Shift Hours.

In response to a question from NP Odyssey.
My hours are 7 to 7, 12 hours. We have day and a night shift so the roster is two days, two nights and then days off (5).
Not all ambulance services in Australia do this and not even every station in our state of New South Wales. Rural stations have their own rostering systems designed to cover their much different work load.

So while I'm here I may as well post about the last shift.

??F - Rang someone and told them she was going to commit suicide by a heroin OD. Half an hour later the Police and ourselves still hadn't found her. UTL

35M - In the Police cells obviously drug f*&ked and getting worse. Crystal Meth with heroin and the ride was getting more and more painful for him. He behaved himself and was pleasant to us and the Cops at all times so we're happy to transport and luckily the hospital were happy to give sedative to bring him down.

24M - IP, got king hit and reckons he doesn't know why. If the behaviour of his pissed Irish muppet friend was anything to go on I would think they got mouthy with the wrong people.
Spinal precautions because he's pissed and claims amnesia. Later after sobering up it was confirmed that alcohol was the only damage he sustained.

40M - Been off the grog for about a year and has been on a bender for four days. Walked out of triage for his own reasons.

28M - Claims to have been robbed after missing out on a bed in the homeless men's hostel but that was 5 hours ago. Why would he want an ambulance now? Because he's looking for a dry, warm waiting room. Our little hospital in the middle of the city does that real well.

43F - Post op transfer from hospital to air ambulance base for flight home.

See you at the big One.

Taz