Weekly Reflection

This week's reflection will be short because I am on shift with C shift now and am taking a break from work to write this before it's due. This week I had an incredibly hectic schedule and felt like I was living out of my truck with so much back and forth between Franklin Fire and Proctor. I did three 24 hour shifts at Franklin, one 9 hour shift at Sanbornton Fire, and two calls with Andover Rescue. I also did some other activites like my ride along with the Marine Patrol and visits to various other fire departments. With the lack of sleep I got this week, however, came a dramatic increase in what I learned and new confidence I have gained. At Franklin I can navigate their station and most apparatus with ease, and have been finding more ways to be helpful on and off calls. Consequently, I've been able to be even more active in patient care on med calls. While I didn't see any critical patients this week I saw more patients, which is just as benefitial. I've also worked on two different shifts, doubling my perspective on how the department functions. I still feel the most comfortable in 32 Ambulance 1 (Andover's ambulance) with the Andover Rescue crew. The diabetic call I went on highlighted my week, working alongside Greg and Jason taking vitals and running the cardiac monitor. Getting the blood pressure on my first try made me feel great. Skills I had been taught previously at Franklin came back to memory and I was very satisfied with my new competency with the monitor. In conclusion, it was a productive and fun week and I have consistent energy and motivation to learn more. Tonight or tomorrow I will post on this shift's actvity.