Welcome back my friends ! This flu bug has been kicking my butt. I was really tired and sore with body aches after my shift. I slept till it is time to go back to work.Hmmmm, I can tell you last night was a very busy night as the weather was mild. There were allot of stabbings and shootings, however i was fortunate to have missed all that action. I will admit I did have fun watching one crew cleaning all of the blood out of their truck and they had a blood clot on the floor that was in the perfect shape of .......beans and franks, very cool.
We started our day with an mva in southwest, minor -moderate damage, no seat belt , hit head on windshield. The patient declined transportation against medical advisement as there was no desire to wear a c/collar with a long spine board. Note, I would see this patient later in a local E.R. sitting in a bed with a C/collar. Our next call was for a 25 y/o female with non traumatic back pain. At our arrival we found the patient in a doggie style position complaining of pain. EMS did not even get the opportunity to assess the patient as she demanded we transport her standing up.She was advised that we have equipment to carry her out of the residence and she could not be transported standing due to liability. A tirade of verbal swear words proceeded to come out of her mouth... We were told to get the f#*k out of my house. We complied, her man had a poor frustrated look with his lady. I knew that poor mans feelings as I was married once..........poor bastard.From there it was off to another guy walking like Frankenstein shaking jumping around, looking around paranoid that someone was going to kill him. This chap would not follow directions very well, mental illness and drug abuse is just NOT a got thing. After depositing him at the E.R. it was off to central district to pick up a regular with side to side gait waving and laughing. He says "I am too drunk, take me to the hospital" . He had only 5 or 6 beers tonight with a chuckle.....Not too bad u say, a 6 pack. WRONG , his 6 beers are not double deuces, they are 40 ouncers. We deposit him next to Frankenstein and they make an interesting duo at the triage area. From there we pick up a 16 y/o who called for chest pain with no parent at the house. She is fine, but we trans as there is no parent home.
Our next run was cool and highly anticipated. We were dispatched to a residence for a fight where an ear was bit..My partner and I in unison said tysoned.... We both busted out. I asked if he wanted to to wait scout..He said hell yeah, they are biting off ears.We both busted out laughing and he picked up some fries at the coney waiting for scout. At the scene , sure enough, this drunk animated fellow was missing a good chunk of his right ear. Gone, just gone...Tysoned, self portrait forever changed like Van Gogh. His profile picture will always now be to the right. This guy just would not be quiet. He kept saying he won the fight, but how? he is missing a ear....And what about the guy who bit it off.......primitive... I needed a nap. After that we had a 22 y/o regular who refuses to use a family doctor, he just calls when his asthma acts up and goes to the hospital to get rx. for albuterol. tonight he takes the treatment and refuses to go to the hospital. Oh well, EMS there for HIS convience.
Finally our last call is for a unresponsive 80 y/o . We find a elderly female frantically waving for ems.... Her car is up against the house. Herr husband slumped in the passenger seat, hand on the steering wheel, his last action in life,Vital signs absent. I jumped in the driver seat and drove the car to our ambulance where we pulled out or cot and removed him from the vehicle ...Time saved for 2 men and a truck. From there we begin running a asystole protocol. Tube and I.v. immediately with cpr. Code 1 to the hospital with aggressive care for the patient. Upon arrival to the hospital there is a spontaneous return of pulse. Mission accomplished for 2 Men And A Truck, the patient is alive validating our efforts. Who knows his fate, only god can determine that. I am glad his wife will get to touch his warm hand and have a different final moment of her and her life mate. Good day Jb