Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. -Gimli (J.R.R. Tolkien)(INDEX) FAQ's about The Corporal and Index for EMS stories
UPDATED 11/02/05 _Scroll down for recent post.
Of Course these EMS stories are true. You just can't make stuff like this up.
FAQ's about The Corporal and EMS Stories.
Are your posts about The Corporal Fact? Fiction?
The answer is yes, they are FACT. You just can not make shit like this up. These are things that really happened to me, things I have observed, and things I have seen. I can vouch for their authenticity.
How did you remember the conversations?
I have a photographic memory for random crap and things that tickle my funnybone. Working as an EMT made a huge impression on me. It was the best job I ever had. The rewards were phenomenal. I made lifelong friends, learned many valuable lessons that I could apply to my life in general, I gained confidence, and I was able to make a difference in peoples lives. I also kept an old fashioned journal back then. You know, the books with blank pages that you write in?
How many 'stories' have you blogged so far?
So far, there are 19 EMS posts. If you want to read them all, or if you missed one here they are. (Go ahead and click on the titles below. I am contemplating adding them to my sidebar as I go. The sidebar still needs pruning anyway.)
Scroll Down for links to all EMS related Posts.
What was your most memorable call? Have you mentioned it yet?
Yes, I have mentioned it. There are so many memorable calls, but 'Madame Spittle' always pops into my head first most of the time. (See 5150: The patient, the idiot at the gas station or myself?)
Are you going to post more 'stories'?
Of course. I've got 5 years worth of this stuff!
Is there anything I have left out? If there are any questions burning in your mind, throw them out there. I'll be happy to answer them.
Of Course these EMS stories are true. You just can't make stuff like this up.
FAQ's about The Corporal and EMS Stories.
Are your posts about The Corporal Fact? Fiction?
The answer is yes, they are FACT. You just can not make shit like this up. These are things that really happened to me, things I have observed, and things I have seen. I can vouch for their authenticity.
How did you remember the conversations?
I have a photographic memory for random crap and things that tickle my funnybone. Working as an EMT made a huge impression on me. It was the best job I ever had. The rewards were phenomenal. I made lifelong friends, learned many valuable lessons that I could apply to my life in general, I gained confidence, and I was able to make a difference in peoples lives. I also kept an old fashioned journal back then. You know, the books with blank pages that you write in?
How many 'stories' have you blogged so far?
So far, there are 19 EMS posts. If you want to read them all, or if you missed one here they are. (Go ahead and click on the titles below. I am contemplating adding them to my sidebar as I go. The sidebar still needs pruning anyway.)
Scroll Down for links to all EMS related Posts.
What was your most memorable call? Have you mentioned it yet?
Yes, I have mentioned it. There are so many memorable calls, but 'Madame Spittle' always pops into my head first most of the time. (See 5150: The patient, the idiot at the gas station or myself?)
Are you going to post more 'stories'?
Of course. I've got 5 years worth of this stuff!
Is there anything I have left out? If there are any questions burning in your mind, throw them out there. I'll be happy to answer them.
- I'm having another one of those 'I miss my career' moments.
- Can I have a translator please? Or: The risque calls of dispatching.
- Code 3 Hijinks OR: Cel Phones, Convertibles and The Empress Oblivious
- Ten things a distpatcher does NOT want to hear from her field units or fellow dispatchers. (In no particular order)\
- And THATS for waking me up at 3AM for NOTHING!
- CPR... err on the side of caution:or when kicking your patient is the right thing to do.
- It's the little things that count...and the ones I remember most.
- The Heimlich Maneuver OR: How to 'de-choke somboddy'.
- Snapshots from the Field.
- Cadillac Memories Part I : OR Beware of the Furniture!
- What not wear. Could you hang? OR: The beauty of Uniforms
- Staving off boredom in the call center with office supplies
- The Twelve Days of EMS Supervising: Sung to the tune of 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'
- Reasons why I would be terrible administering shots in ANY capacity.
- It's like trying to teach banana slugs
posted by RagDoll at 10:40 PM
2 Comments:
Oh the questions, always the questions!! Have you ever noticed that, no matter what story you tell the folks with all the questions, you usually get pretty much the same answer???
Something to the affect of...
"Oh, I could never do that job!"
Little do they know how great it is to "do that job." ;~D
Great blog, one street worker to another!!
Come check out my blog sometime... Even though I do slip up and get serious once in awhile, it is best described as "A Satire of Personal Tragedy, Disaster, War and Other Things that Just Plain Suck! ;~D
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