I recently was struggling with two EMS calls in particular. One was a 20 month old in cardiac arrest with a negative outcome. The second was a shooting victim that was very much aware of the severity of his wound but was in a state of hemorrhagic shock. The outcome of that was negative also. The hardest part is looking into the eyes of the Patient and the words “I’m dying” being repeated over and over again. These two types of calls really began to bother me. So I took a vacation in hopes of a mental reset which I got. And all it took m, was time away and running into a pizza joint that brought back memories of a patient that I use to stop and let his dad grab a pizza for him after a scheduled Drs appointment This made the patients day and brought joy and happiness to him. Remembering that made me start to think more in what I’ve done in my career that has made positive differences in people’s lives. If you’re struggling try and search out all the good you’ve done.
Sometimes we need something to reset or refocus.


















