12 Days of Christmas, EMS Style.

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while I loathe thins time of year (Yes, I am Scrooge) here is 12 Days of

Christmas, EMS Style.

On the first day of Christmas, my dispatcher gave to me... One little

ol' Grandma who fell and hurt her knee.

On the second day of Christmas, my dispatcher gave to me... 2mg of

Narcan for the out of work person who wants to end it all by taking her

husband's pain pills and won't tell me what she took and is feeling

suicidal, And Grandma who fell and hurt her knee.

On the third day of Christmas, my dispatcher gave to me.... Three

stacked shocks for the 88 year old man who instead of paying the

neighbor kid 5 bucks to shovel his driveway, decided to do it himself

and have the big one in the driveway, 2mg of Narcan for the psycho chick

trying to off herself, And Grandma who fell and hurt her knee.

On the fourth day of Christmas, my dispatcher gave to me.... 4 in the

morning I have to go to the nursing home because someone has had the flu

for like 16 years and all of a sudden needs to go to the hospital NOW,

Three stacked shocks for the full arrested popsicle, 2mg of Narcan for

morphine eating Momma, And Grandma who fell and hurt her knee.

On the fifth day of Christmas, my dispatcher gave to me... Five minutes

to eat! 4am shuttle call, Three stacked shocks, 2mg of Narcan, And

Grandma who fell and hurt her knee.

On the sixth day of Christmas, my dispatcher gave to me.... Six run

reports behind because the computer guy can't fix the system, Five

Minutes to eat!!!!!!!!!! 4 am Shuttle, 3 zaps to the chest, Gonna have a

stomach pumped, And Grandma who fell and hurt her knee.

On the Seventh day of Christmas, my dispatcher gave to me... Seven car

pile-up while everyone was trying to beat the light so they can get into

Wal Mart the day after Thanksgiving thinking there is only 4 dancing

Elmo Dolls, Six reports behind, Five minutes to eat! 4am is way to

early, 3 stacked shocks, 2 of Narcan pushed, And Grandma who fell and

hurt her knee.

On the eighth day of Christmas, my dispatcher gave to me... Eight

flights of steps to walk up to get the 400 pound person who is having

shortness of breath since LAST Christmas and can't walk...oh, and of

course, the elevator doesn't work, 7 cars a crunching, Six reports a

writing, Five minutes to eat! 4 AM shuttle, CPR in progress, 2mg of

Narcan, And Grandma who fell and hurt her knee.

On the ninth day of Christmas, my dispatcher gave to me... Nine blankets

needed to cover up grandpa because he is freezing and we aren't even out

of the house yet but thinks he will get pneumonia and die for all of the

10 seconds we are outside, Eight flights of stairs, Should have stayed

home and bought it off of Ebay, Six reports I'm writing, Five minutes to

eat! What the Hell time is it, Should have paid the kid, 2mg of Narcan,

And Grandma who fell and hurt her knee.

On the tenth day of Christmas, my dispatcher gave to me... Ten minutes

till I can get a bed in the ER because the nurses are busy figuring out

who is going to lunch next, Nine blankets needed, Hope fire department

is coming, 7 cars a crunching, Six reports I need to write, Five minutes

to eat! Can't you wait till morning, Stick a fork in him, he's done, Man

I hope she shuts up,. And Grandma who fell and hurt her knee.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my dispatcher gave to me.... Eleven

times I tried to get the heat to work in the back of the truck and

maintenance won't take the truck in, Tten minutes waiting, Nine blankets

needed, Eight flights of steps to climb, Hope you have Progressive, Give

me a new ink pen, Five minutes to eat! 4am is early, 3 leads all show

he's dead, 2mg won't touch her, And Grandma who fell and hurt her knee.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my dispatcher gave to me... A 12 Gauge

IV needle that I put into the drunk 19 year old who tried to swing at

me, It's really freezing, Hope you choke on your sandwich, 9 blankets

for grandpa, How did you get up here in the first place, Man your

husband is gonna be pissed, Six reports STILL down, Five minutes to eat!

Better than taking them back, Hope I recorded the code, Man, just pass

out already, And Grandma who fell and hit her knee.

Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET

FF/NREMT-B/FSI/EMSI

Owner and President of LNM Emergency Services Consulting Services (LNMECS)

Freelance Consultant/Trainer/Author/Journalist/Fire Protection Consultant

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