Saving Lives

Trapped in a Sander

Raichelle took a large bite of the stinger hoagie and wiped her mouth with a napkin. Patrick laughed as he watched her shove three steak fries into her already full mouth with amusement. "You look like a chipmunk with your cheeks stuffed like that. She smiled and covered her mouth with her hand so she could speak without showing her food or spitting. "I was so freaking hungry." She reached for the Dr.Pepper and took a large gulp. "I can see that." She chuckled once she swalled everything in her mouth. "I never can get enough to eat. It's like I have a bottomless in my stomach." She said shaking her head. Grabbing the sandwich with both hands she opened her mouth wide and took another large bite. The portable radio keyed up "560 checking your status at the county hospital." Pat laughed and Rai rolled her eyes. "You ready prego?!" He asked with his thumb hovering over the button that would allow him to respond to the dispatcher. "Go ahead." She she growled and took another bite of the sub, before rolling it back up in the paper and shoving it in the bag with the steak fries. "560. We were just finishing up paperwork, but we can clear." They both grabbed thier lunch bags, threw thier garbage out and headed out of the EMS (Emergency Medical Services) break room towards the ambulance bay. "Thank you 560. We need you hot in the Apple zone, 421 Rogers..that's 421 Roger's Ave for the twenty six year old male with a dangerous body part stuck in a sander." Rai and Pat looked at each other, confused clear on both of thier features. "What'd he say?" Pat asked. "It sound like he said something was stuck in a sand bar." Pat shook his head. "That doesn't make any since." Raichelle picked up the transmitter and pressed the button "Radio can you repeat that message for 560 please. They both waited patiently for the response. "Sure thing. Hit in the Apple zone 421 Roger's for a 26 year old male with his testicle stuck in a sander." Pats eyes grew big and wide and Raichelle pulled her lips in to hold her laugh. "Copy." She said quickly and fastened her seatbelt. "Oh lawd how the hell did that happen?" Rai asked shaking her head. "560 fire and pd are on scene, they're requesting and ETA" Rai turned the GPS where she could see it. "We're five minutes out." She said and turned the GPS back so Pat could see the directions. "Copy that 560." Pat blew the horn loudly as he crossed through a red light. "Jeez Pat, your driving like a crazy person." Rai said putting her hand on the dashboard. "Hey, we're not giving fire a chance to take our transport. I have to see this." Rai laughed loudly. "Don't get your panties in a bunch. It's not a volunteer  company, it's the fire department. They're waiting on us to arrive." Pat laughed "it's funny you mentioned panties being in a bunch, but it's not mine that's in question right now." She shook her head. "You making jokes about that man when his balls are in a vise grip." Raichelle said trying to hold in her laughter so she could remain professional. "Don't be trying to act like you don't wanna see it to." Pat said turning down the Roger st. "I'm just trying to make sure I keep a straight face. I don't wanna be unprofessional and laugh." Pat cut the siren off and parked behind the fire engine. "Trust me, with the amount of pain he's gonna be in your gonna feel more like crying than laughing. "I bet" Rai mumbled as she got out greeting the police officer. "Good morning. We have a 26yr old male, working on revamping a deck and the sander got caught on his clothing and roll up to his testicle. Thankfully they were able to turn off the machine before it went to his Johnson." Patrick cringed as he pulled the stretcher out the back of the ambulance. "I'm gonna grab my trauma bag and a few ice packs. I'm sure were gonna need it." The house very large and the outside was well manicured. They walked behind the officer through the driveway that opened to a huge backyard fenced in with a playground, pool, sandbox and large deck. The fire fighters, workers and other police officers were surrounding the young man. One if the workers was holding the sander, a fire fighter was trying to keep the patient from pulling at his pants. "Uhhh Pat, I think you should help them with that and I'll deal with the aftermath." She directed as knelt down and began taking the supplies out. She knew there would be bleeding, but she wasn't sure how much and had no idea how to apply a bandage to such a sensitive area. After she had everything she thought she needed they were placed in a neat pile and she put on her pink gloves she had special ordered online. She patiently waited while the men pulled and tugged at the machine and the clothing. She only interrupted them when the boy shouted loudly. "Fuuuccckkkk!" Stepping in between them she stopped the process. "Ok, I think it would be better if we just wait for the ER staff to take care of this. We wouldn't want to accidentally remove a body part with the equipment." The patients eyes grew big and watered. And all the other men cringed and shook thier heads. "Alright, guys can can you give me a hand with these towels. We're gonna wrap them underneath the sander so it doesn't put to much pressure on him or move as we transport." She turned to the patient "I know your in pain, but I need you to hold this still in the position that is most comfortable and well pad it to keep it in place, then we're gonna pick you up and put you on the stretcher. The hospital is trn minutes from here." He nodded his understanding. She could see the sweat pouring from his head. When they had him loaded on the stretcher she quickly applied the seatbelts and they made thier way to the ambulance. Pat loaded the stretcher into the back and helped her get in. "Give me one second so I can get his vitals. Imma need you to call ahead to the trauma line." Pat nodded his head. "Ready when you are." Raichelle quickly took his vitals signs and wrote them down on a sheet of paper along with his name and date of birth. She handed the sheet to Pat and they made thier way to the hospital.

"Oh my gosh I can't believe they actually wanted to put him in the waiting room." Raichelle said with a chuckle before taking a bite of her chipotle steak wrap. "Did you see the nurse expression when she lifted the sheet and saw the sander still attached?" Rai grabbed the toughbook off the stretcher with her free hand and stood back to let Pat put the clean stretcher in the back of the ambulance.  "I thought she was gonna have heart attack the way she grabbed her chest." Rai agrees getting into the ambulance. "You drop your wrap?" Pat said putting his seatbelt on. "Huh?" She looked at him like he was crazy. "When I was putting the stretcher in you had it in your hand." Her eyebrows creased and she frowned. "I ate it." His jaw dropped "Damn, that was fast." She punched him playfully in the arm. "Shut up! I was hungry." He grabbed the transmission piece. "You always hungry." Before she could reply he cleared them and waited for a response from dispatch. "I can't believe you, I'm telling Sandy." Patrick rolled his eyes dramatically "Oh lawrd, please don't do that she'll nagg my ear off." Raichelle laughed and picked up her cellphone. She didn't feel like cooking today, but she had taste for seafood alfredo.

Me: Hey Daddy, you wanna take the girls to eat tonight. I don't feel like cooking.

She opened the toughbook and worked on her PCR as she waited for a response. She was working on her narrative when a text came through.

Daddy😍: You really delusional. You keep acting like shit is sweet between us, but you know what your doing is foul. I don't have an appetite. You can take the girls out and get whatever you want. I got shit to handle anyways.

Not really knowing how to respond she put her phone back in her pocket and continued with her PCR feeling defeated.

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🥰😍😘🩷Hey guys. I hope your enjoying the action and the drama of Raichelles life.

Will thier relationship be able to stand this rift or will she be left a single mother. Only way to find out is to stay tuned.....

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