Paramedics here are a gas! We all try to "one up" each other. We tell our tales of the grosses stories that would make you anorexic in 5 seconds, but today I learned some useful tricks. I even got one of the guys to volunteer for this! I was taught how to roll an eyelid! This could be a very useful skill to teach your 5 year old. Use a Q-tip on your eyelid crease and grab the lash line while gently rolling the lid back. See...now you too can be a remote medic! I remember my grandma telling me that if I didn't stop that my eyelid would get stuck! But it's a great thing to know for someone with a stye. And I ask, is there any cutting involved? No unfortunately....
I am a procedure "ho" which means I really like to cut and stitch. I don't like the testing part- collecting poop, urine-yuk! We practiced stitches yesterday. It's amazing that everytime we have a lecture on something the patient follows. We had an elbow lecture...in walks an elbow injury. I even got to poke him with a stretched out paperclip...a legitimate test called the 2 point test, something like "pin the tail on the donkey", but with a patient. Yeah! We had a class on HEENT, ( sinus drain) and we had a run on that, oh boy... So we're learning how to do different techniques for stitching someone up. I've been waiting all day at the door, like a hungry dog waiting for a bone. I've suggested a number of times that Mike (lead paramedic/hot guy) let me cut him for the sake of my practice skills. I fiqure that since I'm stitching him up and I'll bandage that baby, (the wound- well Mike too), and I know how to do some neat stitches thanks to "Home Ec", so who would ever know. Speaking of gas... local hot guy, lead paramedic " Mike" happens to be full of it today. We are all congratulating him as he was promoted today to a Regional Operating Manager. I guess I'll have to act a little more respectful and play nice...I can be bribed! So...Congratulations Mike!!! And my eye rolling volunteer keeps following me around asking for therapeutic message...I told him to talk to me tonight- wink.
