Bombera

Well, I'm no expert yet, but I'll give this one a try. Question: What are the whether conditions that caused the Lifelight heli not to fly? Is there water present in the ditch from rain? I am BLS (actually still an EMT student), so I am assuming that my partner is the paramedic. I would drop an NPA because my partner's preparing to intubate and that will save him or her the trouble of taking the OPA out first. Then, I would start bagging the guy with a BVM with 15 lpm of O2 while my partner gets ready to intubate. If there is water in the ditch, I would perform an urgent move of the patient so that he doesn't drown in the water in the ditch. In fact, if there is water in the ditch, then the patient may also have water in his lungs. As soon as we get him tubed, I would transport him code 3 to the ER. Take care!

Well, I don't know a lot because I am an EMT student still, but I will throw some thoughts out there and hopefully they won't be too silly. Don't laugh too hard at me. hehehehe I got really curious about this case and I was looking in my book at possible causes of acute abdominal pain. It seems like cholecystitis might fit the signs and symptoms because the onset seemed to be at night so maybe the condition was aggravated by the patient laying in bed and by the fact that she has high colesterol which could mean that she likes to eat fatty foods. I guess what I would like to know is her temperature and the color of her vomit like Cookie and chaser. I would also like to know what her last oral intake was. Anyway, cholecystitis would be my best guess and I am certain no expert.....yet...... Take care!