I know it's been a few days since I've posted anything, but it's been really dry as far as EMS goes. I've got a couple in draft phase that I hope to bring out by tomorrow. We'll see how that goes.
As for now, I'll be playing nurse to my wife who started experiencing debilitating stomach pains around midnight. She agreed to let me take her to the hospital so I could get her an anti-emetic and something to ease the pain. Turns out that she is next in line for a stomach virus going around.
Of course while we were there I got called into action to assist with a code that developed in the ER. Patient presented with SOB and a very distended abdomen; as soon as he got on the ER bed and laid back, he coded. After an NG tube and a rectal tube, enough pressure was relieved to stop hindering the venous return and he regained a half-way perfusing pulse. As we were discharging, he was off to the O/R for surgery.
Stay tuned...more to come!!
About The Gate Keeper
- The Gate Keeper
- Bassett, Va., United States
- I'm an out there kinda guy. Few inhibitions...but I know my limits. I laugh, I cry, I get angry and I can hold a grudge like nobodies business. But all in all, if there's a debate and you really know me, you'll know my position before I ever hear the sides. My goal is to be at the forefront of the wave that will turn EMS into an accepted part of the healthcare profession, first in my backyard and then to the rest of the world.
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