0415 hrs. The tone sounds in the station and the blow lights fill the space with harsh fluorescent light. “Rescue 1, respond to 160 Broad Street at Crossroads for a female with tooth pain.”
1. Denial
“Tooth pain? Surely they jest. This must be a mistake. I’ll just lie here, pull the blanket over my eyes, wait for the lights to go out and it will go away.”
“That’s Rescue 1, respond to 160 Broad Street for a 22-year-old female complaining of tooth pain…”
http://www.emsworld.com/article/10876687/first-person-the-five-stages-of-grief
Pre-arrival instructions from dispatch should include a string and a doorknob.
Ranks right up there with "My Knee Hurts Now"… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPWf_uOEoSM
Ha!