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RASImedic34

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About Me

Time for an update...I now face each day with a renewed sense of purpose and I am experiencing a new sense of zeal for life thanks to a very special person...Other than that, if you want to know more, I'm pretty much an open book..
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EMS
Ever arrived on scene to find a family member? One time
Ever arrived on scene to find a friend? Several times...Not very pleasant
Ever been on a fatality car wreck? More times than I care to remember
Ever Been part of a MCI? You better believe it
Are you an EMT or Paramedic? Not just a paramedic, but THE Paramedic
How long have you been at that position? Almost four years
Ever Wrecked the Ambulance? Once when I was young and stupid
Ever Done CPR in Field? DUH
Did they Live? Just from CPR? YA RIGHT
What was your last EMS run? Yesterday
Do you get Nervous in the Field? Not too much anymore BTDT
Ever made a Bad judgement that resulted in death or more serious injury? No...
When was your last Full Code? Few months ago
Do you ever get tired of frequent fliers? Is there any other kind of patient?
Ever second-guessed yourself?
Are you Volunteer or paid? Paid
Has your patient ever coded on you during your treatment? Not cause of my treatment...
Have you had taken care of Gun shot Victims? Many times
Ever had a child die in your arms? Yes...Tore me the hell up
Whats the Worst time to have a call? During bathroom time
Favorite type of runs? Cardiac, GSW, Septic patients
Are you an EMS supervisor? No, I haven't turned to the Dark Side completely
What was your Last decent run? Probably my last XJ
What was your last B.S. Run? Any run I make while at work
Vitals, in the house or in the ambulance? Both
Most over- used phrase on EMS runs? Holy Shit, I've never seen a heart do that before!!
Favorite Hospital to transport to? None...they're all pretty much bitchy when they get patients
Average runs you make in a month? Too damn many
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

No one at the moment. I have met the one person in the world that I know I can trust and who won't leave me broken into pieces. You know who you are. Nuff said.

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My Blog

Just a quick thought while at work...

Tonight I saw something that touched my grizzled, burnt out lump of coal I call a heart. I saw an employee at a local gas station give her winter coat to a homeless woman who was huddled in the store ...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:55:00 GMT

The more things change...well, the more they change

Well friends and neighbors...here I sit, reclined on the bed, laptop within reach, ever present cigarette and coffee nearby. What to blog about this afternoon upon wakening? Should I write an entry ab...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:14:00 GMT

It’s twelve thirty...time I woke up, I guess...

Well, here it is Thursday and it's twelve thirty. What else can I say? Well, for starters, it has been one hell of a week out here in good old Virginia. Lots of exciting things, some I can speak of, s...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:25:00 GMT

Recovery is a bastard...

So here we are again, another day wasted while I sit here, in pain, watching the world continue to pass me by. What would I do without this tenuous connection I have to the outside world via myspace? ...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:46:00 GMT

Recovering....still...

Okay, it has been over a week since my surgical adventure and I am still laying here on the couch, still off of work, and now, just like the last time I had surgery, the feeling of total uselessness i...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:22:00 GMT

Recovering from surgery and boy is it a pain in the ...

So I wake up last Saturday morning, and man did my ass hurt. No smart ass comments from the peanut gallery please. I mean, folks, this was pain like no human being should have to withstand. I suf...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Bleary eyed, waiting on the coffee pot

So here it is, Wednesday afternoon and I just pulled my old ass outta the bed, and stumbled in towards the living room like a zombie. I need two things right now, a smoke and some coffee. Okay, missio...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:43:00 GMT

Friday afternoon

Well, Matthew has been returned to Kentucky as of Monday afternoon. I was impressed with how well the little guy handled the long (and I do mean long) care ride back home to his mother. He was a littl...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:02:00 GMT

When confronted with your own mortality...

My friends, there comes a time when we all get confronted with our own fragile exsistence. I guess mine was yesterday morning. In a nutshell, here's what happened. I got back to the station around six...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:24:00 GMT

Damn Insomnia

Guess what? I woke up this morning at quarter to five! God, does it suck. Matthew is still asleep, he has yet to be cursed with the insomnia that plagues Daddy dearest apparently. So, I have spent the...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:38:00 GMT