The Nurse Feels His Presence
It’s been a busy couple of weeks on the ambulance. So busy that we’ve been held past the end of our shift an hour or two almost every day. Our first encounter came on a transport of a patient going from a nursing home to a hospital for an abdominal CT scan. This was the second day in a row we transported him for the same procedure. The previous day, we brought him to radiology…
Chicken Strips and Wrist Immobilizers
One day while on duty, we paid a visit to a part of the city that my partner and I really like. Northeast Tacoma is a small, residential area perched on a hill overlooking the port of Tacoma. The view is nice, but the food is amazing. While killing time waiting for a call, we went to our favorite Shell station for fuel and food. I don’t normally eat gas station food, but this gas…