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Little Ambulance, Code 4, Cardiac Arrest, 200 W House you’ve been 3 times in 40 days.

One of the hardest things about small town EMS is that inevitably you run on someone you know, or like today, you run on a “frequent flyer” for the last time.

She wasn’t the bad kind of frequent flyer though. She was the best patient I’ve ever had. Today was my third and last time giving her a ride.

Her husband will probably follow soon. Stage 4 Lung cancer, prostrate cancer, CHF. Like his wife, it will be too late before we even get there. They have no family close, so when he goes hopefully he isn’t all alone.

I   checked him out and tried to make sure he knew we were there for him before I left. I don’t think he heard a word we said.

May God Have Mercy On Your Soul. god have mercy.

Posted by on January 27, 2009 • Filed under: Code 4, Coping, FirstTime, Heart Strings • Tagged: , , ,
  • medicblog999

    I have my share of regulars too. Some nice regulars who are only regular due to their chronic complaints and some regulars who choose to see us as often as they do for whatever reason they have. One of these latter types, I have become quite fond of. I have been to him probably in excess of 50 times now, bit I can actually see him deteriorating now. We were talking the other night when he said he thought he would die soon and how he felt sad that there would be no one at his funeral. No matter what happens, I will make sure I’m there for him.

  • Epijunky

    These are the toughest runs for me, M3.I don’t know what to say. *hug*

  • Walt Trachim

    I’m with Epi on this one….

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