Life of a Trainee Paramedic

On Thursday we had a multiple choice question paper, 50 questions on anatomy and physiology.  We had to get 40 to pass, and I was glad that I got 44!

Some of the ones that I got wrong I didn’t have a clue about, with some of them being in the category ‘nice-to-know’ in my opinion, rather than the important ‘need-to-know’.  This was because I believe that in an emergency situation, it would not matter exactly what artery a patient was bleeding from, you would still treat them the same for any kind of blood loss, or hypovolaemic shock. 

We have our practical exams in just over 2 weeks time, and we have 2 Uni days of practice left between now and then.  I’ve got 4 nights in a row to work from tonght but due to all the rota’s changing at the beginning of the month for Call Connect, for these shifts we don’t start until 19.30.  For every other shift that I have done, they have always been 6.45 or 18.45 starts, so it’s going to be horrible looking at the clock tomorrow morning knowing that I still have 45 minutes to go.  I’m sure that I’ll get used to it though.

Enjoy the Weekend!