28 weeks with NEC and respiratory distress. Pt was 500 grams. Her thighs were the size of my pinky, and very fragile.
Then helped Dallas FD with a mass casualty MVA rollover with 2 entrapped. 5 kids and 2 adults. 1 boy had an amputated foot, 3 kids had head injuries and one was unconscious with severe hemorrhage.
Also had a 15 year old boy in DKA, and I ended my shift with a 13 YOF with asthma.
I don't have hardly any pediatric experience, so most of this was a first time for me. Definitely an awesome ride out/fly out and I would suggest to anyone. (including you Linuss!)
When I went through EMT school in SC we weren't required to do hospital clinical or rotations. We just had to do some ride outs with our local service. Well I am required to do 12 hours ER, 12 hours OB/NICU, 12 hours PEDI, and 4 hours in the comm center. This past Sunday I was scheduled to do my 12 hour PEDI rotation. I had no idea what to expect, and the company they schedule their PEDI clinicals is Children's Medical Center Critical Care Team. I show up thinking I will just be doing ground transfers with them. THINK AGAIN. Depending on the call we will transport by ground, jet, or helicopter. SCORE! The crew consists of a RT, paramedic and RN.
1st call we transferred ground. X 25 week premature now 28 weeks with NEC and respiratory distress. Pt was 500 grams. Her thighs were the size of my pinky, and very fragile.
Then helped Dallas FD with a mass casualty MVA rollover with 2 entrapped. 5 kids and 2 adults. 1 boy had an amputated foot, 3 kids had head injuries and one was unconscious with severe hemorrhage.
Also had a 15 year old boy in DKA, and I ended my shift with a 13 YOF with asthma.
I don't have hardly any pediatric experience, so most of this was a first time for me. Definitely an awesome ride out/fly out and I would suggest to anyone. (including you Linuss!)
I'm sitting here at my new station as we speak hoping we get something today. I'm bored 
