plumdragon
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I am in EMT-B school right now, and had my first clinical run last night. Very bad GSW to the chest, serious trauma for little bitty county ambulance service. ALS unit, tho, and they medflighted him to the nearest trauma center.
I want to check up and see how the guy is doing, if he made it, basically. What's the best protocol for doing so? I know he won't remember me if I turn up at ICU or whatever, but is it ok to call the hospital and say "I was an EMT last night for this guy, can you tell me if he is going to be ok?"
I'm not worried about being pushy or what to ask, just don't want to cross any confidentiality lines and set myself (and the other EMTs or my instructor) up as an idiot for not knowing any better. Help?
To top it all off, had a priority 0 about 30 minutes later who choked on his steak dinner. My first serious trauma and first CPR and first death, all in the same night. The on-call medics called me a "s**t magnet".
I want to check up and see how the guy is doing, if he made it, basically. What's the best protocol for doing so? I know he won't remember me if I turn up at ICU or whatever, but is it ok to call the hospital and say "I was an EMT last night for this guy, can you tell me if he is going to be ok?"
I'm not worried about being pushy or what to ask, just don't want to cross any confidentiality lines and set myself (and the other EMTs or my instructor) up as an idiot for not knowing any better. Help?
To top it all off, had a priority 0 about 30 minutes later who choked on his steak dinner. My first serious trauma and first CPR and first death, all in the same night. The on-call medics called me a "s**t magnet".