So this will be a short entry because I'm really really tired... I went back to Station 9 in Bladensburg.
Engine engine number 9.....
I did all my preliminary paperwork, I got my fingerprints taken care of, so now I just have to wait until all of that goes through. They said worst case scenario, by Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving?? It's Oct 9th, that seems like ages away. Well, what can i do? I have no control over it. At least it'll be taken care of.
As far as my assessment ridealongs for class, I'm going to one station on Sunday, then another one on Monday. If I'm lucky, I'll get my 5 calls completed in two sessions. It just depends on how busy the stations are those days.
Oh back to Station 9, I went over there after class, which means i arrived (a metro and two bus rides later) at about 11pm. The house was pretty quiet, people were heading to bed. There are a few rooms, but there are also a few bunks. I brought with me a blanket and a towel. I wasnt %100 prepared but i ended up using the towel as my sheet that covered the mattress, my hoodie as a pillow and my throw blanket to put over me. I dozed off around 1:30, but was awaken at around 5am to the fire alarm. I'm not fire so it wasnt my call. I'm still getting used to the bells but 1 long bell is EMT, 2 is the engine, 3 is the truck, and 4 means "dump the house."
You get the idea.
We ran two calls that morning. One guy was in a hypertensive crisis, blood pressure 201/115. I had no idea how he was still able to talk to us, although his mental status was unstable, his vision blurred, overall not in good condition. The second call was a young gentleman who had just had his third seizure. Poor guy. We took him in too.
