stony kark@aapis@mastodon.world
For me (so far) it’s the best combination of stimuli. You can focus solely on one thing (the patient) for the whole call. You have magic potions like naloxone and D50W which can turn someone who looks a like a corpse back to a living, screaming human in like 2 minutes. You’re useful even if there’s nothing you can do. It’s obvs not all good things, but if you have the right attitude and support network it can be a really fulfilling career.
stony kark@aapis@mastodon.world
The medic who told my class, hauntingly, that if we didn’t cry on practicum there was something wrong with us was right. I have. You don’t know how certain calls will affect you until they happen. But, emotions aren’t weakness (ok maybe anger is). It means you care. No matter what you do in life, never apologize for giving a shit.
