Monday, April 6, 2009

Hello Paya Lebar FS

Yes, yes. I know full well it has been aeons since I submitted an entry. Let me update you on my latest exploits. Not long back, I left "instructor-ship" to serve as an operational personnel running the ambulance("alpha" was the name given to denote it). You may want to pry further and enquire for the reasons behind the transfer but let's just leave the juicy details for later, shall we? It was yesterday, when I met rota 4 . Ok, now what the hell is a rota? It just refers to a group of people working in the same shift. Different shifts and you'll notice different rotas at work. The paramedics office hides almost unnoticingly beside a walkway. Now this is just like a paramedics' "crib" where all the medics and paramedics hang out when the firestation is all quiet and no calls interrupt us. Together with another junior medic, I was led to that room which didn't reveal much about it's interior from the outside. The sergeant firefighter led us to the paramedic office, where we were greeted by our future colleagues. The raillery inside somehow seemed to reveal the warm and fun working environment. It was not long before we settled admin matters such as declaring our biography and recieving a significant orientation of the ambulance.Again. Guided by a senior medic(whose ORD is drawing near), we tried our hand on the latest black inferno stretcher which was considerbly more cumbersome to carry but, judging from the designs, it's definitely more sturdy to manoeuvre the heavy patients. This is definitely something new, as compared to the orange one, the medics trainees were taught to use. We were also introduced to The 3 in 1. This refers to the lifepack(the paramedics' baby), the, trauma bag(for cases that involve haemorrhages or bleeding) and the flynn bad or what some paramedics, might call oxygen resuscitator kit. Oh well, that last one just provides apt ventilation to patients who need them. There are still loads more to learn about the ambulance. Tonight would mark the start of my first night shift. All the best to me! Hope to attend a myriad of weird cases!

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