Comments on: Adrenaline.

By: Old NFO

Old NFO — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:25:05 +0000

I guess we’re we’re all toughest on ourselves. Of course we are… Hindsight and self inflicted mind games will eat you up if you’re not careful. Also, NONE of us are perfect, there will always be the Doh! moment when you look back and go- Damn, I should have done XYZ…

You have to put that “run” in the back of the mind and go on. Also, remember EVERY run is a learning experience!

By: hilinda

hilinda — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:04:23 +0000

You’ll go over it a million times in your head, Epi. Looking for what you missed, what you could have done differently, what you need to be better at. And that’s okay. It’s good to look at your mistakes, however large or small, and use that to improve your skills.
But the bottom line is this: did your patients all survive? That’s the biggy. Do that right, and you can handle a few other things you might need to work on.

Don’t forget to acknowledge what went right.

In the midst of that adrenaline rush, you DID “do your job.”

{{{hugs}}}

By: Epijunky

Epijunky — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:40:53 +0000

TJ,
It happened on a residential street. In an intersection about 500 feet from the station.

By: Trauma Junkie

Trauma Junkie — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:27:27 +0000

I’m curious, though…

The MVC sounded very severe. And with it being so close to the station, did this happen on a residential street?

By: Epijunky

Epijunky — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:24:59 +0000

JS, Every window in the SUV was broken… She was gloved, but… You know how much protection nitrile gloves offer :)

By: Epijunky

Epijunky — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:24:20 +0000

Thank you Stephan :) Nice to know that I’m not the only one.

By: Epijunky

Epijunky — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:23:44 +0000

Happy Medic, Sean, and Old NFO,
Thanks so much for the kind comments… I still feel like I should have done more or done something different. Even after running everything by my EMS director and having him tell me that I did right. I guess we’re we’re all toughest on ourselves.

By: Epijunky

Epijunky — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:20:42 +0000

Yep. ALL YOUR FAULT, TJ :)

By: Js

Js — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:59:43 +0000

Great story telling and wow. Good job Epi! Mci’s are very stressful. Kudos to you my friend. How did your partner get cut? Js

By: Stephan

Stephan — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:44:19 +0000

You handled the call well. I have done the same thing a couple of times and it always takes a couple minutes to get the adrenaline down. Even on a 911 unit, a still alarm always will get your adrenaline pumping, because you don’t have that moment or two for the tones and dispatch information to prepare yourself with.