LOL On my first live fire training i tripped and fell flat on my face. in front of Chief! On my first fire i tripped again! Remember don't run or jog on scene!
I'm actually having a hard time deciding what my first call really was. It seems when i first started i got most of my EMS experience off duty. There was a road side assist for a diabetic...hmm... I'd have to say my first actual call/ run/ walk was when i worked at a water park. I was the only EMT and we had a spinal injury on one of the slides. I boarded, makeshift c-spine, and assessed her all inside the slide. This was my first time putting a pt on a board! I had help from the lifeguards and eventually an AMR crew met up with us. that's when i let them take over. I was a little nervous.
Welcome to a career of wiping bottoms and being the little old lady's hero of the day; untill of course she falls again and can't get up. then she forgets you and falls in love with the next FF or EMT that picks her up.