I had a fun little experience... Got to the clinic a bit early so I could shadow one of the nurses. Whilst we were in the process of restocking the ER, a call came in for an ambulance and I hopped on. Everything went smoothly and I did what (little) I could to help out. Mainly 'lift this' and 'fetch that'. Due to a whole host of issues, it was decided to medvac the patient down to the Little City and I got to go along on the flight. All in all it was pretty uneventful. The patient remained stable throughout the flight, so all we had to do was take vitals and ensure that the patient was comfortable. The most exciting thing I had to do was pump the vacuum splint a couple of times.
The flight itself, however, was pretty amazing. We were traveling in a dinky little plane with a grand total of four seats and space for a gurney. (Two seats next to the gurney, two up in the cockpit.)The flight was rather turbulent, and the plane was fishtailing most of the way. After a while my body tuned out the gentle rocking and waving, but the sudden ten foot drops and rises always caught me by surprise.
On the way back, I got to ride up in the cockpit. For all the dials and buttons the whole process actually seemed pretty simple. The plane was on autopilot for most of the flight, so our chatty pilot answered every question I had and then some. We also spotted four large-ish fires and had a stellar view of the mountains the entire time.
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