My First day in the Service

I didn't know it, but the day was the beginning of a complicated affair, involving Lies, lust, loyalty, sadness, stress & laughter. It was to be a rocky affair shrouded in hope & underpinned with the unknown. Yes the day was my first day in the Service, welcomed into our training centre, a 1920's old ex Fire Station by our Instructors who was just as old.

The Ex-fire station is now an under maintained Front Line Ambulance Station with a state of the art training suite upstairs. The station is crewed by a cynical bunch of old school EMTS & Paramedics, pushed to the limits of tiredness, compassion strained by years of experience and turmoil, they all turned out to be the biggest bunch of well meaning, professional ambulance crews iv'e ever met. Keep up the good work guys.

I will now introduce you to the instructors.. (Names changed to reflect their characters)

Our Practice Manager,

Mr McKay

Quite the disciplinarian, he kept us in check, ensured we washed up our plates & cups and occasionally instructed. Yet another top bloke in the service.. This man is so good, he's forgotten more than most of us even know. With out him most of the Paramedic Exams wouldn't even have been written.

Our lead trainer....

Ron Jeremy,

Mr Jeremy is an experienced Paramedic, who started his LAS life as an Ambulance Man back in the glory day of Stretchers, bedfords and women. The man brings a whole true meaning to the phrase: Life-saving, heart-braking & love making.. Married a few times he has now settled and serves his time as a Paramedic Trainer for the service, he teach's us with professionalism , sarcasm, whit & laughter. A truly brilliant fella, top bloke.

Our Co-Trainer

Bariatric

Bariatric is somewhat of a magician actually he really is a member of the Magic Circle, a man with plenty experience apart from his left & rights lol. He was the balance, kept us sane where Ron Jeremy would often remind us (with good humore) where we stood in the service.. Bari's experience was 2nd to none with plenty of it gained from 7/7. He brought a kind of calmness to the class and acted as the weight for our many sessions of carry chair lifting & practice..

Then theres Claude Greengrass

On the very last moments of his career he has stayed in service just to keep us wondering how we may end up just before our retirement. To see an old fella with long grey hair and quite eccentric that keeps you laughing even though he's actually taking the piss out of you is quite something. My hero..

Anyway that was an intro to my very first experience, I will occasionally recount my days in training through out my blogging, so that I don't bore you.

Happy reading

Jack.