I'm starting to believe a bit more in myself. I feel more like a Paramedic then a stupid kid who doesn't know anything. On my Mid-Stage evaluation, all the lower notes that I got were because of one thing...lack of confidence. So I decided to suck it up, take a deep breathe and believe in myself, and it seems to be making a difference. There are times where I freak out a bit.
We got a call last night, for a nine year old epileptic girl, who had convulsions. On the way to the call I told my partner to stay close because I was very nervous. I've never done a seizure before, and I've never done a pediatric, and I got both at the same time. I handled it very well, remained calm, and didn't even need that much help.
We got another call for a 14 year old woman, who had severe vaginal bleeding, it was so bad that her skin was very pale. She was obviously bothered by it, and though I don`t know what it must feel like to have vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain like that, I can imagine how frustrating and embarrassing it must be. In the Ambulance she started crying, because of being annoyed, embarrassed and scared, so I decided to talk to her about school, and summer vacation and what school she goes to etc... Her tears stopped and for a little while she forgot about her problems. I felt really good after that call, sure I didn`t treat her in the medical sense if you will, but I spoke to her and made her feel better, and that's what a Paramedic is supposed to do.
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There you go dude, step it up and wear that uniform proud. Being confident and showing confidence will make your team and your patients (do you call them that in Paramedic lingo?) believe in you 100% that what you are doing is the right thing. This blog feels like I'm tagging along with you during this life adventure, I hope everyone has been keeping up with reading it too.
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