Life in EMS
No job is perfect. Every job comes with different trial and tribulations and EMS in no exception. You always hear about the “Glory” stories in EMS, but never the nitty gritty stories. Did you ever the story of the two EMT’s that carried a stroke patient out of his apartment, down a flight of stairs, onto the stretcher while covered in vomit, urine and poo? I didn’t think so. If you are doing this job to be a hero, or to be in the spotlight, get out now. This job is not for you. Even though it is always an adrenaline rush to pull a victim from an MVA or get pulses back on a full arrest patient, those calls are few and far between in this county. With so many different companies, and so many ambulances covering the same area, you would be lucky to pull those calls in a months time.
For the most part, our job is very boring. You can have a lot of down time. What you do with that time is up to you and your partner. If you are one of the lucky ones, you have a cell phone plan with unlimited data. Then it’s movie time! Let’s just hope one of you has an aux cable to listen to it with. Movie time is a favorite of mine. But, good luck finishing that movie. Odds are, you are going to get a call. Shopping is another favorite thing of mine to do when we have down time. Nothing beats walking into the local Rite Aid or Walgreens and looking at everything. It can be more fun if you and your partner screw around together in the store. It is always a good time if you are up for cheeky shenanigans.
One of my most favorite things to do on our downtime, it play music over the PA system. It’s a lot more fun than it sounds. You drive around, and play random music to people at stoplights or people that are walking. We were posted in Grand Blanc last summer, across from the high school tennis court. When the team would be practicing, we would play motivational songs for them. Radioactive by Imagine Dragons was always a good one. Followed up by Eye of the Tiger by Survivor. If we just wanted to laugh hysterically, I would blast Tubthumping by Chumbawumba. We are always good at turning boring situations into fun ones.
One of the last things you can do in your down time is talk. Now, this is a great idea if you get along with, and are friends with your partner. I wouldn’t suggest this if you guys have nothing in common. That would make for a very boring and awkward conversation. When all else fails. Take a nap. It’s not very comfortable trying to sleep in the front seat of an ambulance, but it is very doable. Just, don’t get caught!
For the most part, our job is very boring. You can have a lot of down time. What you do with that time is up to you and your partner. If you are one of the lucky ones, you have a cell phone plan with unlimited data. Then it’s movie time! Let’s just hope one of you has an aux cable to listen to it with. Movie time is a favorite of mine. But, good luck finishing that movie. Odds are, you are going to get a call. Shopping is another favorite thing of mine to do when we have down time. Nothing beats walking into the local Rite Aid or Walgreens and looking at everything. It can be more fun if you and your partner screw around together in the store. It is always a good time if you are up for cheeky shenanigans.
One of my most favorite things to do on our downtime, it play music over the PA system. It’s a lot more fun than it sounds. You drive around, and play random music to people at stoplights or people that are walking. We were posted in Grand Blanc last summer, across from the high school tennis court. When the team would be practicing, we would play motivational songs for them. Radioactive by Imagine Dragons was always a good one. Followed up by Eye of the Tiger by Survivor. If we just wanted to laugh hysterically, I would blast Tubthumping by Chumbawumba. We are always good at turning boring situations into fun ones.
One of the last things you can do in your down time is talk. Now, this is a great idea if you get along with, and are friends with your partner. I wouldn’t suggest this if you guys have nothing in common. That would make for a very boring and awkward conversation. When all else fails. Take a nap. It’s not very comfortable trying to sleep in the front seat of an ambulance, but it is very doable. Just, don’t get caught!
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