Tuesday, October 20, 2009

ouch

Now this ends the day on a good note....
guy comes in and we are told that it is a possible stroke. One minute we are talking to him and hooking everything up, the next he stopped breathing. Felt for a pulse, found none, thumped him, that did no good, started CPR and after 10 to 15 compressions I hear, DAMN IT, I look down and he is awake, did rhythm check and he had a NSR. Now that is one of the reasons that I became a nurse. Outcome for him was that he did have a stroke, we have no clue why he arrested, but he should be fine.... Just a little sore for the 1 broke rib, opps
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  1. Doctor DOctober 21, 2009 at 2:00 PM

    Odd. Probably went into temporary V-Tach.

    Good job starting chest comprssions fast and doing them hard enough to break ribs! He should be grateful to have a nurse who knows her stuff.

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  2. MLeeOctober 21, 2009 at 8:01 PM

    Thanks, not sure what was up with him, he did give me a "oh crap moment"

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