yay4stress
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I just got back from the all time weirdest shift I've ever worked.
The EMS agency I run with has two bases, so when one crew gets called out, the other sits and waits for calls not only for their base but for the crew that's no longer in service.
Anyhow, the base I was not at got called to a scene for an unknown medical problem; a medical alarm had been activated. The crew responded, and in conjunction with law enforcement realized the patient wasn't there. His car was there, his house was empty. Law enforcement busts down the door, the patient is nowhere to be found. Since the medical alarm has a range of 200 yards from the activating tag, they set up a search perimeter. They also call in both my crew and the local fire department.
We get on scene, we call for dogs and thermal imaging cameras, when law enforcement tells us they've located him. He's several miles away, perfectly fine, at his niece's house. The alarm got activated accidentally.
Search and Rescue in below freezing temps and rain turns into standing in a circle laughing nervously. I've personally never "lost" a patient before, nor have I heard any stories about it, how 'bout you all?
The EMS agency I run with has two bases, so when one crew gets called out, the other sits and waits for calls not only for their base but for the crew that's no longer in service.
Anyhow, the base I was not at got called to a scene for an unknown medical problem; a medical alarm had been activated. The crew responded, and in conjunction with law enforcement realized the patient wasn't there. His car was there, his house was empty. Law enforcement busts down the door, the patient is nowhere to be found. Since the medical alarm has a range of 200 yards from the activating tag, they set up a search perimeter. They also call in both my crew and the local fire department.
We get on scene, we call for dogs and thermal imaging cameras, when law enforcement tells us they've located him. He's several miles away, perfectly fine, at his niece's house. The alarm got activated accidentally.
Search and Rescue in below freezing temps and rain turns into standing in a circle laughing nervously. I've personally never "lost" a patient before, nor have I heard any stories about it, how 'bout you all?