Reflective Journal
For week three of clinicals I was assigned the pierce county fire department station 20. This rotation was my favorite so far and the most interesting to me. During my 12 hour shift the station received six calls, however, four of those calls got canceled, and we attended two calls. I followed two EMT’s during my rotation.
Things that Impressed Me
These firefighters are by far the kindest group of men I have ever met. As a whole, the station was selfless, kind, empathetic, beyond those traits they were eager to learn. Ronnie one the EMT’s I was following had been a EMT for six years already and talked about how he loves learning and practicing medicine. And how it is called practicing medicine for a reason because you are always learning and there is always room for improvement. I was in aw of the character that all these men displayed. Despite their compassion, it was also amazing going on calls and watching them in progress. The second call of the day was a 6-year-old female presenting with chest pain. It was incredible watching the crew not only on the medical side, but watching how they interact with a child. How they explain the procedures, how they try to comfort and reassure the child. This was stuff we talked about in Peds and it was amazing watching it all come together. Because of the lack of phone calls the two EMT’s …show more content…
The only thing that disappointed me was at 7:15pm we received a call of multiple people at American lake under distress. The dive team was getting ready and as we headed out there the call got canceled because another station beat us there. Which I think would have been amazing experience to see a dive team rescue multiple pedestrians. Then we got a call about mental health patient which also got canceled. Then a call about an industrial fire which also go cancelled. And all this happened between 7:15 and 8:15pm. So, I was sad that I missed all the
For week three of clinicals I was assigned the pierce county fire department station 20. This rotation was my favorite so far and the most interesting to me. During my 12 hour shift the station received six calls, however, four of those calls got canceled, and we attended two calls. I followed two EMT’s during my rotation.
Things that Impressed Me
These firefighters are by far the kindest group of men I have ever met. As a whole, the station was selfless, kind, empathetic, beyond those traits they were eager to learn. Ronnie one the EMT’s I was following had been a EMT for six years already and talked about how he loves learning and practicing medicine. And how it is called practicing medicine for a reason because you are always learning and there is always room for improvement. I was in aw of the character that all these men displayed. Despite their compassion, it was also amazing going on calls and watching them in progress. The second call of the day was a 6-year-old female presenting with chest pain. It was incredible watching the crew not only on the medical side, but watching how they interact with a child. How they explain the procedures, how they try to comfort and reassure the child. This was stuff we talked about in Peds and it was amazing watching it all come together. Because of the lack of phone calls the two EMT’s …show more content…
The only thing that disappointed me was at 7:15pm we received a call of multiple people at American lake under distress. The dive team was getting ready and as we headed out there the call got canceled because another station beat us there. Which I think would have been amazing experience to see a dive team rescue multiple pedestrians. Then we got a call about mental health patient which also got canceled. Then a call about an industrial fire which also go cancelled. And all this happened between 7:15 and 8:15pm. So, I was sad that I missed all the