1st off, I don't judge my patients on any level when trying to help.
Manuel cuff, did not see the bottle of percs, he said it was a torn muscle in his chest (from what the ED told him), eyes were PEARL, he didn't have any signs of weakness in any extremities. The reason I know quite a bit...
Ouch, that sucks man. Sounds like the time my partner and I were paged out to a chest pain with SOB at a Chinese restaurant, we get there and the lady had put too much hot mustard on her food. We were also fuming quite a bit.
And just to tell you, I saw a medic do the heart squeeze on a pt. on a scene and I asked my medical director about it and he said that it was fine. Sorry if you don't like the tips I posted, they are ones that I've witnessed myself.
He said the numbness would come and go, not just localized but full body numbness. He noted that he had taken the 2 percs that morning and he came to me late that evening.
This isn't a call I went on, he said that he was feeling funny. Took his BP and it was 161/115 with a pulse of 110, 22 rpm. He wasn't diaphoretic and wasn't c/o of chest pains. But what struck me funny was that he said he was having bouts of full body numbness, even his scalp. I had him sit...
Here are a few tips I've learned so far.
One way that I remember is "Sky over grass" = white over green & "Smoke over fire" = black over red.
You can get a O2 sat on a pedi pt. by putting 2-3 fingers in the pulse ox.
If you you have a CABG pt. and his/her staples bust open, you can...
Network Admin & Computer Specialist for a hospital that hired me before I ever finished my degree. I had 1/2 of a semester left and I quit...couldn't picture myself stuck behind a desk my whole life.
Metal, Rock, Classical, Country, Techno, Big Band, Rap. <--In that order.
I love all kinds of music, as long as it has a story behind it...that's why I'm not a big fan of "Rap", it just repeats the same thing over and over and over. But I'll listen to anything as long as it sounds good.
Took my EMT class --> Jan 07 - May 07.
Got my cert in late June, got on with a squad in July 07.
Have been working for over year so far as a Basic.
Started class when I was 21, turned 22 in class, am now 23.