emtsteve87
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Today both crews get toned for a cardiac/respiratory arrest, PD already dispatched. Upon arrival, LEO is standing outside the door awaiting us. We ask him why he isn't doing CPR, he replies, "Your call, guys." We ask where the patient is, find out he is in the bathroom, the medic and I get in there and see the patient laying in a large pool of blood, most is already coagulating. The medic calls obvious death and asks for a coroner to get there. The LEO goes to get paperwork and a camera as this is a possible crime scene. He gets back to the room and asks a few of us to assist him in moving the patient so he can get a picture of his face. We do and while doing so, we check for any signs of serious trauma, the only thing we find is a lac above the right eye, about 3cm x 1cm. The bathroom is only about 5ft x 3ft, and the floor was covered, part of the tub was covered, the pts shirt was soaked, and a floor mat was soaked with blood, most of which is coagulated. Pt is in rigor, we try to check the oral cavity to see if he vomited the blood, no blood in the mouth, none around the anal region. The head lac was only a few layers of skin deep. No signs of suicide, no information other than name, and a few meds-mainly acid reflux, arthritis; no cardiac or antidepressants or diabetic meds. So my question is, how could he have died, causing that much blood?