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 and hit it on the dash boards - WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IF SHE HAD HER SEAT BELTS ON (HINT HINT).

We only had to get up once in the night when we responded to the breathing difficulty call at 3:00 a.m. That's good for the station I'm at this month. Normally you respond to an average of five to six calls and only get about 4 hours of sleep a night. And that's not at one time.

I'm headed up to the city tomorrow to pick up my niece at the airport. She's coming home for the holidays. She's stationed at Great Lakes with the Navy right now. My daughter's on her way home from North Dakota as I write this. Her and her husband will be home for a couple of weeks. My son, also in the Navy, will be home on the 28th for two weeks.

Until next time - Be safe and Happy Holidays