Sorry I'm late.

With the posts. The shifts were just long and then there is the cold ride home and well I let it slip preferring to look after number one first. Sorry.

First day shift then,

37M - Call from Police, concern for drug effected male. Admitted to IV use of Methamphetamine yesterday, his body was starting to show the signs, welts, abrasions etc but his brain still GCS=15 and he didn't want us.

69M - Pain from left gonad to flank!! Ah I hear you say he has renal colic or a kidney stone. Urination very normal, no discolouration, decreased flow, increased frequency or pain,, maybe a torsion???

50F - Chest pain and a single vomit. Yes there was a cardiac history but why were you being picked up now from the Casino after playing the pokies for the last NINE hours since midnight????????????????? Medical care was provided but not much concern.

52F - SOB, clear lungs but shallow resps. Pleuritc cause most likely. I've been here before, genuine folk with ill health who try to look after themselves. Same quality medical care and lots of concern.

52M - Alcohol abuse, depression, social welfare.

55F - Fell in a well known department store at a display that I know has tripped other shoppers. Looks like a minor wrist injury and a vaso vagal when they tried to stand her up.

80M - SOB, elevated troponin that the GP wanted checked. Triage told me that the fact the pt had only one kidney would raise the troponin a similar amount. Pt had a Hx of anaemia but appeared a good parlour but Hb returned at 75!!!!! No bleeding acknowledged by the pt so needs further investigation.


This dear 79F was the restrained passenger when T-boned by a bullbar'd 4WD. Completely uninjured, just couldn't get out. So our kind Police Rescue (pictured) cut the door hinges and out she clambered.

57M - Chronic cellulitis wanting a warm bed and some food not shared with thirty other homeless men in a hostel. Call the ambulance and try to sell this ol' swollen leg as something else!

516/70 = 7.37


See you at the Big One and you be careful out there.Taz