Comments on: Calm to Panic to Elation to…

By: Suze

Suze — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 17:54:45 +0000

My, my, what a story! Glad for a happy ending! Too few of those where arrests in the field are concerned. Only someone who has been in your shoes could understand this, and I DO. I spent 15 years as a paramedic before becoming a nurse. I worked a lot more codes than that, but it is the luck of the draw. If we didn’t get a minimum number of field intubations quarterly, we had to go to the OR to practice… I NEVER had to go, and others had to go every quarter. We worked in a busy tourist area, to boot. Anyone in medicine for very long who says they have NEVER had a patient surprise them is kidding themselves. There is NO such thing as a textbook patient!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 16:52:18 +0000

Great story. I recently saw a TV ad that blew my mind – a company is selling defibrillators for HOME USE. I was shocked (no pun intended). I wonder what the readers here think of this idea?

By: Cyli

Cyli — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 03:30:24 +0000

WOW! hello there! I am not sure how I stumbled into your blog here, but I am oh so glad I did! First my compliments to this particular story’s author. Second, my compliments to the blog owner here! I’ve been poking around your blog, and I am torn between thanking you for such a blog and complimenting you for giving voice to that many medic’s in the world.

I took up a challenge given to me by the complimenting commentor that has me finding 100 new blogs to compliment during these summer months. This blog is absolutely splendid for sooooooo many reasons. It rates more compliments than I could honestly give.

I have bookmarked your blog because once I reach my 100 blog goal, I am posting a Grand finale post on my own blog linking to each site I complimented. I hope you don’t mind but you’ll be in that list!

Keep up the excellent work here. I spent many years as an EMT and I know how theraputic is can be to speak of past patients as well as listen to others speak of their experiences. I also think your blog does a HUGE service for those people who have no medical training…..in this blog we see that all medically trained personel are people….not gods…. so many times patients forget we’re only human too! Once again BRAVO on what you’ve done here! BRAVO!

By: mp

mp — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 04:36:06 +0000

He’s practiced as a paramedic for 13 years, and seen 40 cardiac arrests???

That is not a “high call volume area”.

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 22:50:52 +0000

Ah, the old “think zebras” diagnosis!

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 22:50:37 +0000

Ah, the old “think zebras” diagnosis!

By: bren

bren — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 02:15:13 +0000

Ah, long QT syndrome…

Women can present differently…

Hopefully you have biphasic now and the primitive days of 360 are over for you.

We had a 28y/o female with a total occlusion of the LAD this week.

Never assume