Trick Or Treat

October 31, 2011

04:o5 – Alarm goes off…hit snooze

04:10 – Alarm goes off….more snoozing

04:15 – Alarm goes off…. look at clock on the nightstand. 4:15…..how can it be 4:15? I always set the alarm for 3:20. Dang it!

04:16 – vaguely aware that I worked overtime on Saturday….the station was close so I set the alarms 45 minutes later…should have checked last night…too late now…trudging to closet…aware that I’m wet with perspiration. …no time to shower

04:17 – In uniform

04:18 – No time to make coffee….grab laptop on the way out the door

04:19 – Start car…open sunroof…and windows

04:20 – Lift off

04:56 – Approaching station…Circle K is on the right…..no time for coffee…ugggh

04:58 – Arrive at station

04:59 – Clock in

05:15 – Frantically looking for lost key to drug compartment

05:20 – Get replacement key

05:30 – En route to west side for posting

05:40 – Arrive Circle K

05:41 – Pouring coffee (extra creamer)

🙂

05:42 – En route to post again

05:55 – Arrive post location (Dunkin’ Donuts)

05:58 – Acquiring wi-fi for laptop

06:00 – Connected

06:15 – Sunrise is unusually beautiful this morning….lots of pink

07:17 – Responding to state prison for woman in active labor – 39 weeks along

07:38 – Maneuvering past vehicles blocking main gate….arrive on scene

07:42 – Arrive bedside….obtain vitals and history….almost full term,….contractions a few minutes apart

07:50 – Move patient to gurney

07:53 – Load patient, IV, EKG, O2, vitals

08:02 – Transporting

08:05 – Call report to hospital

08:08 – Contractions are more frequent and stronger. “Keep breathing through the contractions. You’re doing great. We’re almost at the hospital.”

08:09 – Prison guard gives me a smile

08:15 – Arrive at hospital

08:16 – Security meets us at the door…takes us to waiting elevator

08:18 – Arrive at labor & delivery suite

08:20 – Patient moved to bed

08:21 – Give report to staff

08:23 – Leave labor suite…..walk to nurse’s station…find open counter space to finish writing report

08:27 – Waaaaaaa!!!! Waaaaaaaa!!!!! Waaaaaaa!!!!!!

(It’s a girl)

08:28 – My partner and I turn and look at each other….our mouths drop open as we stare at one another…speechless

08:29 – Holy $#@&…. That was close!!!