Being an effective emergency medical technician (an EMT) means making a
1. contribution to (panos) the team, staying calm and showing
2. respect for (kunnioitus) your co-workers. You may not personally like everyone and may even feel a strong 3. dislike of (vastenmielisyys) some people, but you can always be polite and respectful and not let your real
4. attitude towards / attitude to (asenne) them shine through. During times when you don’t have patients, try to connect with co-workers and make 5. comments on (kommentteja) topics that aren’t always related to EMS. This may help you to notice 6. a change in (muutos) your co-workers and be 7. the solution to / a solution to (ratkaisu) preventing problems with your colleagues.
8. The trouble with / The difficulty in (Hankaluus) today’s working life is that we don’t seem to have the time to stop and listen. There has been a huge 9. decrease in / reduction in(vähentyminen) the number of minutes we have for short breaks in order to unwind in the middle of a shift. It’s really 10. an exception to (poikkeus) the rule if a working day doesn’t feel hectic. However, everybody wants to be listened to and feel that there is a genuine 11. interest in (mielenkiinto) what they think and say. 12. Thanks to (Ansiosta) making some time for others, you might have a much better time at work yourself, too.