Tuesday, June 28, 2005

No Bumps

Picked up a handicapped patient who rolled out of his wheelchair leaving work and bumped his elbow. We were there with about four people from the agency that takes care of disabled patients. They were all talking on cell phones coordinating his trip to the hospital. Who was going to ride in with him. Who would relieve them. Who would hold the blue book with all his info. We took him in no lights no siren. All I did was take his vitals and write the paperwork.

Went to a house where the C0 detector went off. The lady said she had a headache, but the fire department found no C0 readings on their monitor. She said the headache was probably due to something else. Maybe her kids, they had been driving her nuts. She laughed and thanked us for our quick response.

Did a guy with severe back pain. We found him laying over a chair. You couldn't touch him without him screaming. 20 on a 1-10 scale, he said. He got 10 of morphine. He closed his eyes on the way in and felt no bumps.