Second Night.

Ten jobs all up,

13M - Concussion with rubber legs and spinning vision after a head butt during a rugby game.

67M - Wife described a five minute episode that sounded like a TIA. She also dobbed him in on having had a previous episode nearly a year ago.

31M - Rapidly becoming a regular pt, he doesn't call, he can't he's too pissed. Nasty side is he gets violent when sobering up, were are all the drunk tanks when you need them.

38M - King Hit, LOC, Amnesia, no neck pain, little trauma.
Didn't want to go.
I thought he should.
Blah, blah, blah.
First thing said to triage was 'I don't want to be here'!
Triage has plenty of people who do (sick or not).
There's the door.

20F - Intoxicated, not caring who could see what she had for breakfast so I tried to pull her skirt down. Nope that's it, it's that short. Transport only for safety.

25F - Birthday celebrations (hers) over and now the vomiting from alcohol. With four friends in a motel room (from out of the city). Nobody is really wasted, in fact if not for the vomiting and the slightly raised volume you wouldn't know.
Doesn't really want to go to hospital because she says that she's not sick but after an hour of vomiting or trying to vomit the chest is hurting, and she is really getting fatigued by it all.
10mg IMI of Metoclopramide to the rescue. Happily given and happily received. All other obs were great and vomiting had ceased by the time we left.

39M - Sciatic pain that included ???? numbness in the lower leg.

30ishF - Thinking George street in the CBD was a good place to have a sleep.

20ishM - Floppy Asian syndrome caused by too much alcohol!!!! They were all good young people who were trying to get their mate home but he kept falling asleep.
Sternal Rub and finger in the armpit while you help steady him were quickly taught and put to good use with their mate.

88M - Suspected NOF, over an hour on scene for pain control, the fluffy pillows from morphine are wonderful. Narrow internal staircase with a 18o degree corner another crew would not have helped due to lack of room. External stairs three flights!
Lucky for us that pt weighed in at about 45kg (99lb)

Be careful out there and I'll see you at the Big One.

Taz