Anticipated Outcomes...

[blogtastic_dee]

A lot of my job is absorbed with trying to adapt to and react to unanticipated outcomes. That's a very important skill for the EMS professional because the human body is an incredibly dynamic creation to nurture and protect. Even presuming that the information a paramedic receives is accurate, it is impossible to consistently and correctly predict

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[ssendas]

Hey Dee!

That is kinda crappy... *hugs*

I am gonna be working on my EMT B later this year :)

Check my journal for details. I value your input as a professional and as a friend.

Oh, and for the record, Sake is strong stuff!~

[blogtastic_dee]

Thank you for the hugs!

I've been following the EMT career revelations on your blog with great interest. I think that you have a depth that will be a great boon to you in caring for the poor and marginalized. And you have a great humor to help you deal with the pain. I just hope that you have a good back and strong abdominal muscles! ;o)

Note taken on the sake! ;o)

[ssendas]

I do have a strong back and can lift a 165lb person off the floor with no injury. As for the strong abs and my general overall fitness... I am working on that right now and will continue to do so for the forseeable future.

I have a commitment to this greater than I have in my life.

With all the people that you see in such a job, it's kinda like the kid at the ocean who is throwing the starfish back in the water. The older man says "you can't save them all" The kid says "yes, but to that one, it makes the difference between life and death"

I have no delusions. You cannot save a person from themselves. You can only help those who need it when they need it and hope that they can pull themselves out of a downward spiral before it is too late and they crash an burn.

I am glad that you say that I will do well at this job for the reasons you give, as believe it or not, I look up to you as a role model.

[revia]

Friends and family (and newbies!) always laugh and think I'm joking when I say I hate people. I mean, I went into a field where I have daily interactions with other humans, I must be a people-person and like the interactions. Right

[blogtastic_dee]

Yeah, that IS funny and true. In school, the tell you about the "LOL NAD" call at three am. However, one can't really grasp the effect of waking up every single night (on shift) several times for years on largely BS calls. Or, at least not when one is in medic school thinking, "I will be allowed to put a tube down somebody's throat! Eff yeah!"

I'm sure you're cynicism is a shock to your non-work friends, since I get a fairy sweet hippy-sh vibe from your blog! Your chums in the field must go, "Yes, that pisses me off too!"

Make sure you get enough vacations!

[hackerguitar]

Wonderfully well-written.

[blogtastic_dee]

Thank you so much for that! Hugs.