MarineMedic_834
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So, I'm new to this site and the reason for this scenario/post is because I am quite perplexed with a call that I went on today. First of all, this was a late call-20 minutes before shift change and our relief had yet to show up, and we had just ran a major trauma call a couple hours earlier. Dispatched to an assisted living center for a report of chest pain. On arrival, an elderly female patient was found sitting up in a chair, conscious, alert and oriented x 4, GCS 15. Chief complaint of sharp, intermittent chest pain to the left chest wall near the mid-axillary line. Patient denies SOB, nausea or vomiting or any cardiac history for that matter. Primary medical history of hypertension, cerebral palsy, hypothyroidism. Patient was moved to unit and vitals were obtained. I am absolutely sure that the pressure I got was 218/78-no question in my mind. Patient denying headache or spots in vision. Normal sinus on the monitor. This was my partners call, I established an IV and got us enroute to the hospital. 10 minute transport time, one SL nitro 0.4mg given enroute. On arrival, NIBP of 108/62. I obtained a manual pressure about 15 minutes after my first (218/78) and got 110/66. My partner seemed pissed and the nurses at the facility all looked at us with that "bull:censored::censored::censored::censored:" look. No one seemed to believe that this patient had a 100 point drop in systolic pressure over 15 minutes. However, I know what I heard. Now, I feel like my partner will second guess my vitals and I will be talked about as "one of those" medics. Has anyone had a similar experience?