Monthly Archives: May 2010

You think parking sucks for you?

Posted on May 31, 2010 by medic

Many crews don’t have stations. Flexible deployment is fairly common these days. Every now and then there’s a memo about where we park our rigs when we’re out and about, which is just about all the time. Apparently there are … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a night call

Posted on May 29, 2010 by medic

When a calls comes in at night, the tones go off and all the station lights come on. However soundly I’m sleeping, I wake up. I walk to the apparatus bay, get dressed, and get in the rig. I’m so … Continue reading →

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How ’bout a knuckle sandwich instead?

Posted on May 27, 2010 by medic

Code 2 for “can’t sleep,” possibly a psychiatric patient. At the 7-Eleven. At 2am. I was most certainly sleeping. PD is holding the call. One PD unit is there, but he’s actually getting a snack. He doesn’t even know there’s … Continue reading →

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Feeds

Posted on May 25, 2010 by medic

I’ve added a subscription option through FeedBurner in the sidebar on the right, and you can use whatever web-based reader you like. I use Google Reader. I also made a Facebook page that you can “Like” as well. You can … Continue reading →

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I’ll make you a sandwich

Posted on May 25, 2010 by medic

Code 2 for the fall. An elderly lady has fallen. She lives alone. She has not injured herself and does not want to go to the hospital. We pick her up off the floor. “Can you please make sure my … Continue reading →

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