I had my first code as a basic last night. We had just called "in service" at the hospital when we heard our P/B truck get toned out to a local seniors complex. I had a sense for some reason that they would call for backup (my truck was P/P/B ) and probably less than 2 minutes after they were on scene, sure enough we got the call. We were already headed that way, I don't think it took us more than 7 minutes to get there.
Some of my details are a bit blurry but I do know that my "first impression" was not good. The LP15 showed asystole, the senior medic (from first truck) said he heard agonal respirations when we first got there, and he looked BAD. CPR was in progress, one of my medics got a tube in short order, the other got an IO, the other basic was bagging, I was doing compressions until we got the Lucas in place. The senior has an amazing ability to direct a scene and set the perfect tone and pace, in my mind it went perfectly and we were in the truck in short order. Lo and behold, he had a femoral pulse (I felt it) and he was trying to breath. It was just remarkable to me to see that.
He did pass away a few hours later but despite that, I think it was a great call.
Some of my details are a bit blurry but I do know that my "first impression" was not good. The LP15 showed asystole, the senior medic (from first truck) said he heard agonal respirations when we first got there, and he looked BAD. CPR was in progress, one of my medics got a tube in short order, the other got an IO, the other basic was bagging, I was doing compressions until we got the Lucas in place. The senior has an amazing ability to direct a scene and set the perfect tone and pace, in my mind it went perfectly and we were in the truck in short order. Lo and behold, he had a femoral pulse (I felt it) and he was trying to breath. It was just remarkable to me to see that.
He did pass away a few hours later but despite that, I think it was a great call.
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