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Sounds like something I would do, rdelisle! Thank you for sharing your story. And thank you to Laura Anne also. I gotta say, if somone is going to go up on a roof for the purpose of shouting things, I might not have much sympathy when they fall off!!! :tongue:

So how do I get my five points back, Dustdevil? :bounce:

As excited and nervous as I may be coming across, I definitely understand this. And I see myself as the kind of person who truly can keep my cool on scene, for sure. Clearly it has to be that way, and I have a hunch this will come naturally to me. It's the anticipation leading up to my first run that has me going crazy!!! LOL. Thanks for your kind words, Dwayne, they are much appreciated! And I will certainly let you all know the story of my first run!

Thanks, FireEMT. In fact, you just reminded me of something that happened back in one of my classes. During a lecture, one of my instructors had to leave to take a call. We were all wondering why he wasn't in that much of a hurry to get out the door (in other words, why wasn't he "running"???). He said to us, "If I trip and fall because I was running and injure myself, what good am I to the patient?" And that proverbial lightbulb went off in all our heads! LOL. Sounds like you had an interesting one, CBEMT. I'd have to say trauma center if the fall was unwitnessed, especially if it was even closer than the other hospital!

WOW. Hopefully since my status here is still listed as "newbie" I can be forgiven for posting in the wrong forum. I also hope to be forgiven for discussing my first "call," where clearly I meant to discuss my first "run." Again, I'm a newbie all around, and I guess it certainly shows. :oops:

Okay, new day, therefore a new Song of the Day is needed . . . . "Springtime," by Mike Pfeiffer & The Associates. (They can be found on my MySpace page for anyone who is curious . . . ) :wink:

Hmmm . . . yeah . . . let's go out there and help our community, but only if we have a nice, pretty truck to ride around in. Not the folks I'd want pulling me from a vehicle. I'd prefer a squad that actually gave a damn.

I appreciate the honesty Dwayne, and I also can appreciate the silliness! And I don't mean to be too eager, 4cmk6. I'm just excited. And I can't help but think that there were other new EMT's out there this excited when they first got started as well.

Ya know, I'll take whatever I can get on that first call!!! :D/

Thanks, Dwayne!!

Sounds perfect!!! :-k

I'm curious to hear stories about your very first call as an EMS worker! I have my very first shift as an EMT Friday night (that's right, I'm that new) and the best part about the anticipation is wondering what my very first call will be. Tell me your stories, please!

"Do You Realize?" by the Flaming Lips.

Holy cow, I had no idea that Steve Buscemi was once with FDNY. Very, very cool. You know, I didn't even think about Pratt's brother, that's a very good point. There was never any verbal indication that he'd be on the ambulance, but I suppose that will make it all the more shocking if he is. Well now I'm even more convinced that it was Sam on board. This would create an intense storyline for Pratt next season - dealing with the guilt of letting Sam get on board, and losing his brother at the same time.

Yeah, I think Abby and Luka are moving away also. Which means that Abby was a safe distance from the ambulance before it exploded. I think Sam was inside the ambulance, personally. Pratt seemed very intent on going with his patient, therefore we were supposed to think he was inside. But I bet he wasn't.