paramedic

This Blog Post was originally published on adagia.org. Yesterday I was doing a paramedic day shift again. Our first mission brought us to a doctor whose patient had typical signs of a stroke. The nearest stroke unit is currently closed because of missing personnel due to many COVID19 positive

This Blog Post was originally published on adagia.org. After the accident (https://adagia.org/content/4005) my paramedic night shift continued to be hellish and without much sleep. A few minutes after we finished cleaning the car I moved into one of the sleeping rooms and sent out a

This Blog Post was originally published on adagia.org. Only a few minutes ago I came back from the first mission of the night. As I've written I'm doing a paramedic night shift and thus it was no wonder that there would be something to do. We were called into

This Blog Post was originally published on adagia.org. In the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep From the mountains of faith To the river so deep Not that dramatic but the 17th hour of my paramedic shift is coming along "easily" and I'm already in

This Blog Post was originally published on adagia.org. Note: This post was written almost 20 hours ago. I just didn't have time to publish it right away. So, although the title is slightly misleading, I couldn’t think of a better one. I’m writing this right in the

This Blog Post was originally published on adagia.org. The week is over and I'm really thankful I had the chance to attend this Leadership course. Until November (when I will be attending the exam), it will definitely be something that will stay inside my head. Especially all the really

This Blog Post was originally published on adagia.org. Today was the last day and as I’m writing this, I’m already back home in my Apartment. Today was all about psychological stuff. Sadly I’ve got a severe neck pain headache going on, so I have to postpone

This Blog Post was originally published on adagia.org. Today was the next to last day of the leadership course. We learned a lot about the different other organisations we frequently work together with (mountain rescue, police, army, helicopter rescue). After that we learned how to prepare for larger events.

This Blog Post was originally published on adagia.org. Another day is over and so only two more are upcoming. I never expected the week to progress so quickly. In the morning we had a small theoretical unit before two guys from the search dogs department showed us how god

This Blog Post was originally published on adagia.org. Today we dig down the rabbit hole of another really interesting topic: how to evacuate stuff and how to move stuff around. Sounds boring? Wasn't. :) In the morning we planned how to give orders and the different ways to give them.