Interview of an E.M.T. :: interview essays

I had the opportunity to interview an E.M.T. The E.M.T. I chose to interview was my friend Matt from the Highland lakes squad. I chose to interview him because it is easier for me to talk to someone I know than someone I don't know, and also I wanted to find out whats its like being an E.M.T.. Q: Why did you become an E.M.T.? A: I enjoy helping people, and I felt that I wanted to be able to do more than just basic first aid and CPR. Q: What does it mean to be on call? A: It means that if the alarm goes off you are the person that responds to the call. You can't leave your area because you have to stay available if the pagers do go off. Q: How does being an E.M.T. affect your personal life? A: It doesn't really affect my personal life too much. The only time it really does is if the pager goes off and I'm on call then I have to stop what I am doin and respond to the call, or if I come across an accadent I have to stop and help. Q: In Vernon what kind of accadents do you usually see? A: The most common type of accadent I see is people havin trouble breathing, or people who can't breath things like that. Q: What is the worst accadent you've ever seen? A: The worst accadent I've ever seen was a car accadent where there was a victim who couldn't remember anything even after I told him the same thing over and over again he couldn't remember what I told him. Q: What happens if the victim is someone you know? A: I try to treat the victim like any other victim, but I'm more nervious about messing up somthing or doing somthin wrong. The victim though will usually feel more comfortable when someone they know is there with them. Q: What do you do at the scene of an accadent? A: We treat the victims, and transport them to the hospital as fast as we can. Q: How do you feel on the way to a call? A: I usually have an adrenalin rush, and my body feels like its going 100 times faster than normal. Thats about it though. Q: Do you like being an E.M.T. and why? A: Yes, I enjoy being an E.M.T. I like the feeling I get from helping others that are in need of help. Q: What happens if you are at a call and another call comes in? A: If a