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You and your partner are toned out on the quiet for a psych case, scene not secure.
You stage a couple block away until given the all clear by LEO's on scene.
No other dispatch information is given.
As you pull up you recognize that site access is going to be difficult due to the roadway being occluded by LEO's and a civilian vehicle. You exit the ambulance, 5 or so houses away from residence while your partner turns the truck around. As you walk up the driveway, you hear an LEO say, "Come on buddy, wake up, and then start counting 1-2-3-4." You arrive to see the patient lying supine on a garage floor, AED pads attached with the officers doing CPR. Scene sizeup reveals several pill bottles, containing what is presumably Benzo's..all empty sitting around the patient. 911 Caller states that she heard a bang in the garage, came out to investigate and then called 911. LEO's also advise that the patient had hung himself, the cord having been looped twice and double knotted around the neck. PD had cut him down. You assess for breathing and the patient is breathing, with a good strong radial/carotid pulse.
VS are as follows.
BP: 124/78 P: 84 R:24x/min Sa02: 92% RA.
What would your initial management of this pt be, I will give more info about pt condition as this thread progresses
You stage a couple block away until given the all clear by LEO's on scene.
No other dispatch information is given.
As you pull up you recognize that site access is going to be difficult due to the roadway being occluded by LEO's and a civilian vehicle. You exit the ambulance, 5 or so houses away from residence while your partner turns the truck around. As you walk up the driveway, you hear an LEO say, "Come on buddy, wake up, and then start counting 1-2-3-4." You arrive to see the patient lying supine on a garage floor, AED pads attached with the officers doing CPR. Scene sizeup reveals several pill bottles, containing what is presumably Benzo's..all empty sitting around the patient. 911 Caller states that she heard a bang in the garage, came out to investigate and then called 911. LEO's also advise that the patient had hung himself, the cord having been looped twice and double knotted around the neck. PD had cut him down. You assess for breathing and the patient is breathing, with a good strong radial/carotid pulse.
VS are as follows.
BP: 124/78 P: 84 R:24x/min Sa02: 92% RA.
What would your initial management of this pt be, I will give more info about pt condition as this thread progresses