Happiness Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Standing in chest deep water,freezing rain falling and stinging as it hits the exposed parts of my body. Holding her head above water to keep her from drowning until rescue could get there to cut her free--- BUT I'M JUST AN AMBULANCE DRIVER Comforting a 89 year old woman who just watch me and my partner cover the face of her husband of 64 years as he lay dead in their bathroom floor--- BUT I'M JUST AN AMBULANCE DRIVER On scene at an mva with mom trapped upside down in her car and her dead sons body laying on top of her without a second thought for my own safety I crawl into the wreckage to take C-spine control and calm the frantic lady--- BUT I'M JUST AN AMBULANCE DRIVER Called away from my just prepared meal to respond to the middle of B.F.E to a house with no numbers,no porch light on,nobody waiting to signal us in and they bitch because we took too long only to find out the patient left P.O.V ten minutes ago...so we smile and walk away from the verbal lashing only because we are JUST AMBULANCE DRIVERS Standing in the middle of the street at midnight on the wrong side of town trying to patch the holes and stop the bleeding of a 19 year old shooting victim with the occasional bullet whizzing past our heads we never break stride because this kids life is in our hands--- BUT I'M JUST AN AMBULANCE DRIVER Doing chest compressions on a 16 year old girl who decided this life was more than she could take.Her family screaming at us to help as though we are the ones who did this to her.Her lifeless body flailing about as the tube goes in and IV's being started, my arms and back burning from the pain of 30 minutes of CPR never once giving up, hoping she would make it through and over come whatever lead her to this bad decision---- BUT I'M JUST AN AMBULANCE DRIVER Death is all around me and still I go home to live my life I get kicked,hit,spit on, bled on, puked on.... I look into the eyes of a lifeless child at 7am and by 8 am i'm holding my child a little tighter and they know nothing about what happened. I have hundreds of hours of classroom time years of in the field experience I have challenged death and won I've helped the helpless Ive neglected my family for yours I find comfort in complete chaos I eat cold meals if I eat at all I work with no sleep for days at a time I miss birthdays, holidays and school functions I put myself in harms way for a total stranger on a daily basis ALL BECAUSE I AM JUST AN AMBULANCE DRIVER I AM AN AMBULANCE DRIVER!!! I DRIVE 90 MPH THROUGH CONGESTED TRAFFIC FULL OF PEOPLE WHO REFUSE TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY WHILE MY PARTNER STANDS UNRESTRAINED IN THE BACK OF THIS SCREAMING LAND MISSILE SAVING YOUR LOVED ONES LIFE!! NEVER ONCE DOES HE QUESTION MY DRIVING HE KNOWS THAT AT THE END OF THIS SHIFT HE WILL GO HOME TO HIS FAMILY SAFELY BECAUSE I AM AN AMBULANCE DRIVER.... So please don't call us Ambulance drivers, we're paramedics. Highly trained and motivated medical professionals who, as you read, risk our lives to save yours. Also, when you see emergency lights in your rear-view mirror, pull to the RIGHT and stop. When we have our lights on, it's not just for fun. It's to get to a emergency as fast as we can or to take a critical patient to the hospital when seconds could mean life or death. Being a paramedic is dangerous enough, please don't risk our lives by not paying attention or disregarding our lights. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tskstorm Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Standing in chest deep water,freezing rain falling and stinging as it hits the exposed parts of my body. Holding her head above water to keep her from drowning until rescue could get there to cut her free--- BUT I'M JUST AN AMBULANCE DRIVER Comforting a 89 year old woman who just watch me and my partner cover the face of her husband of 64 years as he lay dead in their bathroom floor--- BUT I'M JUST AN AMBULANCE DRIVER On scene at an mva with mom trapped upside down in her car and her dead sons body laying on top of her without a second thought for my own safety I crawl into the wreckage to take C-spine control and calm the frantic lady--- BUT I'M JUST AN AMBULANCE DRIVER Called away from my just prepared meal to respond to the middle of B.F.E to a house with no numbers,no porch light on,nobody waiting to signal us in and they bitch because we took too long only to find out the patient left P.O.V ten minutes ago...so we smile and walk away from the verbal lashing only because we are JUST AMBULANCE DRIVERS Standing in the middle of the street at midnight on the wrong side of town trying to patch the holes and stop the bleeding of a 19 year old shooting victim with the occasional bullet whizzing past our heads we never break stride because this kids life is in our hands--- BUT I'M JUST AN AMBULANCE DRIVER Doing chest compressions on a 16 year old girl who decided this life was more than she could take.Her family screaming at us to help as though we are the ones who did this to her.Her lifeless body flailing about as the tube goes in and IV's being started, my arms and back burning from the pain of 30 minutes of CPR never once giving up, hoping she would make it through and over come whatever lead her to this bad decision---- BUT I'M JUST AN AMBULANCE DRIVER Death is all around me and still I go home to live my life I get kicked,hit,spit on, bled on, puked on.... I look into the eyes of a lifeless child at 7am and by 8 am i'm holding my child a little tighter and they know nothing about what happened. I have hundreds of hours of classroom time years of in the field experience I have challenged death and won I've helped the helpless Ive neglected my family for yours I find comfort in complete chaos I eat cold meals if I eat at all I work with no sleep for days at a time I miss birthdays, holidays and school functions I put myself in harms way for a total stranger on a daily basis ALL BECAUSE I AM JUST AN AMBULANCE DRIVER I AM AN AMBULANCE DRIVER!!! I DRIVE 90 MPH THROUGH CONGESTED TRAFFIC FULL OF PEOPLE WHO REFUSE TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY WHILE MY PARTNER STANDS UNRESTRAINED IN THE BACK OF THIS SCREAMING LAND MISSILE SAVING YOUR LOVED ONES LIFE!! NEVER ONCE DOES HE QUESTION MY DRIVING HE KNOWS THAT AT THE END OF THIS SHIFT HE WILL GO HOME TO HIS FAMILY SAFELY BECAUSE I AM AN AMBULANCE DRIVER.... So please don't call us Ambulance drivers, we're paramedics. Highly trained and motivated medical professionals who, as you read, risk our lives to save yours. Also, when you see emergency lights in your rear-view mirror, pull to the RIGHT and stop. When we have our lights on, it's not just for fun. It's to get to a emergency as fast as we can or to take a critical patient to the hospital when seconds could mean life or death. Being a paramedic is dangerous enough, please don't risk our lives by not paying attention or disregarding our lights. There were bunches of these posted a while back and tons available online. Thanks for the reminder of why we're just ambulance drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwiology Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 See this is why I don't drive, and seriously, do you want ME driving the ambo? Didn't think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tskstorm Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 See this is why I don't drive, and seriously, do you want ME driving the ambo? Didn't think so Hell no, I don't want to die! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief1C Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Go ahead and drive, but stay in New Zealand and do it it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tskstorm Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Go ahead and drive, but stay in New Zealand and do it it. Good point, If he stays in Nz its okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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