Clinicals.....Round 1

What an eventful day. Clinicals were AWESOME yesterday.

Clinicals are hit or miss really. You might be really really busy or you're sitting at the station waiting for a call that never comes. They call it "The Student Curse". Yesterday was the best day ever. I got to the station at 7am and we got our first call at 7:30. We hit one call after another all. day. long. It was heaven if you're a student and wanting to get in there. We had 10 calls.

GI bleed
Moving a 650lb woman.
Decreased LOC
Rt. leg pain/numbness/tingling
Choking (it was resolved while we were there, no transport)
2 transfers to other facilities
A woman was in labor, 39 weeks pregnant
3rd degree burns from a boat fire

and lastly, (are you ready for this???)


An airplane crash.

hell yes.

The scene looked worse than it really was. But this little airplane was upside down, wings to the ground with the wheels in the air. Quite a sight really. Luckily, the passengers only sustained minor injuries, a few scrapes and bruises. No transport required.

Talk about a busy day. It was wonderful though. My partners were fantastic and were readily available to answer any and all of my questions. We even grilled out around 8:30, but that was cut short due to a residential fire. (I didn't go on that call).

All in all, it was a fantastic day, and I can't wait to go to school Tuesday and tell them about my clinicals. I bet no one else got an airplane crash. :-)