The front garden is littered with rubbish; the gate hangs impotently ajar on one hinge. The concrete path is split and the gaping holes have been filled with opportunist rampant weeds. The broken front door has been ‘kicked in’ one too many times, evidenced by the clumsy attempts to repair it with gaffer tape. The…
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Car versus Tree
The funny thing about our job is you can be having a really ordinary day when suddenly it all changes in an instant. One rainy afternoon recently I was given a call to a ‘Road Traffic collision, car versus tree’ – no more detail than that. As I started to drive the mile or so…
Dealing with minor illnesses
Part 3 of a mini-series I am currently posting about some calls I have been to where people have either behaved inappropriately or seemingly called the ambulance service inappropriately. I fully acknowledge that sometimes people react out of panic, and sometimes people do things because they are stressed. However, I would never dream of talking…
Treating Flu
Part 2 of a mini-series I am currently posting about some calls I have been to where people have either behaved inappropriately or seemingly called the ambulance service inappropriately. I fully acknowledge that sometimes people react out of panic, and sometimes people do things because they are stressed. However, I would never dream of talking…