stcommodore Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 In my department when they have to cover a call out they split up dual medics and "detail" someone to the empty spot. among all the drama of a saturday night in the big city... Call #1 possible stroke, unresponsive 88 yof, bvm near intubation call #2 combative drug/alcohol overdose 45 yof, restrained and sedated call #3 bar fight/assault, 29 yof shard of glass cuts upper arm w/arteral bleed, tourniqute (sp) oh and my partner had a code tonight.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B the EMT Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 among all the drama of a saturday night in the big city... Considering me being BLS, but holding up my end of much of the same... LIVE, from New York! It's SATURDAY NIGHT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaisu Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Let's see... on this shift I had - 1 - a guy with left flank pain and pus coming out of his penis 2 - a guy with nausea, vomiting and bleeding testicles 3 - a woman who mixed ammonia and bleach... 5 hours later I ran on her 23 yo son because he sliced his wrists. did a pretty good job of it too.. 4 - a guy who punched a hole in his girlfriend's rear window... 5 - a seizure that turned into a full code 6 - a woman foaming at the mouth in respiratory arrest and 15 other incidents of mayhem and madness... Happy Easter everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joesph Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Let's see... on this shift I had - 1 - a guy with left flank pain and pus coming out of his penis 2 - a guy with nausea, vomiting and bleeding testicles 3 - a woman who mixed ammonia and bleach... 5 hours later I ran on her 23 yo son because he sliced his wrists. did a pretty good job of it too.. 4 - a guy who punched a hole in his girlfriend's rear window... 5 - a seizure that turned into a full code 6 - a woman foaming at the mouth in respiratory arrest and 15 other incidents of mayhem and madness... Happy Easter everybody. The weird part is i envy you a little. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Instructor Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Let's see... on this shift I had - 1 - a guy with left flank pain and pus coming out of his penis 2 - a guy with nausea, vomiting and bleeding testicles 3 - a woman who mixed ammonia and bleach... 5 hours later I ran on her 23 yo son because he sliced his wrists. did a pretty good job of it too.. 4 - a guy who punched a hole in his girlfriend's rear window... 5 - a seizure that turned into a full code 6 - a woman foaming at the mouth in respiratory arrest and 15 other incidents of mayhem and madness... Happy Easter everybody. Aah.....slow shift, huh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustdevil Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Let's see... on this shift I had - 1 - a guy with left flank pain and pus coming out of his penis 2 - a guy with nausea, vomiting and bleeding testicles Any chance they had been seeing the same woman? Okay... does this thread have anything to do with Tactical or Military Medicine, or does it need to be moved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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