Field Training

Well, the first week of field training is over. That means I finally got to hit the streets of Los Angeles in an rig (ambulance for those of you who may not be as familiar with the EMS lingo (EMS=Emergency Medical Services). Today we got 2 good fire calls. I got to do some mapping (give directions to the driver...as in...ok here is where we need to be in 8 minutes...figure out how to get him there!) This is something I really need to work on...not knowing the area that well and the map and the streets not necessarily being the same thing....well...you know...I got him turned the wrong way at least twice. Thankfully only one of those times was when we were actually enroute to an emergency...which ended up not being an emergency. Overall it has been a great week. God has been so gracious. I am really enjoying getting to know my co-workers, understanding the whole system better, learning how to map, fill out paper work...and most of all...how to work the gurney! (Those things are harder to work than it seems!) It has been fun, sad, hard, frustrating at times...but I am so thankful to be able to be doing what I love to do and be able to use the traning that God has provided me with! Thanks for reading! Have a great week!!!!