I’ve never had a guest entry written on this blog before. And quite honestly, I never thought I would either. However, I’m warming to the idea as several people have, in the past, mentioned it. And, after meeting up with Ella Shaw(who writes the “other” paramenace blog, tryingmypatients.co.uk) and being allowed to write one on their blog it only seemed fair trade to allow the same.
We both gave each other a vague theme to cover and for my blog I gave the vague theme of humour. Disastrous humour. I read this last night and burst out laughing . . . as these things – well, you just can’t make them up.
Now, read on . . . with thanks and courtesy to Ella Shaw from www.tryingmypatients.co.uk
“84 year old male, chest pain, dementia”
It was student season. For 4-5 weeks the paramedic university students were chucked out from the comfort of their lecture rooms to the unforgiving shift patterns of their respective mentors. It is during this time they hone their skills and learn how to take a patient history, diagnose conditions and talk to people. Of course, always under the watchful eyes of one of us! I remember being chucked into the deep end all those years ago. Staring blankly at an expectant patient and not having a clue what to say, there were so many awkward silences! It’s just part of the learning process.
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