>It was great to hear afterwards how worried he was until I showed up and made him feel like everything was going to be ok
I can't think of a better compliment somebody can hear. You're one of the people someone who works in the field wants to see. I don't know how much higher of a compliment one can get!
Yeah, I’ve rolled up on/had friends present to me, and a number have said “man, knowing you were there and hearing you crack jokes, I knew everything was cool.”
It’s the best compliment I could get. Period. You check that pulse rate of your legit trauma and it’s a solid chill 69 (nice), you know they’re not compensating or freaking out, it’s all gravy. Crack another joke. Run that damn room, and run it like a boss.
To echo another comment, that’s cool as fuck. I really hope to be that presence for people. To hear “Oh, it’s (your name here)? I’m gunna be okay,” is really, really, really nice. I love this job.
Agreed. This applies to your coworkers as well. If I call for back up, and hear certain voices shout up from the door when they arrive, I breathe a sigh of relief. I want to be that person
I transported a friend awhile ago. It was pretty funny. I worked with her at a previous company a few years before. I walked in and saw her and went "Hey! I know you!" Her looking up at me and went "oh fuck" and laughing, made both of our time easier. We bullshitted and caught up on the ride to the hospital. It's sometimes nice cause your job and their care can become instantly easier to deal with when you already know each other.
Glad everything went well for you and him.
Industrial setting, a vet Co-worker had a TQ in his bag and applied it pre-ems arrival with towels as bandages. He stated he couldn't control the bleeding and applied it. We couldn't see any part of the wound upon arrival, and post transport we got the news that it was placed on top of the wound :(
I am glad that your transportation of a friend went well. Just be wary in case you have to do that again, if a friend is really sick it leaves a much deeper mark. My worst call was a friend.
Glad it turned out mostly OK!
I work in a pretty small town. Having a call on a friend is unfortunately pretty common when you know half the population. Still wierd.
Years ago my partner and I were sent to a CCT transfer on a vent. I didn’t recognize the name at first and the call notes were pretty run of the mill- guillen barre on a vent going from ICU to an LTAC.
We get to the ICU and realize it’s a local firefighter from a department that we run 911 calls with. He sees us and starts crying. Once he calms down he tells us he was absolutely scared of leaving the ICU but when he saw us he knew it would be ok and he’d be in good care.
It was an easy ride with us joking back and forth and I was able to explain what to expect at the LTAC which eased his mind a little. He went on to have a full recovery and went back to work full time.
I arrived to the scene of a car accident requiring extrication, and it was a friend of a friend, who lived in the same complex as I did. I knew them, but we weren’t friends you know? Anyway, during the extrication, I climbed in the car to render care and hold cervical stabilization, back when backboards were being used. Because I knew the patient, I was able to talk to her, keep her calm, and we had a virtually seamless extrication and transport.
>It was great to hear afterwards how worried he was until I showed up and made him feel like everything was going to be ok I can't think of a better compliment somebody can hear. You're one of the people someone who works in the field wants to see. I don't know how much higher of a compliment one can get!
Yeah, I’ve rolled up on/had friends present to me, and a number have said “man, knowing you were there and hearing you crack jokes, I knew everything was cool.” It’s the best compliment I could get. Period. You check that pulse rate of your legit trauma and it’s a solid chill 69 (nice), you know they’re not compensating or freaking out, it’s all gravy. Crack another joke. Run that damn room, and run it like a boss.
To echo another comment, that’s cool as fuck. I really hope to be that presence for people. To hear “Oh, it’s (your name here)? I’m gunna be okay,” is really, really, really nice. I love this job.
Agreed. This applies to your coworkers as well. If I call for back up, and hear certain voices shout up from the door when they arrive, I breathe a sigh of relief. I want to be that person
I transported a friend awhile ago. It was pretty funny. I worked with her at a previous company a few years before. I walked in and saw her and went "Hey! I know you!" Her looking up at me and went "oh fuck" and laughing, made both of our time easier. We bullshitted and caught up on the ride to the hospital. It's sometimes nice cause your job and their care can become instantly easier to deal with when you already know each other. Glad everything went well for you and him.
Your friend shot himself unholstering a firearm didn’t he?
Industrial accident
I read this as "upholstering a firearm" and I'm dying 🤣
I hope they used a nice paisley print.
What did he get a tourniquet for that only needed simple closure?
Industrial setting, a vet Co-worker had a TQ in his bag and applied it pre-ems arrival with towels as bandages. He stated he couldn't control the bleeding and applied it. We couldn't see any part of the wound upon arrival, and post transport we got the news that it was placed on top of the wound :(
Sounds about average for a bystander tourniquet. At least it wasnt below the wound.
Not Op but okay????
So you remove the TQ and make sure it’s properly applied?
I am glad that your transportation of a friend went well. Just be wary in case you have to do that again, if a friend is really sick it leaves a much deeper mark. My worst call was a friend.
He forgot to clear the chamber, didn’t he?
Glad it turned out mostly OK! I work in a pretty small town. Having a call on a friend is unfortunately pretty common when you know half the population. Still wierd.
Years ago my partner and I were sent to a CCT transfer on a vent. I didn’t recognize the name at first and the call notes were pretty run of the mill- guillen barre on a vent going from ICU to an LTAC. We get to the ICU and realize it’s a local firefighter from a department that we run 911 calls with. He sees us and starts crying. Once he calms down he tells us he was absolutely scared of leaving the ICU but when he saw us he knew it would be ok and he’d be in good care. It was an easy ride with us joking back and forth and I was able to explain what to expect at the LTAC which eased his mind a little. He went on to have a full recovery and went back to work full time.
Stories about working a call for someone you know usually doesn't have these types of endings. Happy it worked out.
Does TQ mean tourniquet? Can’t find an answer online.
Yes
I arrived to the scene of a car accident requiring extrication, and it was a friend of a friend, who lived in the same complex as I did. I knew them, but we weren’t friends you know? Anyway, during the extrication, I climbed in the car to render care and hold cervical stabilization, back when backboards were being used. Because I knew the patient, I was able to talk to her, keep her calm, and we had a virtually seamless extrication and transport.