Did I use the new skills 1st shift back?

Do I really have to answer that?

Of course not!

Out of ten jobs responded to, only one single patient was put on the bed or received any medication.

39M - Regular IP caller, I even guessed it was likely to be him from the location and presenting problem. Something was wrong with him which was easy for me to know from the many times I have seen him before but a tip for the 'new to the street' folks, when your regular homeless/alcoholic person tells you they're drinking much less than normal or not enjoying their smokes. There's something sick with them.

51M - Suicidal/Depressed. A War Vet who's stuffed in the head from PTSD.

33M - IP who felt suicidal.

38F - Respiratory distress (the PC way to describe hyperventilation), calmed her down (problems with teenage daughter) we left.

37M - Sore eye for the last 36hrs. Why call at 1.00am??????

15F - Abdo pain. This was the sick one, she looked right in line for a surgery consult, appendix.

24M - Single punch to the face and he now has two bottom lips. It needed transport.

??M - Horsing around in a tree pissed and fell out. If he could get up and bugger off why call us?

??M - Just doing a tour of the red light/club area and the police flagged us for a gent with a haematoma on his forehead. He stayed with us for only as long as he needed before slipping off into the night.

21F - End of the night partying shouting fight somehow got us called. No health issues.

See you at the big One.

Taz