Crappy Day

Did you ever have a day that just sucked. Not for you, like the whole day is bad.

Friday was one such day.

I get into work, and the ambulance is there. Someone crushed his hand a little bit before I got there. Great start to the day.

Earlier that morning the Waste Water Treatment Plant on sight had some issues and my Boss was called at 3 am. Not as big of a deal but both kinda set the tone for the day.

Then I went on duty with the rescue squad as an observer. We picked up a guy who was having chest pain. The paramedic on the crew couldn't see what was wrong, his history fit what we found, but the monitor gave a few flags so we alerted the hospital. We dropped him off and moved on as usual. We picked up someone else later that night and took them to the same hospital. We got back in time to find that they pronounced him. The hospital Docs and machines said nothing was found, but he died.

Usually we don't know what happens, in this case I would almost prefer it. Now I just see him looking up at me helplessly on the ride to the hospital. I felt awkward each time he looked at me like that, I didn't know what to say. Now I wish I had said something, I just don't know what.

And in between the calls one of the girls on the crew slammed her hand in the door and had to get stitches.

What the crap?

Just a bad day.