BLSBoy
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This went down last night, and has been buggin me ever since..
Get dispatched for an assault, scene secure, blah blah blah. Pt was aprox 50 yrs old, +ETOH useage, was struck several times in the head and face, possibly with an unk. object. Pt found supine on ground covered by a blanket by PD. Pt c/o head and back pain, and was bleeding at a good rate from nose and mouth. There was no evidence of clotting, and it was still coming out, so I gave him a 5x9 to hold. Pt had a number of meds, no antiseizure meds were among them. Pt poor historian to PMHx. Placed him on LBB, and C-Collar, but something just felt hinky.
Mind you, he was CAOx3, GCS 14, 1 off for confusion. Coulda been from ETOH, coulda been from blows to head. I didn't know, and since I was working BLS cause NJ is dragging their feet on giving me my Medic cert, I didn't have a lot of options before me.
Anyway, instead if going to the local hospital that was 3 or so minutes from us, I decided to go to the Trauma Center 15-20 min away. I had NOT trauma alerted this pt, but in case something was going on, he would go there anyway, so I wanted to stay one step ahead of the curve.
Initial BP was 86 palp, P 88, R22, SPO2 85 on RA. I placed him on 15 LPM via NRB, and it came up to 99%. About halfway into the trip, he stopped talking, eyes focused dead on the ceiling, arms and upper body began convulsing, and he stopped breathing.
Wonderful :wacko::glare:
No local ALS available, it's John Wayne time.
Pt stopped seizing, was unresponsive to painful stimuli (see knuckle deep in sternum, pen to back of fingernails and titty twister)
Jaw clenched, couldn't drop an OPA, and he stopped breathing. Ventilated with BVM for 2-3 min, then he became awake, in a post-ictal state. Put him back on NRB, sats back up, next set of vitals at 80/60, P 94, Sat 99% on high flow. Pt was alert and oriented by the time we arrived at Trauma Center. Mind you, we decided to call a Trauma Alert en route based on his actions.
We walk in, I give report, and basically get the "Stupid EMT hit the panic button for no reason" look from all in attendance.
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Get dispatched for an assault, scene secure, blah blah blah. Pt was aprox 50 yrs old, +ETOH useage, was struck several times in the head and face, possibly with an unk. object. Pt found supine on ground covered by a blanket by PD. Pt c/o head and back pain, and was bleeding at a good rate from nose and mouth. There was no evidence of clotting, and it was still coming out, so I gave him a 5x9 to hold. Pt had a number of meds, no antiseizure meds were among them. Pt poor historian to PMHx. Placed him on LBB, and C-Collar, but something just felt hinky.
Mind you, he was CAOx3, GCS 14, 1 off for confusion. Coulda been from ETOH, coulda been from blows to head. I didn't know, and since I was working BLS cause NJ is dragging their feet on giving me my Medic cert, I didn't have a lot of options before me.
Anyway, instead if going to the local hospital that was 3 or so minutes from us, I decided to go to the Trauma Center 15-20 min away. I had NOT trauma alerted this pt, but in case something was going on, he would go there anyway, so I wanted to stay one step ahead of the curve.
Initial BP was 86 palp, P 88, R22, SPO2 85 on RA. I placed him on 15 LPM via NRB, and it came up to 99%. About halfway into the trip, he stopped talking, eyes focused dead on the ceiling, arms and upper body began convulsing, and he stopped breathing.
Wonderful :wacko::glare:
No local ALS available, it's John Wayne time.
Pt stopped seizing, was unresponsive to painful stimuli (see knuckle deep in sternum, pen to back of fingernails and titty twister)
Jaw clenched, couldn't drop an OPA, and he stopped breathing. Ventilated with BVM for 2-3 min, then he became awake, in a post-ictal state. Put him back on NRB, sats back up, next set of vitals at 80/60, P 94, Sat 99% on high flow. Pt was alert and oriented by the time we arrived at Trauma Center. Mind you, we decided to call a Trauma Alert en route based on his actions.
We walk in, I give report, and basically get the "Stupid EMT hit the panic button for no reason" look from all in attendance.
<_<:glare: