Wednesday, February 01, 2006

I'm down. Down with foodpoisoining. Can't exactly say that it's contagious since Zak just recently contacted the virus. I can't even remembered what food did i take yesterday during the ambulance attachement at Bishan Firestation. But i got 2 days MC for it and miss both my hospital attachment for today and tomorrow. What a time to get sick. I was looking forward for the attachment. Especially yesterday when i was greeted to a world of real-life drama.

How some anxious parents would call the ambulance when their son had mere gastric pains. How a lady dramatically faint due to the scorching afternoon heat. How an old man had difficulties in breathing. And the flavour of the day was when an uncouncious old diabetic lady after given 10% Dextrose solution (to that someone: yes it's dextrose not insulin as most people would call it. let's be more specific now shall we? ) immediately woke up as if nothing had happened. Amazing! That, you couldn't find anywhere and 'though we've learnt about that back in SMM, to see that event actually unfolding infront of me was satisfying. And how Gen the Paramedic Trainee calmly infuse the Dextrose solution by intravenous therapy. If it was me doing it i'm sure i be all nerves and sweat. But then again she's trained to handle all this. While we back in air-conditional rooms (where veins tend to play hide and seek to those wanting to poke them 'cause of the coldness) having the luxury to ask for help from Instructors as cries could be heard underneath the berets that covered the "victims" face. We were pampered literally but hey give me some time and i be sure that i can do the job as well as her. Hah.

'Nuff said, i was kinda disappointed that there wasn't any RTA cases. Not that i'm badmouthing one to happen but i wanna know exactly how to treat a RTA casualty and what's it feel like to be in one. Hell my friend got to do CPR on a dead person. I mean the experience that he got from that. Well cross-fingered i hope Saturday will be a better experience.

'Till then, i'm gonna back to where i need to be. Bed. Hopfully the agony of lazing around in bed, not doing anything and can't eat anything is spared upon me as a new day approached. Peace out.

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11:58 PM