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In honor of the night life, Culture Clash asked professionals who specifically work at night, “What is the craziest night on the job you can remember?”
Name: Jackson M Graves Name: Angela Crumpet
Profession: EMT-B
Profession: ER Nurse
Galveston’s nightlife leaves no shortage of things to do for first responders here on the island.
I cannot repeat my craziest nigh as an ER nurse as some of those memories are too painful to discuss. I can discuss one of the funniest memories I have. Two gangbangers were shooting at each other and one got hit in the leg. The bullet went through the tissue and blew off one of the guy’s testicles. Although I know it was painful, I assure you he wasn’t on his way to Sunday service.
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The craziest night shift I’ve had was during Biker Week. Events involving alcohol and automobiles/motorcycles is never a great mix. The worst I had was a patient that flew about 15-20 feet after hitting their motorcycle on a car. Nothing grossly traumatic about how they presented surprisingly, thanks to their helmet. Then about an hour later responding to an assault. Then immediately after that going to another motor vehicle accident! I think a lot of it stems from thinking of fun over safety, which is a mindset I’d like to see change in the next coming events.
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