Shift Swap something different for me.

Shift swaps, someone needs a particular shift off and you work it for them.
You don't get paid for it except for any penalties and they repay you when you need a shift off.
Now I love my work and arrange my life around it generally so I don't normally do shift swaps because I rarely need time off and therefore don't need my shifts covered.

I have swaps owed from five years ago! But one of our guys was going overseas and really needed this one covered, he'd tried everyone else so I did it.

40M - Had used IV methamphetamine and landed at a relatives house screaming about someone chasing him with a gun. Then the other hallucinations started. He was much to wired for the back of our ambulance so the Police transported him for us to hospital and we followed.

20M - IP. Why is it that they can't scratch themselves but can vomit and spit? Credit to his sister, she did arrive to try and drive him home but not in a little two door coupe!!!!

23M - IP, punched once to the face, cut lip, refused transport.

20M - A decent lac on his finger but he was in custody so the Police came too.

32M - Very IP, horse play at a party saw him fall backwards with another IP falling on top of him. That drunk and unable to tell us his address, day, month or year even though he was talking well enough meant a collar and transport to clear the neck and head for maybe a closed head injury. I made sure his friend remembered what a twat he had been to my partner, the nurses and Dr's at hospital.

34M - Occipital abrasion. Refused transport and cried on his G/f shoulder.

23M - Contusions to scalp also refused transport.

29M - Epistaxis post alleged assault, refused transport or Police. Absconded the scene to hunt down the people who beat him up!

21M - In custody, claims concussion, he was trying to pull the Police and our chains, when explained that ok fine we accept what you say so it'a up to hospital in cuffs for four hours of neuro ob's he changed his tune and recanted his story.
The Ambulance are not a get out of gaol/jail card.

1085/142 = 7.64 average jobs per shift.

See you at the big One.

Taz