Chapter Two

As an EMI-I, Jace evaluates the circumstances, and makes sure that the scene is safe. They could set up IVs, give drugs, conduct CPR, or clear someone's airway. Jace try to stabilize the patient and transfer them to the hospital. Occasionally, they are required to help a patient who may have fallen and is unable to stand by themselves.

Additionally, they offer welfare checks to elderly people who don't have relatives nearby to check on them in case they can't be reached. They are ready for anything from vehicle accidents to heart attacks to childbirth.

Jace starts his day as a paramedic and an EMT-I at five in the morning. Jace who works at a fire station as a non-firefighter is headed to another emergency.

This time Jace and his partner Alex including the ambulance driver headed to a scene of a car accident and that also included firefighters and police officers.

After arriving at the car accident scene, Jace and Alex got out of the ambulance and Jace took equipment after getting out of the ambulance and immediately rushed to the scene.

EMTs are frequently the first to arrive at an accident scene and start administering emergency medical care. The firefighters had come to the scene as well because there were two cars that were on fire.

Two passengers, including the driver, were trapped in the first car and only the driver was trapped in the second car. Both cars were upside down. The cars were also totaled.

Firefighter Kason Killman was bent on his knees and leaning down on the road to calm the driver in the first vehicle and a different firefighter was checking on the other patients in the second vehicle.

After it took about an hour to get all the passengers out of the flamed vehicles, Jace and Alex had put one patient on a stretcher and other EMTs from a second ambulance were treating other patients from the second flamed vehicle.

The firefighters had stopped the fire before the patients were taken out of their vehicles. All the patients from the horrendous car crash were immediately taken to the hospital due to severe injuries.

One patient named Veronica Woodman had a ruptured lung. In order to assist a patient suffering from a pneumothorax, or punctured lung, Jace had to keep an eye on and assist with breathing.

In the event of a tension pneumothorax, Jace had to perform a needle thoracostomy to release pressure and also supply additional oxygen to the patient. To remove air from the side of the pneumothorax, a needle is inserted between the ribs.

A pneumothorax is a condition in which air enters a person's chest cavity and presses against their lung, either completely or partially collapsing it. It may be brought on by underlying medical disorders, trauma, or medical procedures.

Jace cleaned and covered a communicating pneumothorax with a three-sided occlusive bandage. Jace would have to take the patient to a hospital for additional assessment, therapy, and other needs. Sirens were heard and people during traffic had to pull to the side of the road to give room for the ambulance to rush to the hospital. After another shift, Jace was headed to the grocery store and he needed to buy groceries for dinner.

He wasn't in the mood to cook, so he grabbed something really quick and he decided to buy a few packs of crackers and some cheese. Jace was not much of an eater. He's skinny, and weighs over one hundred and twenty pounds. After he checked out of the grocery store, Jace was walking back to his car. As Jace was walking back to his car, he opened the trunk and put his groceries in his trunk.

After closing the trunk, Jace walks to the driver's side of the car, unlocks his car with his keys, opens the door and gets in the car. After sitting in the driver's seat, and then putting his safety belt over him, he takes the keys and cranks up the car. He pulls the gear in reverse, looks at the back of the windshield of his car, pushes on the gas pedal before pulling out of the parking spot and he faces the front windshield. After putting the gear in drive, Jace pushes on the gas pedal once again. Jace had left the grocery store and he is going back to the fire station.

The next morning, Jace and Alex were called to an emergency about a young ten year old girl named Aleix Boysfti who was in cardiac arrest. Her mother, who is a nurse, was already performing CPR. Until Jace and his partner Alex had arrived at a park, they immediately got out of the ambulance.

After getting out of the ambulance, Jace helped Alex to take out the stretcher from the back of the ambulance. Jace had also the equipment with him. After rushing up to Aleix and her mother, "help, help me!" shouted Mrs. Boysfti.

Jace and Alex saw Aleix lying on the ground unconscious and also seen Mrs. Boysfti performs CPR on her daughter.

"Okay, Mrs. Boysfti, I got it from here," says Jace, bending down on his knees. Jace once again started doing CPR on Aleix.

"She has a heart condition, she's very ill," says Mrs. Boysfti.

"What kind of heart condition?" Jace asked while continuing to perform CPR.

"Uh, a cardiomyopathy. She was diagnosed last year," says Mrs. Boysfti, while continuing to panic.

Jace and Alex took Aleix and put her on the stretcher. After placing Aleix on the stretcher, they immediately put her into the ambulance.

The driver of the ambulance began to drive away from the park and Aleix was rushed to the hospital. Mrs. Boysfeti had immediately gone to her car before Jace and Alex got into the ambulance and left the park. 

Mrs. Boysfti had already gone to the hospital and was waiting for the ambulance to arrive. While still on their way to the hospital, Jace was still performing CPR on Aleix. He did 30 chest compressions like he did with Aleix while Alex was using a bag valve mask ventilation due to Aleix being unconscious.

"CLEAR!" says Jace after doing 30 chest compressions and the defibrillator automatically shocks Aleix. "She's in v-fib," says Jace.

Jace then continued to do 30 chest compressions once more. "CLEAR!"  The defibrillator automatically shocks Aleix. It's already been ten minutes. Aleix had died. A flatline was showing on the defibrillator. "Jace," says Alex. 

Jace ignored Alex and Jacs continued performing CPR.

"Jace, she's gone," says Alex, gently touching Jace.

Jace had stopped performing CPR. Until they'd got to the hospital, Mrs. Boysftti was informed that her daughter Aleix had passed away.

Jace had immediately rushed into the bathroom after arriving back at the fire station and after Jace walked into the bathroom, Alex followed him from behind and noticed Jace was leaning over the sink.

"This was my first time ever losing a patient," says Jace. Alex felt bad for Jace. Jace sighed and nodded his head. "I'd just hope I don't ever have to go through something like that ever again," says Jace. Jace looks at Alex. Alex didn't say a word to Jace. Jace closed his eyes and he opened them shortly afterwards.

Jace turned around and walked past Alex before leaving the bathroom. Alex just stood where he was feeling confused about what Jace had told him about Aleix.