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OtterPaws Presents: Student Paramedic Flashback Episode 1 - Maternity

Hi Everyone, apologies for the delay in posting.  Been a lot going on with work and the lead up to Christmas.  Also taken a bit of a time out to work on myself.  On the subject of Christmas, I thought I'd post about something a bit more cheery as we go into the festive period. This episode is the first of many to come that will look back at previous cases I was involved in as part of my student paramedic days - before illness put to end that career path.  As it's Christmas, I'll look back at a happier job compared to my previous posts. The way it works is Ambulances have a centre console with a screen where crews can see what job they have been allocated along with any updates from control as details develop from the caller.  A satellite navigation system is also there to direct us to the address of the emergency. The Job As I was leaving hospital, I was driving along when an alert popped through for the next job.  Job category was listed as maternity - which instantly scar