No photos today unfortunately.
Today was relatively quiet, five calls that I attended, the first being a transfer of a middle aged man that was in hospital due to malnutrition, the hospital we transferred him to was very overcrowded, beds in every space available, and some patients even sat on chairs whilst being given fluids.
The second call was to an unwell man, however on arrival we were presented with a body, rather than a patient. One of the paramedics pronounced him dead before discussing what the procedure was for the body to be collected.
The next job was a motorcycle crash, fortunately the rider managed to get off with only minor injuries, which we cleaned and dressed on scene.
Then another motorcycle crash, two casualties, one male and one female. The male had a potential C-spine injury and also a deep laceration to the left arm. The arm was dressed, however the wound kept bleeding through the dressing, so in the end I decided to pack the wound with gauze, this did the trick and kept the hemorrhage under control. We then rolled him onto a spinal board and along with the female, who had only sustained minor abrasions to the knees and elbows transferred them both to the emergency department for further assessment and treatment.
The final call at the end of my shift turned out to be a prank call, and no patients were found.
Hopefully tomorrow will be busier :)
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