paramedic

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&

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

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

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

This Blog Post was originally published on adagia.org. I don't think that I need to tell you that today was a long day. Although the course ended around 18:30, some colleagues and I were sitting on the outside of the hall until now. I woke up

This Blog Post was originally published on adagia.org. A few years back, when I just started to be a paramedic and ambulance driver, I had the chance to attend Leadership Course 1. It was about Leadership (obviously), how the RedCross came to be back in the day. Who Henry

This Blog Post was originally published on adagia.org. I think it has been a while since I wrote about alcohol. Last weekend I was doing a 24 hour paramedic shift again, and of course, one patient stood out. We were just returning to home base and after a few