Interview of an E.M.T. :: interview essays

I had the opportunity to interview an E.M.T. The E.M.T. Ichose to interview was my booster station Matt from the Highlandlakes squad. I chose to interview him because it is easier forme to talk to someone I drive in than someone I dont know,and also I wanted to take a chance out whats its like being an E.M.T..Q Why did you become an E.M.T.? A I enjoy helping commonwealth, and I felt that I wantedto be able to do more than just basic first wait on and CPR.Q What does it mean to be on call?A It means that if the scare goes off you are the person that responds to the call.You cant leave your area because you have to snag availableif the pagers do go off.Q How does being an E.M.T. affect your personal conduct? A It doesnt really affect my personal lifetoo much. The yet time it really does is if the pager goes offand Im on call indeed I have to stop what I am doin andrespond to the call, or if I come across an accadent I have tostop and help.Q In Vernon what kind of accadents do you ordinarily see? A The most general type of accadent I see ispeople havin trouble breathing, or people who cant breaththings like that. Q What is the worst accadent youve constantlyseen? A The worst accadent Ive ever seen was a caraccadent where there was a victim who couldnt rememberanything even up after I told him the same thing over and overonce more he couldnt remember what I told him. Q Whathappens if the victim is someone you know? A I try to spread overthe victim like any new(prenominal) victim, but Im more nervious aboutmessing up somthing or doing somthin wrong. The victimthough will usually heart more comfortable when someonethey know is there with them. Q What do you do at thescene of an accadent? A We treat the victims, and transportthem to the hospital as fast as we can. Q How do you feelon the way to a call? A I usually have an adrenalin rush, andmy body feels like its going 100 measure faster than normal.Thats about it though. Q Do you like being an E.M.T . andwhy? A Yes, I enjoy being an E.M.T. I like the feeling I getfrom helping others that are in need of help. Q Whathappens if you are at a call and another call comes in? A If a