Andover Rescue call, studying, Andover Fire training

Today started off early. I was in a deep sleep when my pager went off pre alerting us to a call around 5 in the morning. This is a awesome relatively new system in which we are "pre-alerted" to a call before all of the information comes in. Once the information does come in (anywhere from 30 seconds to a couple minutes later) we are paged again, this time with the nature of call and address. So this morning I had time to throw on clothes and shoes before I was reaching for my keys and we were paged the second time, Lakes Region telling us of a Difficulty Breathing Echo Level call. ((Echo level calls are more rare than this blog shows, it is ironic I have been catching alot of them)). On my way over to my truck  in the parking lot I ran into a familiar face, Evan, my partner in crime from Proctor on fire/rescue and also on senior project. We hopped in our trucks and drove to the station, diverting to the scene on the way to meet the Lieutenant who was already there. Our patient was an older male with a cardiac problem resulting in difficulty breathing. Jeff and John, both EMT - Intermediates, did patient care consisting of an albuterol treatment and duo nebulizer. These are skills above the basic level so I helped where I could on the way to the hospital as Heather drove. It was 7 AM by the time I got back to Proctor. I changed out of the clothes I had worn on the call, showered, and headed to breakfast at the dining hall. I spent a good 4 hours studying in the library finishing off Airway by studying with my book and then flashcards and a practice test. Tonight we had fire department training. We split into groups and took the engines around town drafting from hydrants, to make sure they were still operational.  I had the pleasure of driving a brand new, quarter million dollar fire engine around town under the supervision of one of the East Andover Captains, Mark. It was a blast! Tomorrow is another study day in the library hitting a big section - Trauma. I'm really looking forward to the day shift at Penacook Rescue on Friday and doing more hands on stuff.