When 911 gets backed up, or I assume in cases like today (short staffed) sometimes they farm out calls to companies with contacts.
Right now not only was my company picked I was selected of whos on staff to run it.
911 runs causes so much more paperwork and I was supposed to get off of work in the next 30 minutes. Now this is going to lock me in at least another two hours and that's if the emergency department takes the patient right away.
My aunt is visiting from New York so it's such a bad time for this.
I gotta get my head in the game and treat this patient with the respect dignity and expertise I bring to the table for everyone else -- even if it is an inconvenient time to be chosen for such a task.
Venting real world EMT problems.
Happy holidays to everyone else. I got to save a life for Xmas 🎄