There is a moment in time when everything stops. The moment immediately preceding the radio dispatching you to a scene, time halts completely; the world falls under a silence like none other. I never noticed this in the beginning of my career in EMS, but as I work more often, I begin to notice it.

We're watching TV, when suddenly the picture flickers, and we're dispatched.

A fly buzzing about halts in midair for no more than instant, and we're grabbing our coats as we head towards the… Continue