Ewok Jerky
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Just had my 3rd lay rescue. At this rate I'm getting 1 every 2 years. I feel like that's a lot. Is this what happens when you become CPR certified?
Anyways, I left my rotation (l&d) way early cause nothing was happening. Driving home I see some cars pulled off the freeway and someone is already doing CPR with 3 or 4 others just standing around. So I pull over and go for my pocket mask in the glove box, but I bought a new car and forgot to switch it over. Oh well. I run over "anybody trained in CPR?". Guy doing compressions tells me is a medic then says "you got a pocket mask?"...so while we are switching out I here the others talking about being ACLS trained but don't know what to without drugs and monitor...EMS supe shows up with AED and we get 2 shocks in with an OPA and BVM before handing over to EMS.
Pt was younger, found unresponsive slumped over steering wheel just off exit ramp. No pulse, agonal respirations. No signs of trauma, no damage to vehicle, no evidence of drug or etoh. No alert bracelet. As soon as we got him on the gurney I bounced.
Anyways, I feel like this is happening more frequently than is normal.
Anyways, I left my rotation (l&d) way early cause nothing was happening. Driving home I see some cars pulled off the freeway and someone is already doing CPR with 3 or 4 others just standing around. So I pull over and go for my pocket mask in the glove box, but I bought a new car and forgot to switch it over. Oh well. I run over "anybody trained in CPR?". Guy doing compressions tells me is a medic then says "you got a pocket mask?"...so while we are switching out I here the others talking about being ACLS trained but don't know what to without drugs and monitor...EMS supe shows up with AED and we get 2 shocks in with an OPA and BVM before handing over to EMS.
Pt was younger, found unresponsive slumped over steering wheel just off exit ramp. No pulse, agonal respirations. No signs of trauma, no damage to vehicle, no evidence of drug or etoh. No alert bracelet. As soon as we got him on the gurney I bounced.
Anyways, I feel like this is happening more frequently than is normal.