Still not Party Weather.

89F - Had a slow fall backwards and has back issues and c/o increased pain.
21F - A student who has accepted they have some symptoms similar to some rather common maladies and has grouped them together with her own research (Google) to create what really isn't there with neurosis.
54M - Very, very pissed and has had a fall and it probably is the booze talking but as we know it may be a head injury.
The fricking media has been beating up some new strain of viral infection that has popped up in a few isolated cases in young kids and of course we get a call from some nervous mum who won't be talked out of immediate Tx to the ED for the 10/12M's first fever.
77F - Generlised pains, minor.
55M - Disability pt needing some trans dermal patches put on.
Brawl, no injuries.
20F - IP fell off her shoes and cut her chin, that close to the hospital she elected to walk there.
80M - Dialysis.

Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!

Taz

It's cold and that slows them down.

Or rather the locals think it's cold but I just think it's winter!!!!

55M - Fast becoming our latest IP pest, straight to waiting room and then left.
39F - # Ankle off tall shoes.
56F - Sciatic pain, new.
48F - SIRS, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, or pre-Sepsis or sick and needs a Dr tonight!
31M - Taxi driver king hit by some random waking along the road.

Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!

Taz

Oh very Hungover.

I'm not the only senior staff member leaving station and last night we had drinks for Matt.
I turned up after work and I'm not sure when I got home, but I did and the lovely Ambowife woke me up after I failed to do so myself.. I was late to work by my standards (only 1 hour before start rather than 2) but this was enough to alarm my colleagues.
A handful of paracetamol, several coffee's and a rather large egg an' bacon roll with BBQ sause had me on the road to redemption.

56M - Discharge to home post OP.
39M - Aggravation of known back issue.
43F - Small injury on knee but the arcade manager called us. We cleaned it and off she went.
78M - Not new bladder pain.
83F - Small laceration to her scalp, cleaned and she elected to stay at home.
81M - Over-balanced and needed a hand up. Didn't need to go to hospital.
68F - Has now managed to # some vertebrae after a recent series of minor falls.
42M - Left hospital before Rx was completed for a Na+ imbalance and the hostel he resided at wanted him returned.

The day got better or rather I did and all is well in the world.

Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!

Taz

Fresh Week.

26F - Haematoma on the back of her head from an alleged assault.
103F - To a rehab from home post possible stroke.
76F - SOB.
83F - Tibial skin tear that will need surgery in the end.
8/52M Hospital to hospital transfer
Assist with a pt who may have been on the floor for three days.
64F - Bipolar and aggressive in a nursing home with frail residents.
86F - Hyperkalaemia? Rehab to Hospital.
50M - IP sleeping it off.

Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!

Taz

A better day.

18F - Headache, there was something odd about the presentation and we found out later there was something strange on her CT.
??M - Assist with a motor bike rider who came off at about 80kph, walked out of hospital without injury.
21M - Psychosis, paranoia.
65M - Back pain.
35F - IP who got aggressive in the back so I threw her out and reported it to the Cops.
71M - Abdo pain.

Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!

Taz

A bad day.

One of the hardest days at the office I've every had.

62M - Foot pain, arch of foot last night while playing tennis.
22M- Post ictal, by himself in a public place so leaving him was not an option.
??M - A member of the public reported a drug effected person but we couldn't find him, UTL.
5M - Near faint, had a temp last night and enjoying his sisters birthday today, all a little too much for maybe. Staying at home but taking it easy.
61M - Chest wall pain from seat belt trauma.
??M - A supposed cardiac arrest that turned out to be an intoxicated person.
38M - Renal Colic.
79F - Mild abdo pain.

What do you say to a Husband while the other crews his Wife is being treated for a traumatic arrest?
There is no textbook chapter on this, it was the most emotionally draining and distressing cases I have ever had in my career.
But that's part of our job and with the support of my crew mate, peers and my wife I worked my way through.

Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!

Taz

Sent out of area.

To the land of track pants, hoodies and the saying OMG!

39M - Has had an infected finger for 4yrs and is after compo.
25F - A well displaced left patella that wasn't behaving it's self like they usually do by popping back when you move the patient.
??M - IP, Police decided to take him back to their shop.
67M - Discharged to nursing home.
48M - This one wanted to go to hospital by ambulance rather than his own car because he said he needed a rest! Yes he had a medical condition but there was nothing wrong at this very moment. As we know I have to transport but I don't have to carry or wheel them, particularly when they can walk.
80M - For his regular dialysis.


Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!


Taz

STEMI Time!

84F - Vomiting for three days with a heaviness in her chest. LMO was contacted and reportedly told carers not to call an ambulance as it was all in her head. My Lifepak 15 said there was a STEMI and I could see it there too. Transmitted it and she went to the Cath Lab.
78M - CA Penis, haematuria.
38M - IP at the rail station with abdo pain from drinking to much!
23M - Minor head injury post assault declined transport.
19F - Abdo pain. Declined transport.


Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!

Taz

Some good sick patients this shift.

74M - A definite candidate for sepsis, tachycardic, 40 degree temp but not hypotensive.
35M - Patella displacement.
81M - Severe decrease in mobility.
50M - Alcohol withdrawal related seizure, refused transport.
65F - From a medical centre with renal colic.
97F - Flank pain.
77F- Tripped on a roadway head injury.


Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!

Taz

Some odd stuff today.

I had a telephone interview yesterday for one of the two country posts I have applied for, not my first preference however.

55F - Dialysis patient.
1F - Mum shut the door after clipping her into the car seat but the car had re-locked and the keys were sitting on the drivers seat. Luckily it was parked in a multi level car park out of the sun. The motor club man arrived soon and opened it up much to the relief of Mum. SNR.
87F - Extreme abdo distention, later at hospital it was gone after they had drained over 2 liters of wee!!!!
32M - Post ictal.
83M - Concern for welfare by a neighbour who hadn't seen him for a few days. Before the Police busted in his door the alleged pt arrived home, we talked and left him there.
42M - IP not coping but also will not stay in hospital and goes home only to ring several hours later, the Police will be called to all future incidents.
31M - Cyclist going through an intersection against the red light and without a helmet and was collected by an innocent motorist. Head injury.
80M - Back pain.


Be Excellent to Each Other and See You at the Big One!


Taz