I'm just writing today to vent a little. Most of my friends know I am a paramedic. Last night I was working in the ER and a 4 yr old boy was brought in by his parents completely unresponsive. He had no heartbeat, was not breathing, and was basically foaming at the mouth. It was so sad. We worked on him for more than an hour and there was just nothing we could do. Turns out his parents had left insecticide unprotected under the sink...he thought it looked yummy and decided to drink it. I have lost patients before..but the sight of this tiny blonde child on the table with nothing I can do to save him just overwealmed me. It just doesn't seem fair for a child to be taken when there are so many horrible people in this world leading great lives.
