Wednesday 10 August 2011

For All The Wrong Reasons

It's a quiet day in A&E.  Not all that unusual; after all, a lot of people are on holiday in August, so the population has gone down.  The emergency 'phone rings in the Department.  It's for me! A call to the M1, where a car has rolled multiple times.  The occupants are not badly injured, Despatch tells me, but, as there is only one ambulance available, I may be able to help by triaging them away from hospital, thereby saving a vehicle or two.  This is an occasional use of my time, and I am always happy to oblige.

I call out to the staff that there is an opportunity to accompany me.  There is a scurry of activity, as Baldy and Newby fight for the right to join me.

"Steady on, lads!" I say.  "It's not that exciting a job!  No point getting all worked up."

"We know," replies Baldy.  "It's not the job, it's the possibility of being mentioned in your blog!"

*sighs*

7 comments:

  1. The price of fame, RRD... :) Brilliant!

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  2. Hi RRD,
    I just found your blog yesterday from 'The Paramedic's Diary' and I have to say I really like it! I read the whole thing yesterday.
    Haha! That's really funny.
    I'm 16 and I am hoping to become a Paramedic as my career. I'm just hoping by the time I will have qualified, the LAS are recuriting again...
    Brilliant blog,
    Katie

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  3. Hahaha RRD! Just as IM said, it's the price of fame..Amazing blog, I love it! Keep up the brilliant work.

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  4. Tell them to get their own blogs! :-) Then they can mention you.

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  5. )))((((((
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    ....U....
    .[____].

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