13.5.12

Last FT tour

A busy tour it was. I got 44 hours of overtime in 2 weeks. I flew here, I flew there... An interesting case was a post code. The 48 yo f had been partying (alcohol and pot) when she clutched her chest, collapsed, a friend drunkenly attempted cpr, ems arrived, delivered 2 shocks, epi and bamo she recovered a heartbeat. Right. So I discovered this tour that not all heart rhythms are equal... which I already knew. When my paramedic partner and I were in the hospital, we saw that they undersedated her. This means that she was paralysed, potentally screaming in her brain (unlikely in this case) and posturing. If you know what posturing is all about, you know her brain was saying - WTF is this???? I am DONE. So, we transported broccoli from one city to another. I found out the next week that she was only seizing when they let the meds wear off. Don't do drugs kids... (as I sip a coke zero and coconut vodka bevvie). Start the next gig on Friday. Tired. Think I may go to cuba or greece for a holiday sometime this year. I turned 40 and haven't had a vacation in 6 years... it's time...

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