knackered paramedic

Diary of a knackered paramedic, trying to tweet the lighter side of life in all the chaos

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

Who in their right mind gives a kid a drum and let’s them play outside…..asking for a post nightshift worker?!

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

@CFR4343 Miss you too!

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

@CFR4343 @DCollingsHughes So hilarious, girls got muscles 💪🏻😂

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

@MeechSteph1 @CFR4343

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

After 14 years honing my craft at the same station, today was my last shift. I’m moving into management at another station. Sadly had a lonely shift on the car and no one on base to say goodbye to when I left….sign off the times 🚑

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

@CFR4343

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

@CFR4343 Aww 🥰 thanks Charlotte, gonna miss working with you💕

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

When you’ve been awake 24hrs having worked the nightshift and someone tells you they’re exhausted because they didn’t sleep very well….

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

I know we’ve spent a long time wearing masks but have people really forgotten the common courtesy of covering their mouths when they cough 🤷‍♀️ I’ve been to 3 patients today of varying ages with persistent coughs & potential for covid, & not 1 covered their mouth. Is this a thing?

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

@crimebusterslug It’s the least they deserve 😂

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

Someone in the crew room has just reheated their lunch and it smells like leg ulcers 🤢

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

@CFR4343 Glad you’re feeling better….missed working with you yesterday 😘

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

Resilience in the ambulance service, is it innate? Learnt from experience? Can it be taught?
I’m seeing too many colleagues struggling, whether it’s from the relentless pressure,the sights we see,the things we hear, the decisions we make.
Resilience is a necessity for longevity

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

@KiyaClaydon @acowley999 @SECAmb_CCP Very well deserved!

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

That confusing moment you attend a job for a bleeding wound, when you arrive it’s a fancy dress party and everyone is covered in fake blood making it very difficult to know how many patients you��ve actually got 😂

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

@CFR4343 Took us 9.5 hours to get home from Cornwall 😩 need another holiday to get over the journey!

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

@CFR4343 Will be my pleasure 😊

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

@AJProbst Yes 😂

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

What happened to self care? In an ‘instant world’ no one seems to be able to be unwell without a magic cure within a few hours. It’s killing the NHS! *Rest, fluids and paracetamol works wonders for a lot of ailments if you just give it a chance.
(*obviously not in every case)

[knackered paramedic @KnackeredPara]

@NotJayNow 50p at Tesco’s versus £250 ambulance 🤔