Bad Weekend
Had a bad weekend. Mainly run of the mill jobs like panic attacks and dr's urgents. Two jobs stood out and made me feel low. We got called to a 19 year old whose partner had decided to punch the living daylights out of her and then keep her for few hours before dumping her on her parents. Both eyes were blacked and swollen, her nose was bleeding and she looked to have Battle's sign appearing. All these sign indicating the probability of serious injuries. Her face was so swollen I will definitely not be able to recognise her when she recovers. The worst part is that she didn't want the police involved. Luckily after a few hours with the nurses at A&E she had been convinced to speak to the cops. Result was that she had three quite nasty facial fractures.
Second job that got me down was given as "Female Fallen, ?unconscious". Arrive in a town centre street to find a female lying on the pavement. Yes she has had a drink but that is not her problem. Her problem is psychiatric relating to her kids and allegations about them. She is abusive and unreasonable. I call the police. They nick her as drunk and incapable. Why do I feel bad? Don't think I did enough for her. Could I have tried to talk to her more? Will probably never know. Just hope that now she has entered the system she will get the help she needs.
