Wow, I can't believe it's been five months since I last posted. Time really does fly. I've had to revamp my thinking regarding the posting. Due to some confidentiality issues I will no longer post a synopsis of our runs. I would still like to post about our runs, I'm just not sure how. Any ideas would be welcome. Let me know if you would like me to continue.
My family is growing. John and Stephanie are expecting another child. A girl! My daughter, Jacqui, and her husband, Lee, are
This was a good week. The house has finnally returned to normal, or at least as close to normal as we allow it. This past week at work was equally as good. The 16th saw us taking three out of town transfers. Fortunaelty none were real serious. They simply involved taking the patient to a higher care hospital and came between 1:00 in the afternoon and 6:11 that evening. We were back in the station by 10:00 p.m. and slept thru the night. Yea!
On the 19th we ran two medical emergencies
The house has settled down and is almost back to normal. John and his family left on Friday morning to go back to California. That was the last to leave after the holidays. It's back to just Sue and I now; and of course our animals.
It snowed almost 10" on the 10th. The granddaughers loved it! They played outside almost all day building snowmen and snow angels. Of course, I had to work and missed out on it.
We had a pretty easy day on the 10th with just two calls. That was oka
It's been a good week. The kids have been home and I've spent a lot of time spoiling the granddaughter. One of the finner things in life I must admit. Almost right up there with fly fishing. The weather has turned for the better and we've had some really nice days. It's caused me to turn my thoughts toward the stream and some good fishing. I'm afraid that mother nature is not done with us and we will see her temper soon. Not that I'm against the snow and colder weather, but I've noticed a
January 03, 2005
It's been a while since I last posted. It's been busy around the house and I just haven't had the time. Our son and his family are home from California and our Daughter and her family just left yesterday to go back to North Dakota. It's been a house full but a very enjoyable time.
Christmas was very good this year. It was the first time in almost four years that we've had the entire family home.
To catch up on my work; on December 29th we ran a total of four ca
Happy Holidays everyone. We had a pretty uneventful shift and actually got to sleep thru the night again. We responded to a total of 8 calls but none of them turned out that bad. Our first call came in at 7:50 am and was reported as a male complaining of chest pain. Then again at 8:24 we responded to a male with severe hip pain. At 11:35 am we were dispatched to another hip pain. At 3:45 pm we were called to a seizure and at 7:42 pm we responded to a psychotic breakdown. At 9:11 pm we res
I stayed in town this morning after getting off work at 8 am. The department's Christmas Lunch was today and it wasn't worth the 30 mile trip home just to turn around and come back. So, I decided to stay in town and do some Christmas shopping and of course stop by Starbucks! A little before noon I headed to our headquaters where the meal was to be. Just after I got there station 3 was toned out for a head on collision on the highway. Station 2 responded as the second out unit. The shift su
It's 8am and I'm back on shift for another 24 hours. The day started at 8:49 with a call to the local hospital for an emergency transfer of a 36 year old female that was in active labor. Problem being, she was only 22 weeks along and her water had broke and she was dialated to an 8! We took her lights and sirens to another hospital that was capable of handling this type of labor. We got back to the station just before noon.
At 2:45 pm we were dispatched to a local beauty salon where a
Started the morning off at about 9:00a when we responded to a medical emergency involving a possible stroke. The male pt was found by his wife and had obvious left side involvement. He was transported to the ER for further care. Remember the early warning signs of a stroke: 1) weakness on one side, 2) difficulty talking, and/or 3) an unsteady walk.
Then at about 1:00p we responded to a female complaining of chest pain. This turned out to be one of our "frequent flyers." Her chest pai
Got off work this morning. First day back after a week off. We had a pretty good shift. We responded to 3 medical emergencies and one vehicle accident. The medical emergencies were pretty uneventful except for one. We had an 87 year old female in respiratory distress. This one made us work a bit. But after some IV meds the respirations improved and her color came back.
The car wreck was very minor. We transported one female with an injured knee. She had slid forward in her seat a
This post comes to you from North Dakota where Sue and I have traveled to see our youngest child. It was a very nerve wrecking trip as we left Kansas just as the winter storm moved into SE Kansas. Finally on day 2, just north of Souix City we broke out of the nasty weather and road conditions and was able to relax. Hopefully the weather will hold for the trip back tomorrow.
Today my daughter, our youngest, graduated from Trinity Bible College in North Dakota. Jacqui and her husband of a
I'm setting here in my warm house looking outside at the ground. There's a small dusting of snow on the ground and they are predicting 3 to 4 inches by tomorrow. Now normally this would be a good thing. You see, I love winter time. I guess I'm still a kid at heart; I like to get outside in the white stuff and just plain play. But tonight, it's a different matter. Tomorrow we leave for North Dakota, and as luck has it the first snow of the season is on the day we will be traveling.
Our
Good evening, it's time for me to get on my soap box for a bit. As you may be aware, if you've read my first entry, I'm a paramedic in S.E. Kansas. Here's my pet peeve . . . IF YOU SEE THE RED LIGHTS, BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF YOU, PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP! If you're in emergency services then you understand. If you're not I want you to think about this. What if it's one of your loved ones that were trying to get to? Turn your radio's down (so you can hear the sirens)
November 22, 2005
I'll start this by letting you know a bit about myself. I'm a paramedic in SE Kansas. We work a 24 hour shift and then have 48 hours off. In my off time I enjoy being outdoors. Fly Fishing and duck hunting are my two favorite outdoor activities. My wife, Sue, and I enjoy camping and fishing. She's just started fly fishing and we're having a great time on the rivers and streams around the area.
