Having a vague sense of humour failure towards the end of my fourth night. Not helped by the thought that today I shall be mainly hanging wallpaper, painting walls and trying to buy some carpet.
The stand out silly job of the night was...
40 year old male who'd drank some water and some of the water went down 'the wrong tube', so he coughed and spluttered a bit and his family called an ambulance.
I got it as 'difficulty in breathing'.
Raced, at high speed, across town (with all the dangers that this involves) to find him unsurprisingly fully recovered.
Quick check to make sure he hadn't suffered a stroke (because that can muck up your swallowing function), and then I was on my way.
Back across town at exceedingly high speed for a seven year old asthmatic.
(I do love smelling the burning brake pads when you hop out the car at your destination).
How do you reach the age of 40 without coughing on a drink? I mean, I nearly choked on my tea when I saw this posting., and that was just today.
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Silly Job Of The Night
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Re: Silly Job Of The Night
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Anonymous
on Tue 05 Jul 2005 07:38 AM BST | Permanent Link
He sounds like a medical marvel to me. I've "choked" like that countless times. Did he seem to think he had been in danger or had it simply been a case of an overzealous family member calling them ambulance while he was still unable to talk?
Re: Silly Job Of The Night
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LearningNursing
on Tue 05 Jul 2005 10:46 AM BST | Profile | Permanent Link
If the family had the inclination to call CAC back on 999 and say he's fine now, would they stand you down? or do you have to see for yourself?
Re: Silly Job Of The Night
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batsgirl
on Tue 05 Jul 2005 10:51 AM BST | Profile | Permanent Link
see this is why I am glad I live alone. It means that when I collapse, or choke, or manage to sustain minor injuries in some quite ingeniously silly ways in the kitchen or bathroom, there's no one to over-react and leave me trying to explain to anyone in a rather embarassed fashion that there's nothing wrong, really!
Of course it does mean I'm a little bit screwed if anything *serious* were to happen... Re: Silly Job Of The Night
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Cat
on Tue 05 Jul 2005 04:35 PM BST | Profile | Permanent Link
Oh dear! I suppose it is better to be safe than sorry, but even so... as you say, how did he get to 40 without something "going down the wrong way"?
Your job is never boring though...! (I can identify with that!!!) |
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