Boston EMS: Working hard while you sleep The role of first responders can be even more consequential in the hours of the night. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT >> THE ROLE OF FIRST RESPONDERS CAN BE EVEN MORE CONSEQUENTIAL IN THE FIRST HOURS OF THE NIGHT. >> TYPICALLY IN THE FIRST HOURS OF THE NIGHT, IT WILL TEND TO BE MORE SICK. A NEED US MORE URGENTLY. >> WE CAN PUT PRESSURE. >> IT IS 1:00 A.M.. THEY RESPOND TO CALLS. PARAMEDICS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS BRUSH UP ON THEIR TRAINING. >> THEY ARE GETTING REFRESHED AND TRAINE EN MASSE -- ON MASS CASUALTY CARE. DEALING WITH HEMORRHAGE CONTROL. PRIORITIZING PATIENTS FOR TRANSPORT. >> IT OR LOOK -- LITERALLY AS FOUR OR FIVE STEPS. >> THE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP MUSCLE MEMORY FOR RAPID ACTION. >> A LOT OF STUDIES, REPETITIONS AND DRILLS. IF YOU LEARN GOOD SKILLS, GOOD TECHNIQUES, YOU HAVE TO GO OUT AND APPLY THEM IN ALL MANNER OF SETTINGS. YOU HAVE TO DO IT AT ALL TIMES OF DAY. >> SHE DEMONSTRATES A NEW METHOD FOR STABILIZING THE INJURED. >> OF FEMUR FRACTURE, A FRACTURE OF THE LAKE. >> HE RECENTLY COMPLETED OVER -- 18 YEARS. >> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS SELF-CARE. MET YOU SURE YOU -- MAKING SURE YOU EAT RIGHT. >> MEDICAL STUDIES SHOW WORKING AGAINST THE BODY CLOCK, ALSO KNOWN AS CIRCADIAN RHYTHM, CAN HAVE CONSEQUENCES. >> IT CAN SHORTEN YOUR LIFE SPAN IF YOU DO NOT TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. FOR PEOPLE WHO DO IT FOR PROLONGED TIMES, GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING, THEY DO IT VERY WELL AND CAN BE SUCESSFUL. >> NO EMERGENCY IS TO MINOR -- T OO MINOR FOR WALTER ESTRADA. HE IS THE OVERNIGHT BUTLER. HE IS THE ONE TO CALL FOR EVERYTHING. >> I WORK IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. SOMETIMES DINING. FOR THE MOST PART, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. IT CAN GET BUSY. IT IS ABOUT 5:30 IN THE MORNING. I HAVE BROUGHT UP FOUR CARS. BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING. >> EATING QUICK FOOTED IS A JOB REQUIREMENT. >> THE GARAGE UP TO THE 16TH FLOOR. >> HE PRESSES A SUIT. DELIVERS NEEDED TOILETRIES AND -- >> I WILL SET TIMERS TO REMIND MYSELF. WE TRY TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THEM FEEL COMFORTABLE, MEET EVERY NEED. EVEN NEEDS THEY HAVE NOT THOUGHT OF. >> A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE IS TOP PRIORITY AT THIS BACK OF A SITE. >> 5:00 IN THE MORNING. WE WILL TRY TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN. WE WOULD LIKE TO COME IN. BY THE END OF THE SHIFT, CLEAN EVERYTHING UP. HE HAS NO IDEA WE ARE ABOVE IN THE CEILING. ARE YOU DOING ANYTHING OR ARE YOU DONE? >> HE IS A SUPERINTENDENT. HE IS OVERSEEING A 20 PERSON CREW. THE KEY TO SUCCESS, BE EXTRA PREPARED. >> THERE IS SOMEBODY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. 2:00 IN THE MORNING, THERE’S SOMEBODY TO CALL. EVERYTHING HAS TO BE DONE WELL IN ADVANCE AND WELL ORCHESTRATED. >> THE KEY TO STAYING AWAKE? SUNFLOWER SEEDS. THEY INSIST CHEWING ON THEM PROVIDES AN ENERGY BOOST. >> EAT AND BE HAPPY. >> THE NEXT COMPLEMENT IS WHEN A CLIENT SAYS, WE HAD NO IDEA

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