The week that was.

One lovely old lady that we met as we took her to hospital for what turned out to be the last time.
Her family were able to get there and be with her and it was all very quick and non invasive as every system just shut down.

A very long life lived, a very quick death in comfort, with loved ones.

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A tragic and violent end for another person with depression.
These things do happen, it is part of our job that we are in attendance and sometime have to bear witness to their last act in life.

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Several nice (well done in difficult conditions) application of skills and clinical knowledge and much of the ordinary work that makes up the daily grind of Ambulance.


Highlight - We found a stolen car! my first one. Trainee had stated after a job that they felt like hot chips (I felt them???? felt nothing like hot chips![yes I am a silly sod sometimes]{as funny as a hat full of armpits}). So we nicked up to an all night Kebab shop in the Cross to get some.

On the way back to station via some back roads, we come across this new BMW 4WD stopped in the middle of the road. No one in it, what looks to be a spare key in the ignition and the doors locked (I thought this looked very suspect and put gloves on before I touched the doors).

Our friendly local Constabulary were called and we were standing beside them as they called the registered owner at 5.30am to tell them the car (they didn't yet know was stolen or the house burgled) had been found safe and seemingly undamaged.

I bet that a couple of hungry ambos won't get the credit for finding it, who cares anyway.

Be careful out there and I'll see you at the Big One.

Taz