Medical Volunteer Reveals 14 Incidents Of Him Working In Festivals
Saturday, Aug 15, 2020, 1:21 pm
By:James Fraser
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Working as a volunteer at festivals and large concerts is not as boring as you might have thought. Why? It's so because you get to meet lots of people (drunk and sober) and you see many interesting things happening right in front of your eyes! Free food, beer, and small gifts are a bonus if you are nice with the booth vendors! Read these 14 interesting stories told by a medical volunteer, and you will understand why working as a volunteer is actually great, and something you should prefer doing!
1.Vegan-friendly Condoms!
Hippy dude comes in asking for condoms.
"Do you have any that are vegan-friendly?"
2.You Obviously Find More Beer than Water at any Festival
Try to give water to the girl on the verge of heat stroke.
"I have got more beer in my backpack."
She was such a pleasant shade of bright pink and had stopped sweating. Apparently she had drank nothing BUT beer for two days in 90 degree weather. On-site EMT team ran in three liters of saline on her.
3.This Happens too Often
"Friends" bring their super-tripping friend to medical and try to dump her there.
"Where do you wingnuts think you are going? Get comfortable, you two are babysitting tonight."
This happens more than I like to think about. People come to the party with "friends", over-indulge, and think that the various volunteer teams are there to babysit while they go back to the party. Nope, we don't have time. Huey and Lewy got to sit in a tee-pee for five hours making sure Dewy didn't try to go running naked into the forest again. I did hook them up with snacks and comfortable chairs though.
4.The Positive Sides of Being a Volunteer
Booth vendors trickle in and out throughout the day for OTC meds, ear plugs etc.
Get recognized while off duty, given tons of food, drink, and assorted trinkets by various vendors.
As I wandered around off duty, I kept getting called over to various booths and was gifted lovely food, drink, and occasionally small articles. Apparently medical is a very well loved group. :)
5.And a Guest's Funny Search
Notice festee is spending a *lot* of time looking through the self-help supplies.
"I thought you guys would have more drugs available."
6.This Funny Hippie
"My life force flows out into the world."
That's your blood, you are bleeding all over the damn place.
This poor festee was enjoying a beautiful adventure Lucy and some diamond skies when she slid down a trail side and caught the edge of a barb fence. She was sitting outside of Medical watching her hand and arm drip blood - the sun apparently glinted off of the drops in a fabulous fashion. We have brightly colored bandage tape specifically for these situations. She was wholly content staring at her wrapped hand and arms for the next three hours.'
7.The Kind of Scenes You Can't Unsee
"I'm about as sex positive as you can be, but I think you need to call someone…"
"…There is a man kneeling by the bonfire and he has been masturbating furiously for 10 minutes already."
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8.Hippies... Hydrate!!!
*Grabs loudhorn, walks outside* "Hippies Hydrate!!"
*Enjoys view as dozens of people suddenly remember to drink water.*
Still one of my favorite ways to pass the time. Yelling at hippies.
9.The Incidents Like these Aren't Uncommon Either
"You are so nice to me, can I kiss you?" – "Not tonight love, you are altered."
She came in the next day, sober, and gave me a big hug and kiss for bandaging her ankle.
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10.The Most Popular Item at a Festival
Single most requested late night item at festival medicine. EAR PLUGS!
11.Funny Things Happen When Surrounded by a Bunch of Crazy People
Fall asleep during witching hour shift (mid night to 8 AM).
Wake up with a flower wreath on my head, handmade bags of tea in my lap, and a smile-painted rock on the table next to me. Also tucked in with blankets that weren't mine.
12.The Little but Satisfactory Wins Like These
Crying child got separated from parents, finds us because he was told the Red Cross means safety.
Mobilize 90 staff and 200 volunteers across five radio channels, and reunite child with parents in less than 7 minutes.
13.Meeting the Sweet People
"I'm not hurt."
"I just wanted to come give you all hugs and say thank you."
14.And the Occasional Scary Moments
Haul in a passed and crashed festee.
Get to see what a human brain looks like when it reboots behind his eye balls!
You need not be a trained medical volunteer to volunteer. There are tons of other ways a volunteer can help out organizers at a big event. If you are really that interested, check out the official websites of the events, and send them an email expressing your interest in volunteering. They are more likely to get back to you.
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