I am now convinced that I have a black cloud following me wherever I go. The house will definitely not be anywhere near liveable by Sunday. I had several plumbers and heating/cooling people come in and give estimates. I didn't like any of them. I don't have enough money for all this! Damn. Oh yeah, and some of the floor boards are rotten and need to be replaced.
I packed for most of the day today also. I bought paint so I could finish the one bedroom. By 1830 I was so fed up with everything that I drove to the firehouse-just to get away from the apartment (and bullshit with the guys). The cool part-it has been pouring rain all day and completely nasty. I think I must have fooled someone because on my spontaneous drive to the firehouse it rained, but once I got there it was sunny. I outran the black cloud :). It did catch up with me about 30 minutes later though. I almost won.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Packing
Nothing good to write about. I have spent almost the entire day packing up my apartment. I think it's safe to say that I have accumulated a ton of crap since I moved in a year ago. Thank God I don't have much furniture or this would me a total nightmare. I have almost everything done...almost.
My house is another story. I have to be out of the apartment on Sunday. My house still doesn't have any interior walls. Or electricity. Or plumbing for that matter. I am in big trouble. Also spelled Homeless. Yeah. I'll have to pick up overtime so I have somewhere to sleep :)
My house is another story. I have to be out of the apartment on Sunday. My house still doesn't have any interior walls. Or electricity. Or plumbing for that matter. I am in big trouble. Also spelled Homeless. Yeah. I'll have to pick up overtime so I have somewhere to sleep :)
Monday, May 15, 2006
Nothing Special
First call was for "unsteady gait." The page said x1 week. I spoke with the RN and she said that the patient would get weak and slump to the right side, become minimally responsive for about a minute, and then come around. This has been going on for a week. She had also fallen several times in the past week and had received no treatment. They did take an x-ray towards the end of the week which came back positive for fracture. They got results on Saturday. Her foot wasn't wrapped or anything-no treatment once again. Supposedly her last episode of weakness was on Saturday also.
The woman was 48 years old. She was very hard to understand. She didn't complain of any pain, but her ankle was swollen and black/blue. There was redness running up her leg that almost looked like the start of cellulitis.
During transport she would slump to the left (not the right like the nursing home said-maybe they're dyslexic). She was literally hanging halfway off the cot. I was constantly moving her back onto the cot.
I told the RN at the hospital about my concerns and she agreed. Possible neglect. We got ball rolling and hopefully the hospital will admit her so she gets some good TLC.
We did a BLS return...a psych...
Our last call was an 18 y/o girl that was a psych patient. We were taking her to a south side psych hospital. She looked like she was 9 years old. She said she does this on purpose. She's been to over 8 different hospitals so far this year.
The woman was 48 years old. She was very hard to understand. She didn't complain of any pain, but her ankle was swollen and black/blue. There was redness running up her leg that almost looked like the start of cellulitis.
During transport she would slump to the left (not the right like the nursing home said-maybe they're dyslexic). She was literally hanging halfway off the cot. I was constantly moving her back onto the cot.
I told the RN at the hospital about my concerns and she agreed. Possible neglect. We got ball rolling and hopefully the hospital will admit her so she gets some good TLC.
We did a BLS return...a psych...
Our last call was an 18 y/o girl that was a psych patient. We were taking her to a south side psych hospital. She looked like she was 9 years old. She said she does this on purpose. She's been to over 8 different hospitals so far this year.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Am I really still here?!
I should have been off at 0500. There was no medic on the schedule so I agreed to stay. I worked until 1700. A very long day. I'm tired. And I want to spend some time with my mom on mother's day!
I took my mom out for dinner after I got off at 1700. Not too relaxing considering I had to be back to work at 2000. I'll make it up next week. I got last second tickets to Jerry Seinfeld. Yeah!
We got a call for a gas leak around midnight. I was just excited that my officer let me go. I figured that since I was the medic I wouldn't be allowed to go. But, for a change, I got to go. The smell of gas was strong, but all we could really do was shut it off. We were there for maybe an hour. That was the first call I actually got to pack up for (SCBA). Not too exciting for most-but I had a good time.
I looked at next month's schedule and I am actually scheduled for a couple nights as the firefighter (not as the medic)!!! Finally :)
I took my mom out for dinner after I got off at 1700. Not too relaxing considering I had to be back to work at 2000. I'll make it up next week. I got last second tickets to Jerry Seinfeld. Yeah!
We got a call for a gas leak around midnight. I was just excited that my officer let me go. I figured that since I was the medic I wouldn't be allowed to go. But, for a change, I got to go. The smell of gas was strong, but all we could really do was shut it off. We were there for maybe an hour. That was the first call I actually got to pack up for (SCBA). Not too exciting for most-but I had a good time.
I looked at next month's schedule and I am actually scheduled for a couple nights as the firefighter (not as the medic)!!! Finally :)
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Can I go home now?
Long day. I was only supposed to work until 2000, but I agreed to hold over until 0500 for the sleep-in medic. Damn. We only did one call for vaginal bleeding. We were back in quarters by 1900, and I was wishing for another call by 2000. I hate slow nights. I want to do something :(.
Friday, May 12, 2006
Broken
I did mostly BLS calls today. We did some transfers, many psychs, and a couple of ALS calls.
The best call of the day, you ask?
A woman from a nursing/psych facility going to another long term psych hospital. She seemed okay when we first got her. They were sending her out because she left the facility and walked to the hospital across town. She starting talking once we got out of the facility. She said that all of her family is at that hospital-she was the only one that they let out. She had many health problems: both of her legs were apparently broken, but she had to "keep walking." Both of her arms became broken during transport. We also had to go in search of her heart meds for her "transplant." She was also pregnant. I asked her how far along she was and she said, very seriously, "oh, I'm pregnant with a premium...I usually have several a day." I told her that she must be a very busy lady. The only thing I could think of was that she meant preemies. Anyways, she also had a dislocated shoulder, a glass eye, and just had surgery on one of her hips. It was a miracle though, because once we got to the hospital and got her in her room, she was up and walking. She just has to keep walking...
Now that's what I call a save :)
The best call of the day, you ask?
A woman from a nursing/psych facility going to another long term psych hospital. She seemed okay when we first got her. They were sending her out because she left the facility and walked to the hospital across town. She starting talking once we got out of the facility. She said that all of her family is at that hospital-she was the only one that they let out. She had many health problems: both of her legs were apparently broken, but she had to "keep walking." Both of her arms became broken during transport. We also had to go in search of her heart meds for her "transplant." She was also pregnant. I asked her how far along she was and she said, very seriously, "oh, I'm pregnant with a premium...I usually have several a day." I told her that she must be a very busy lady. The only thing I could think of was that she meant preemies. Anyways, she also had a dislocated shoulder, a glass eye, and just had surgery on one of her hips. It was a miracle though, because once we got to the hospital and got her in her room, she was up and walking. She just has to keep walking...
Now that's what I call a save :)
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Ghost Light
We did our last transport at 0400. It was a psych going from the suburbs into the city. She was depressed with suicidal ideations. She recently discovered that her husband was cheating on her. She was quiet the entire ride.
I had all the lights shut off in the back of the rig because I had finished my paperwork and my patient was nodding off. Every time we hit a bump, one of the lights would turn on, and just as quickly, shut off. Then it started happening even when we didn't hit bumps. Weird. It's kind of creepy because with how the lights are wired, we can't just turn on one of them. It is either the front two or the back two. Only the last one was flickering. It's probably the ghost of someone that died in that rig. Who knows.
I had all the lights shut off in the back of the rig because I had finished my paperwork and my patient was nodding off. Every time we hit a bump, one of the lights would turn on, and just as quickly, shut off. Then it started happening even when we didn't hit bumps. Weird. It's kind of creepy because with how the lights are wired, we can't just turn on one of them. It is either the front two or the back two. Only the last one was flickering. It's probably the ghost of someone that died in that rig. Who knows.
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