Nothing really interesting.

71M - Prostate CA pt receiving radio therapy feel unwell, off we go.

68M - European tourist just arrived and about to leave on a cruise, TIA? Neurologist reckons more likely a mild CVA.

18F - Syncope left at home.

Assist another crew.

59M - Near syncope, cardiac history, transported.

55M - Suicide attempt with a broken bottle. Deep wounds to the arms but not life threatening. Just someone crying for help. I've been to him before.

52F - Known by just about every city Ambo. Today constipated, waiting room.

14mthF - really bad chest infection.

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

Taz

Overtime!

So Mum and Dad have left and I put in for some, got my home station.

30F - Lite social drinker, rang to get us to check she wouldn't die after a really big work drinks session.

21M - Rugby player, got tackled in the first game, hurt neck but player on.
Got tackled in the second game by a really big guy falling on his chest, SOB.
During Primary Survey, neck pain on palpation, collared, spine board & transport.

87F - Fell backwards, lac to Occipital, needed obs and stitches.

51M - Two previous episodes of Encephalitis, three day headache, photophobia, etc.

69F - ? Inner ear problem, Nausea, Vomiting Vertigo.

77M - Haemoglobin of 76, half what I have to have to donate blood to the Red Cross, SOB! I wonder why.

53F - Leg pain. Due for an MRI later in the month, was not compliant with analgesia regime we sat down and wrote out a simple one. Try it for one day and call back if it doesn't reduce the pain.

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

Taz

The Old's are still here!

We've been setting up a Blogger account for Mum to journal their trip.
Printing some photo's and the like so they can show us off to other travellers.

The new 4WD

The new caravan.


I went to the blood bank this morning but the donation had to be aborted as the cannula site ruptured while they were attempting to move my arm into a more comfortable position.

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

Taz

Last night of Easter.

81F - From big hospital to a little one for Rehab on a sore knee.

25M - IP, saying stupid thing to friends, they're concerned about his mental state. He presented normal to us, yes he was drunk but that's not illegal in the safety of your own home, yes he had taken prescribed medication and took and extra one or two of each but he states not to cause harm to self. He says he didn't want to go to hospital, friend says he will stay with him.
Second crew bring him in two hours later. Story's the same, friend couldn't get him to answer his doorbell or phone (maybe he was sleeping like he said he would????) so they called again and this time he accepted the transport offer.
We did everything right, by the book and had no legal reason to use our powers to force him to hospital.

23F - Metal Health issues, what we call a 'cutter'. Someone who cuts themselves not for self harm or mutilation but to release built up pressures. Usually these are of a very minor nature and the painful stimuli has returned the pt to a normal? mental state.
This pt couldn't find the blunt scissors that she would usually use and picked up a kitchen knife!
10cm (4 inch) by 2cm (1 inch) deep laceration on the thigh. Scared the crap out of her. Transport to hospital for sutures.

72M - SOB & Chest pain. Transport.

39M - Parkinsons sufferer, without money who came to the Cross for unknown reasons?!?! Found unresponsive on a bus but was talking when we got there requesting a check up in hospital. All previous presentations have been for similar.

Picked him up again after a call from Police outside the Sunrise (Channel 7) Studios wanting a lift home??? it's an hours drive. Back to a bigger hospital to wait for the Social workers to arrive at 0800.

And that's it my folks who are now joining the Grey Nomads will arrive today for a few days before disappearing into the sunset for parts not yet decided.

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

Taz

Night of the third day of Easter.

24M - Pizza Man on scooter. The car turned across him at an intersection. Minor injuries.

68M - Myalgia. Spent two weeks in Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) after becoming septic from a tooth infection that didn't produce any pain. Four days post discharge and the pain returns but he tries to self medicate and deal with it for twenty four hours before ringing us when his wife could no longer get him to the toilet.

23M - Psych transfer from ED to Psych Ward.

61F - Extensive Cardiac problems but pt is in self destruct mode and refuses valve surgery and has an ETOH problem and non compliant with Meds, presentations at three different large hospitals in the last month.

19M - IP with a fractured clavicle.

40M - Very IP on his birthday. Very good mates who did take him home.

?30M - bumped by a car.

28M - Hypo, had to give the Glucagon shot and left with his backpacker mates.



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

Taz

Second day of Easter.

22M - Small to big hospital for surgical assessment of Abdo pain.

43M - Post Ictal - would have left him but he was too slow to show competence and capacity, and he had a change to his seizure activity and pattern so he was forced to accept a lift to hospital where later in the day he suffered another two seizures.

69M - Abdo Pain.

85F - Back pain, ? muscle spasms.

86M - Discharge to home post check up after a fall.

42M - Regular homeless guy already picked up this morning post alcohol seizure, fell over on a long neck bottle of beer.

18F - Chest pain and that's what we treated for because of the description, there were abnormalities on our Defib trace and neither of us speak French.

38M - Back pain after colliding with a soccer goal post.

The Septic yesterday and the Post Ictal and Chest Pain today are the highlights.

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

Taz

Easter!

80F - Regular Dialysis pt.

78F - Discharge from hospital to home via a trip on one of our aircraft.

30F - Alleged assault? c/o face pain.

Discharge from ward to n/h, was done last night but it took twenty minutes to find this out.

?30F - IP, taxi dropped her off at the Police Station????? They were arranging a lift home.

2M - Dislocated L-elbow, got a history of it but try stopping kids from tugging each other.

95F - Discharge home after check up post fall.

27F - Suicide attempt with Nurofen. Sister found the note and we got there in time.

72M - Septic, total knee replacement two weeks ago now infected. It should never have been allowed to get this bad while at rehab.


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

Taz