Spot light tag...

Night shift...good ol' night shift. Always SO much more fun! Less traffic...Less people. More city to freely play in....

"One of these things is NOT like the other one!"

There are things in our field that can be mistaken for other ailments and diagnosed medical problems. However, in the world of BLS...there are very few. Today, we had the priveledge of experiencing a "foot in mouth" kind of moment with the EMT's Blue...

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"She-Ra" and the Chinese Dragon

It's amazing how people who you would least expect can become the strongest and most angry patients in the back of our bus. There are some illegal substances (like Sherm) that also bring out the inner Hulk. In this case however, the Hulk was a she....and we found out that she was NOT a big fan of myself OR my moving buddy, "Halo". And boy did she let it show!

If they look like a Zombie...they're probably dead

There are those calls where we roll in and the patient looks like this. Then- things seem to find their way in to the grey area that somehow exists between "Sick" vs. "Not Sick"...ALS turned BLS. We call this: "Treating with diesel." Pedal under your foot with a purpose. The last thing we want is an episode of The Walking Dead in the back of our rig. Definitely not enough room for the entire AMC camera crew ;-)

Silly Ambulance Games

After a while, we all fall in to the routine of our work and things just drag. Monotonous. Dull. Boring. All words not usually associated with what we do...and on nights, usually far from the norm. One night...my partner had an idea. To this day- still by far, the most entertaining...E-V-E-R! Even though it took a few months for him to accomplish it...it WAS worth it!