jordanfstop
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This is how my PE went for a 60ish y/o pt last night appx 0300 responding to "cardiac condition" as the dispatch info.
"What's going on tonight, ma'am?"
"I can't swallow."
"...How long has this been going on for?"
"About a week."
"How did this start?"
"I'm not sure."
"What does it feel like when you try to swallow?"
"I don't know, my mouth is hot."
"Oh, did you burn your mouth?"
"No, it's just hot."
"Have you been drooling?"
"Nope, just can't swallow."
"..Okay, which hospital?"
"[insert the further-away-least-convenient-not-as-professional-as-the-other-place-that-gives-EMS-a-hard-time-every-time-we-go-there]"
Gotta love it.
"What's going on tonight, ma'am?"
"I can't swallow."
"...How long has this been going on for?"
"About a week."
"How did this start?"
"I'm not sure."
"What does it feel like when you try to swallow?"
"I don't know, my mouth is hot."
"Oh, did you burn your mouth?"
"No, it's just hot."
"Have you been drooling?"
"Nope, just can't swallow."
"..Okay, which hospital?"
"[insert the further-away-least-convenient-not-as-professional-as-the-other-place-that-gives-EMS-a-hard-time-every-time-we-go-there]"
Gotta love it.