divinewind_007
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Dispatched to Allergic Reaction to a 33 year old woman stung several times by bees. We knew the pt. and she is extrlemy allergic. Her whole family is so they have a stockpile of epipens. We go ahead and launch a bird to do a flying/standby. We are 15 minutes out..first responders are 3 minutes away.
First Reponder Report:
1.) Pt. Awake
2.) Breathing Heavily
3.) Wheezing
4.) Severe Sweeling to neck
5.) We put pt. on non-rebreather at 4lpm<_<
6.) Injected 3 epipens
7.) One First Responder down:unsure:
What we find:
1.) Pt. unconcious
2.) Severe swelling to pt.'s neck
3.) Severe Wheezing
4.) One first responder lying on ground breathing hard, pale, fast heart rate, with a metal barb sticking out of right thumb...why you might ask??? Because they were 4 epipens. He ccidently injected 4th epipen into his thumb and broke off the barb into his thumb.
What we do:
1.) Call the chopper in...they were only 4 minutes out
2.) Medic tubed pt.
3.) I started IV 14 gauge righ AC. Pt. had good veins.
4.) Medic adminstered Solu-Medrol
5.) Transferred pt. care to flight crew.
6.) Transported first responder to hospital to get barb emoved.
Outcome:
Pt. relased from hospital 2 days later. First responder recovers...however pride and thumb severly sore
First Reponder Report:
1.) Pt. Awake
2.) Breathing Heavily
3.) Wheezing
4.) Severe Sweeling to neck
5.) We put pt. on non-rebreather at 4lpm<_<
6.) Injected 3 epipens
7.) One First Responder down:unsure:
What we find:
1.) Pt. unconcious
2.) Severe swelling to pt.'s neck
3.) Severe Wheezing
4.) One first responder lying on ground breathing hard, pale, fast heart rate, with a metal barb sticking out of right thumb...why you might ask??? Because they were 4 epipens. He ccidently injected 4th epipen into his thumb and broke off the barb into his thumb.
What we do:
1.) Call the chopper in...they were only 4 minutes out
2.) Medic tubed pt.
3.) I started IV 14 gauge righ AC. Pt. had good veins.
4.) Medic adminstered Solu-Medrol
5.) Transferred pt. care to flight crew.
6.) Transported first responder to hospital to get barb emoved.
Outcome:
Pt. relased from hospital 2 days later. First responder recovers...however pride and thumb severly sore
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