#paramedic comic

[krankycomics]

When in emergent situations, it's important to recognize the need for resources and obtain them as they, uh, present themselves. (Thank you for your service.)

[krankycomics]

I have written - on at least four separate patient reports - that my PPE was inadequate during the call because it was blown off/ blown away (I live in an incredibly windy area). Part of me is incredibly thankful the covid rules are finally receding, because holy crap, you would not believe how difficult it is to try to work with giant billowing dresses that catch on every nook and cranny while simultaneously trying to hold onto the flimsy masks and eye protection. Grabbing onto visors (to stop them from blowing off) with gloves contaminated from a possible covid patient just seem counter-intuitive, but such is life.

[krankycomics]

From time to time, the massive volume of cath lab patients sent off via air ambulance completely empties our local hospitals of pillows. Well, I mean it empties our ambulance of pillows and we replace our pillows from the hospital. Same difference.

[krankycomics]

Ambulance attendants have a weird relationship with food. We work long shifts and don't get "breaks" for food like other workplaces. As a result, we all have stories (some quite silly) about trying to inhale food on the way to a call.

[krankycomics]

For the safety of patients, please put your adorable animals away. I have a compulsion to cuddle all of them and it's delaying patient care.

[krankycomics]

I always feel really weird staging. Like there's an absolutely valid collection of reasons for why the police should go first, but that doesn't make me feel less silly when I'm hiding down the street from my possible patients while I wait for police to clear the scene.