The Shire goes crazy.

The Shire is 20 odd klm south of Sydney, a suburban area that is often joked about in an extreme rural bumpkin or Froddo Baggins style.

They were sucking cars in from everywhere. We got a cold backup of a single responder from the middle of Kings Cross and at nearly an hours drive time in traffic.

But the day started out in the city as normal.

65F - From hospital to Air Ambulance and home.

??M - With a cut over his eye and running around disorientated?? Call came from a third party and the police and us found nobody.

59F - Mechanical fall on uneven surface and face planted. Resolved epistaxis and a very minor lac but she requested hospital over seeing her GP.

26F - Well known syncope when exposed to emotional stressors. This time has done it at work during a safety presentation. I was happy with her story, work hadn't seen it before they freaked she was happy to take the rest of the day off and go home.

28M - Headache and vomiting, had mainlined some methadone. These are adverse effects from this. Transport for management and to clear other doubtful causes.

46M - Narcotic OD in public toilets. GCS = 3, Resp Rate = 6, Sweaty, Tachycardic a simple job that we handle every day. Oxygenate well before the narcan and up he pops with no vomiting or aggression. Shame that he was released from prison today and here he is shooting up and his shooting buddy has buggered off with the rest of the hammer and the money from his wallet. No honour amongst thieves or junkies.

34M - A pt with a rather obvious mental health history from the first ten words out of his mouth. Starts telling me about this back pain from a footy match 17 yrs ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Porno Videos on the floor, a bong on the table, IV drug paraphernalia lying in open view and a pt who sounds like he just dropped out of Wayne's World. At hospital, where they didn't even come and get his details off my paperwork they know him that well, I take his BP and he states that magically I have fixed him and can he go. I weep on the inside and say a thank you to the Gods for saving the ED staff from him at least.

85F - Acopia we took Hubby as well because he wasn't much better. There comes a time when it is no longer safe to live at home.

85M - SOB, chest infection most likely.

1043/137 = 7.61 job average per shift.

See you at the big One.

Taz