ErinCooley
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I didnt actually work on the man, I did observe!!!
We were dispatched as backup for a lifeflight call. The original call went out as "arm trauma" and was followed up with "arm trauma with auger on tractor"
My preceptor was really good at getting me involved. I opened the back of the responding truck and noticed the mans right arm was severed. There was tons of blood on his pants, none on the arm. I quickly realized that the right arm was an old trauma. Several years ago the right arm was severed by a plow on the back of his tractor.
The left arm was the problem tonight. While working around the auger, his shirt got caught. It sliced him from ribs to cheek, injuring the brachial artery.
I got to see my first trauma, my first life flight, my first IO and my first adrenaline rush. It was pretty freaking cool.
I know this wasnt "technical"... I have SOOOO much to learn. I feel so stupid because I don't know all of the terms and abbreviations yet!!!!
We were dispatched as backup for a lifeflight call. The original call went out as "arm trauma" and was followed up with "arm trauma with auger on tractor"
My preceptor was really good at getting me involved. I opened the back of the responding truck and noticed the mans right arm was severed. There was tons of blood on his pants, none on the arm. I quickly realized that the right arm was an old trauma. Several years ago the right arm was severed by a plow on the back of his tractor.
The left arm was the problem tonight. While working around the auger, his shirt got caught. It sliced him from ribs to cheek, injuring the brachial artery.
I got to see my first trauma, my first life flight, my first IO and my first adrenaline rush. It was pretty freaking cool.
I know this wasnt "technical"... I have SOOOO much to learn. I feel so stupid because I don't know all of the terms and abbreviations yet!!!!