Went on a good call today during my paramedic ride time.
Got called for a 65 year old male that passed out had a seizure and feels dizzy. We get there and there is the guy laying on the floor, sweating with his head in a puke bucket. We start asking him questions, medical history reviels hes on dialysis, history of hypertension and has had a couple seizures in the past, but they never found out why. So we get the cot next to him and he seizes again for about 10 seconds and wakes up and is kinda alert. Get him in the ambulance, start iv, monitor, vitals. vitals are stable monitor shows nsr with a rate of 100, blood sugar of 127. Pt denies chest pain. We asked him if he was having cp and sob about 15 times during transport. We get about a block from the hospital guy says hes having sob and a wierd feeling in his chest. We wheel him in the ed and as soon as we get through the doors, he seizes, codes and dies.
I cant believe how the call went from being ok to having a huge pucker factor. Goes to show crazy stuff can happen in a blink of an eye, great learning experience for me.
Got called for a 65 year old male that passed out had a seizure and feels dizzy. We get there and there is the guy laying on the floor, sweating with his head in a puke bucket. We start asking him questions, medical history reviels hes on dialysis, history of hypertension and has had a couple seizures in the past, but they never found out why. So we get the cot next to him and he seizes again for about 10 seconds and wakes up and is kinda alert. Get him in the ambulance, start iv, monitor, vitals. vitals are stable monitor shows nsr with a rate of 100, blood sugar of 127. Pt denies chest pain. We asked him if he was having cp and sob about 15 times during transport. We get about a block from the hospital guy says hes having sob and a wierd feeling in his chest. We wheel him in the ed and as soon as we get through the doors, he seizes, codes and dies.
I cant believe how the call went from being ok to having a huge pucker factor. Goes to show crazy stuff can happen in a blink of an eye, great learning experience for me.
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