Extending the Art

We each do what we can.  Current backing signals are: and And of course, But I have developed a new signal – quite accidentally, just wasn’t thinking actually.  Think of pantomiming “the Bunny hop”:  Hands in front, making little “wave” motions up and down, while you jump: It looks really stupid, but your driver will [...]

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Tools of the Trade

I admit it – I “over tool”. And while it isn’t always possible to arrive at a 911 call and whip out a Handy Dandy Pocket Defibrillator, still, there’s a reason that dispatch gives you more information than just an address. It’s always, “123 Wombat Avenue, possible stroke,” or “22 Didjeridoo Lane, chest pain.” This [...]

Little Things, Part 2

Unless you’re performing CPR or otherwise engaged, it is not neither too hard to lift the darned wheels over door thresholds. Oh – thought I’d mention that “the characters depicted or described herein are purely fictional and are not meant to reflect real people; any similarities to persons real or imagined is purely coincidental.” So [...]

Little Things, Part 1

One is not always allowed to choose one’s own partner, and this is an accepted aspect of the business. When a pair of folks are teamed up, over time they may develop a feeling for each other’s style and way of doing things. I, for instance, always like to load conscious patients into an elevator [...]