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Cake day: February 1st, 2026

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  • Paramedic here. I’ve worked in emergency medical services for many years. You absolutely did not waste their time, and like others said, you weren’t even the one who called. To be fully transparent: the annoying calls are for the patients who fake a headache and request ambulance transportation in lieu of calling a taxi (Uber nowadays). Some of the worst calls are for patients that either successfully, or partially, committed suicide. Not only is it nearly impossible to resuscitate them; we always wish they had a friend who they could have talked to to prevent such a thing. You have that friend. Any patient genuinely in need of any medical attention, big or small, is exactly why EMTs and paramedics get into the profession. I am glad you are okay, and I’m glad you find Patient Care Reports (PCRs) mildly interesting.