Pediatric

[Crystal42]

So, I have been doing EMS for a year now. When I first started I was really nervous but excited to start a job I knew I was born to do. The year had flew by. This job is amazing. Yes we have difficult calls. But the worst involves a child. I recently did a pediatric code. Unfortunately the child did not make it. After the call and that same night was difficult but it's been weeks now. I feel like I have accepted what happened and am doing 100% better. The people that were on the call with me have formed a bond. I still think about it from time to time. But not in a depressing way. I just think about it. I wonder if I go back to the scene, will I get closer? Can I finally put it behind me and really accept everything. Any advice from someone who has been through this?

 

[usalsfyre]

It's unlikely you'll ever "forget" this call but it sounds like you've made appropriate progress in processing the emotions that go along with an event such as this. If you're not depressed or overly saddened by it than there's really nothing more to put behind you. Don't think you have to be damaged or always coping, if you've put the negative feelings behind you than go on with life.

 

[Crystal42]

It's unlikely you'll ever "forget" this call but it sounds like you've made appropriate progress in processing the emotions that go along with an event such as this. If you're not depressed or overly saddened by it than there's really nothing more to put behind you. Don't think you have to be damaged or always coping, if you've put the negative feelings behind you than go on with life.

I get what you're saying. It's true. I'm not depressed, I have a great support system at work too. All wonderful things.

 

[ERDoc]

There will always be those calls that you will always remember. Even after doing this for almost 25 years I still see pts that will always be in my mind. They become fewer and less frequent. There is nothing wrong with driving by a scene as long as you are not doing it in an unhealthy way. Sometimes opening those feelings and letting them decompress can be a good thing.