ClarkEMS
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I had a patient today who called campus EMS because of right side abdominal pain. On arrival the patient was conscious and alert and it seemed like the only problem was the pain which was seemingly very extreme. We took vitals and tried to talk the patient into going on an ambulance (protocol for us), but the patient refused and we called a taxi. The patient walked down the stairs with us just fine but once we reached the bottom floor the patient crashed. The patient was sweating bullets and looked so pale, a complete difference from when we first arrived. Needless to say I got a BLS truck on scene and patient was transported, but I can't help but think that we could have handled this better...any suggestions?