Christmas Eve And The Life Of An EMT
I woke up this morning
and start off the day
The sky is cloudy possible snow on the way
I get to work my unit is
ready
We get our first call my hands are not steady
A car accident with one
possibly 10-7
On Christmas Eve knocking on the doors of heaven
Please God I say to
myself, don't let it be
One of my family members, that would kill me
We got on scene a cold
chill in the air
An elderly lady was gone, it doesn't seem fair
My mind going wild with
thoughts and fears
For her family will be sad, my eyes fill with tears
After the call we leave
in a hurry
Off to another call faced again the same worries
A house fire with a
family inside
Unable to get out and nowhere to hide
Upon our arrival the F.D.
had them out
Safe and secure and walking about
Though they were safe and
thankful for their lives
Their properties gone, but nobody died
Happy for the family for
their lives can be fixed
We go on our way wondering what will be next
While sitting down for we
have a moment to eat
I order my burger and fries and warm my feet
Before we finish
devouring our meal
We're off again the sirens a squeal
Someone's been shot his
blood a large puddle
We wonder was there an accident or was there a struggle
Barely a pulse but still
moving air
His small son in the corner his eyes in a stare
My daddy got shot as he
told the officer
Mommy left us last night please can't you find her
After the gun was removed
from the gentleman's hand
We loaded him up to do what we can
Oh, so sad for a child to
watch his father almost die
But even worse to witness an attempted suicide
We leave the ER in dire
need of rest
Another call waiting we will do our best
My husband needs help she
states in a choke
He's been very sick and now maybe a stroke
He opens his eyes, unable
to talk
She said he's tried but he can't even walk
We transport him, he's
doing fine she is told
In the ER we placed his hand in hers to hold
Ok, we're screaming
"Now give us a break
We're tired and cold for goodness sake"
Go back to the hospital
our dispatcher states
A patient going home for Christmas, the transfer awaits
Someone's leaving the
hospital that really feels good
For everyone here I wish they all could
At our station for the
first time tonight
Someone's gotten drunk and has been in a fight
We roll from our station
the sky is so dark
On scene we assess the patient, not finding a mark
Upon checking 10-8 we're
told respond code 3
To the mall, Santa has fallen and has broken his knee
He was lying on the floor
all dressed in red
The children were screaming, is Santa dead?
We asked if he could move
it and surely he can't
What ever you do, don't cut my pants!
Now what do we do, a mall
worker did say
Around the corner in a red suit security to save the day
On Dasher, on Dancer he
said while we were leaving
To a point it was funny, but we're still not believing
It is now after midnight
and we are still going
Our lights flashing and our siren still blowing
An accident involving a
young man who'd been drinking
My God, what was he thinking?
He said he was distracted
by a view in the sky
Because of his actions, someone had to die
Lying in my bed thinking
it just isn't fair
Wondering just how much more I can bear
Trying to find peace and
drift off to sleep
Wishing we could have found time to eat
We wake up to the ring of
the phone
Another call I asked? I want to go home
She's having a baby she
says hurry fast
She's had lots of experience, four in the past
Tell her don't push I
scream in the mike
I started the unit and turned on my lights
We enter the house and we
hear her scream
"The babies are coming" I asked two, what do you mean?
The first one delivers, a
beautiful girl
The second one screaming as it enters this world
A girl and a boy, this
was new to me
I chuckled and I smile, I'm a proud EMT
Now the unit is cleaned
and all is restocked
It's time to go home so I go punch the clock
Home at last, I open the
door
To find my children sitting around the tree on the floor
My husband walks over to
me with his arms open wide
"Merry Christmas Baby" he says as I start to cry
Tears of joy are flowing
and in silence I pray
"Thank you dear Lord for keeping them safe"
My children are pulling
on me, Mommy come here
Santa has come as I look at them through tears
I take their tiny hands and lead them to the tree
Here Mommy my son said
it's special, his voice in a perk
To find a new stethoscope, how special, for work
Mommy he asked, will this
help you save a life?
I put my hand on his head and answered with Gods guidance, baby it might
We had a tough
shift, my partner and me
For this was Christmas Eve and the life of an EMT
Brenda Crossett
EMT