4 miles

Today when I got to work I found out that my regular crew mate was on annual leave, so instead I was working with a Paramedic called Tim, After checking the vehicle the first thing we did was try and fix the reclining chair that Roy managed to break. He did a great job now it reclines and sits up, which is more than can be said for the other recliner which Roy broke a few months ago. We remained on station for several hours, then got a job, it came through as Assistance required to get patient into bed. Hoist broken. Tim and I looked at each other great, the carer must have a "no lift" policy. On arrival we were shown upstairs where our patient was sat on a commode. There were a community nurse, a carer and the husband in the room, showing us how the hoist wasn't working, then telling us the patient weighed 18 stone! while I got my back support out to put on before lifting, my crew mate said "I think you should use the hoist"! when I turned round there it was happily going up then down again as he pressed the buttons on the controller. Everyone stared at him. He just said, "well if you take the emergency break off it works" They all stared round at each other blaming anyone but themselves. As we had done nothing to the patient, we were able to leave with out doing any paper work. The above photo is what our control thought when we informed them of the situation. On returning to base we had a meal break...... and then later on a second....... then it was time to go home! We clocked up 4 miles and one 'not required' Thanks for a really wicked shift Tim!