Chalk and Cheese

Fast asleep on the rather comfy sofa at base, when roused by my crew mate at 3am!

I am on night shift so don't be too horrified. My body however, is disgusted and rebels instantly with that, got up too quick, swaying thing that happens. It's is a very good job I am not driving this round and have 8 mins to wake up enough to be able to speak coherently to the patient. Run to job with head out of the window, slapping myself vigorously around the face, hunting in my pockets for the Dextrose sweets a mate gave me and swore by.

Arrive at the address, slightly wind swept and munching a mouthful of high energy sweeties to find the patient outside his flat awaiting our arrival. He wants to go to hospital then.

Have a quick chat and discover he is sporting a dislocated shoulder. he is supporting the afflicted arm OK and will not need a sling.

I ask him to get onto the Ambulance so that I can have a look in the light and he turns around pointing to his front door, which is slightly ajar, telling me to go and close it before we leave!!

I point out that he is only 30 years of age, standing, otherwise fit and well, has the use of the other arm and only 8 feet away!

"Oh but can you do it, as my shoulder really hurts?"

If it helps, I will walk the 8 feet to your front door with you, in case you slump to the ground, unconscious from the pain and the effort.

Cheeky bugger! Some people are not just ill or injured but at death's door, no matter what is wrong with them.

Previously popped around to a nursing home and picked up a 95 year old, who has slipped out of bed, belly crawled to the bathroom to try and use the bath as a prop to get up and after 2 hours, had finally given up and called us. She was most apologetic. We tried to point out that this is what we were here for and were proud to be on call for her.

I hope to

a. Get to 95
b. have her attitude to self reliance and Independence

We did also give her a bit of a telling off for not calling us straight away.

Chalk and Cheese tonight!