A Small World
I was in bed and the call came in. The FST had a patient enroute. I jumped up, got dressed, and was in the FST before I could blink. The patient had burned his hands and face during an artillery fire. The docs were evaluating him and the ER at the FST was hopping. I asked the Officer in Charge for a status. He gave me the quick down and dirty on the patient. I stood there watching as the doctors determined the patient did not require urgent medevac and we were stood down. Way out here at remote FOB Sandflea, we only cover Urgent, Urgent surgical, and Point of Injury calls because we are here all by ourselves. No back up birds for coverage when we are gone. We live in 4×6 cubicles in a tent also housing our operations, dining area, and dayroom. Think Vietnam fire base and you get the idea.
