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Sunday, June 21, 2009
Medics....
Medics. The people who bandage you up when you cut yourself or kena blow up by a grenade? nah...according to my course instructors (from an undisclosed rescue service organisation) medics also need to: inject people,put IV drip,do CPR,pick up dead body,wrap intestines,watch people commit suicide....practically everything the paramedic( and police) does, you also need to do. Even injuries that people suffer during war...(what happened to the army medics????no offence!) 
A few days back, we had our first injection lesson. This is probably ione of the most interesting lessons because there were actually 3 different ways of giving injections. (So it's not just mindlessly stabbing someone with a needle) And more interestingly, there're many different sizes of syringes. From the normal 5ml to the 50ml (goliath)....ooh..scary.... And the 50ml syringe needs a 14 guage needle (which is thicker than your yakult straw....) Luckily most injections require only the 5ml syringe and a 20+ guage needle (very narrow and painless)
In English: Don't worry sir, your head just go squashed by a minibus. You'll be fine!
And onle more thing. Medics are taught to lie infront of their casualties. Especially when they have really gory injuries (crap....=/) So next time when the paramedic tells you you have a minor injury, take it with a pinch of salt! Especially if you know what happened to you was deep shit! =D
Production notes
First cartoon features Bryan and Siyi. Random combi again...Photo of needles from web source, and the last cartoon is a scene from last week's traffic accident at Mong Kok where a minibus crashed into a bus stop.
Labels: Bryan, Hong Kong Fire Services, needles, Siyi
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