• Question: how much happiness do u have when you save a life

    Asked by 17mason to Riverside Surgery, Kerry - HCA, Hampton Surgery, Tarik - Dentist, East Sussex CITS, CLICK Federation, Amelia - GP on 22 Jan 2019.
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      Hampton Surgery answered on 22 Jan 2019: last edited 30 Jan 2019 1:50 pm

      I think that’s a difficult question. I m not very keen on all the stress of emergency situations. When we have them at the surgery afterwards I always feel relieved and worried that the person will be ok. When we have someone collapse for example we aren’t sure they will be ok really so there is always an anxiety for me. Saying that often the actions we take prevent someone becoming really ill or collapsing and that’s a great feeling when you know you ve really helped them avoid that full emergency situation.
      Kirsty

      As a Paramedic seeing and treating critically ill patients is what I trained for and am best at. I always feel if I have seen and treated a critically ill person during a shift then it has been a good day. You also have to accept that you cannot save everybody as some patients there is nothing anyody can do to prevent death. This is a shame but something you get used to. Which is why if you are able to save someone from death or serious illness by you own knowledge skills and treatment it is very special and honestly not something many people can say they have done, let alone do it reguarly.
      Rob
      Paramedic

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    987prmb28 commented on :

    why did you decide to come a paramedic?

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      Hampton Surgery commented on :

      My job suits me well and I get a lot of enjoyement from what I do.
      I really liked the idea of driving around on blue lights to emergency calls (which I do enjoy alot) and I liked the idea of going to see people that are in need of emergency help.
      I have always been interested in the medical field and human biology which helped a great deal.
      I worked in a doctors surgery as a receptionist / admin assistant which was the main reason I chose a medical career as i really enjoyed my time in that job.
      There are also other perks such as being paid to train (not all courses do this) and it pays well for my age group (20-30years old)
      If you are interested in becoming a Paramedic it would be worth attending a careers event that the ambulance service attend (there are many large events every year) so you can speak to staff there and look at an ambulance and get more information
      Rob
      Paramedic