Pediatrics. Pediatrics have to be the hardest calls to go on. Could be the apneic 4 month old that after checking responsiveness starts breathing and acting age appropriate, or the 7 y/o behavioral outburst that trashed the place because he didn't get the extra cookie he wanted, or the 4 year old having feveral seizures. And then there was yesterday's call, the 7 week old with the flu. Working with a medic you get to see a lot of types of calls. but none hit harder then those pediatrics, and seeing this little 'un in the car seat strapped to the stretcher with an iv going just kinda breaks you a little. You don't want to see kids like this, because you know it's something serious if they are going by ambulance. There I am, up close and personal, sticking the electrodes of the monitor to the kid, thinking to myself, "This sucks, this kid shouldn't already being going for a trip on an ambulance already." Just weighs heavy on the mind. It's like the parental mechanism kicks in and you want to do everything in your power to make this kid better.
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