Julie and I were working a night shift out of Auburn. Now Jules and I had started in the job together at Rozelle, and were good mates with each other. The shift had been kind of cruisy so far, with …
The word sloth comes to mind, whenever I think about this next job. It is often one of my favourite stories to tell whilst I’m teaching first aid to my students, and it’s funny to see the facial expressions that …
This was hilarious, and to think that these two might actually someday breed. You could understand why some animals in the wild will eat their young at birth to stop the defects continuing to cause trouble for the herd. We …
On our way back from the hospital after dropping off a person with chest pain, we were tasked onto a job involving an MVA, (Motor Vehicle accident), in the Castle Hill area. We proceeded with lights and sirens activated, as …
It was any paramedic’s nightmare. A baby not breathing! This is the type of job that starts the adrenaline pumping through your veins, from start to finish. The call stated that the baby was blue, and not breathing. This is …
When you work with a lot of different people, you are bound to meet someone that you just don’t gel with, and they can be a real pain. The secret is to not get mad, but get even. Just such …
I was working out of the old Castle Hill station, with my boss Norm, late one afternoon, when the phone rang, and Norm picked it up. After a bit of a chat on the line to the coordination staff, he …