I was working with an EMT that's been on the job for 16 years, we had a call last night on a lady that had a liposuction proceedure 2 days ago and was c/o waekness and nausea x 3 hours. My partner asked questions about the new pain meds she was taking and follow up questions about her current complaints ... to make a long story short ... we ended up signing an RMA and recommending that she see her doctor on monday for a post op evaluation. She was stable with good vitals, no dizziness, some vomiting.
I didn't feel inorrect about not taking her to the hospital but she clearly was not emergent at that moment ... but it got me thinking ... and made me question as to how others judge what conditions require a trip to the ER and what is better off staying at home.
Please give some examples.