Sometimes I love my job for different reasons. Most of the time, it is because where I work it is slow and I get a lot of down time to read, watch movies, play video games or just goof around on the internet. Case in point, yesterday, we ran "0" calls. None! We hung out, talked, watched several movies as we still have no cable. Pretty much a lazy day. At shift change, 0800, we were toned out on a lady who's husband could not wake her... We arrived to find his wife unresponsive and with a blood pressure too low to palpate. We started working on her and once we got into the ambulance, she stopped breathing. We were able to revive her after about 5 minutes. With medicine and advanced airway management, we got her back. Sadly her condition did not allow her to fully recover. She is still alive but has a long way to go. Sometimes I get the chance to make a difference, sometimes the people comeback and live long lives, sometimes they live long enough to say goodbye. Either way, I get to help in the process. Who gets to say that about their job! - DJ
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Again, I say, "Wow. I could never do what you do." It's too bad you no longer can help Crawford County residents, though. You are such a great medic, it's a shame they didn't realize what they had in you.
Dad,I could never do your job in a lifetime. I miss you,
-Shelden
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