The Truth About Emergency Services

Something seems to click inside when that pager goes off and you are on the way to the call. The training sets in and you mentally prepare yourself for each particular call. You may know what the nature of the call is but, nothing is ever as you think it will be. I remember times when the call was simply a routine call and took no special skills to help the patient. I was also their when a few of those patients took their last breath. Realize that as a worker in the Emergency Services, you may be the last face this person will ever see. This is something you will never forget. I hope that I was at least a comfort to them in their last minutes. If you choose to do this, I hope you can provide that comfort also.

Some of the time, you get to be the first person an infant will see when they come into the world. I remember one such occasion. I was helping to deliver a child. There was not anything special about the call but, even now, I still wonder how the child is doing and what age they are. I try to imagine what things they have experienced in their lives as a result of coming into the world with me being a part of it. These are things that are never taught in any of the classes or training you will undergo. They will try to prepare you for the tasks ahead but until you have been through them, you will never truly know the sadness and joy that others can cause. You have now become part of this person’s life in one way or the other.

Becoming an Emergency Services worker is a commitment that you must make before you take the steps to get your certification. Realize that when you choose this profession whether paid or volunteer, you will be working hours that most people sleep through and you may never be thanked for the work you perform. Also prepare yourself for the times when that special patient will affect you so deeply that you may want to find how the results turned out. Unfortunately, most of the time, when the patient reaches the hospital, it is over and you may never know what happened next. As I said before, selflessness is a necessary trait for any Emergency Service Worker and that the work is thanks enough for what you do.

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