Mount Pleasant Magazine Documenting Covid-19

85 www.CoronavirusMag.com | www.ReadMPM.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com feature NURSES I t used to be nurses were only mentioned when referencing a physician, but not today. A nurse is trained to care for the sick and is the glue that holds a patient’s health-care journey together. The entire patient experience, from admission to discharge, is attended by the hands of a nurse. Nurse practitioners and registered nurses give medical and other much-needed attention to patients through long, demanding shifts. Placing themselves in danger, these true fighters of all backgrounds typically have a caring nature, are empathetic, detailed, organized, adaptable, have physical and mental endurance and are quick thinkers. FIREFIGHTERS/PARAMEDICS/ EMERGENCYMEDICALTECHNICIANS A nytime an emergency call is placed, firefighters are typically the first to respond, which is why the majority are also trained as an EMT or paramedic. Hence, the appropriately and commonly used title, first responders. All have undergone training and will respond to emergency calls and quickly provide medical services, whether it is a person in medical distress or suffering traumatic injuries at an accident scene. Emergency workers never know if the call they are responding to is a coronavirus patient because oftentimes the patients themselves do not know. Depending on the patient’s condition, the emergency worker may then transport them to a local hospital.