Monday 20 July 2009

Blue light taxi

Woo! 12 hours on an ambu shift! I am shattered.

36YOM - kidney stones. 200yds from the front door of A&E.
85YOM - Known AF. Palpitations.
85YOM - Needed catheter replacing.
86YOF - Fell in bathroom. Denied anything medically wrong. Denied all pain. Ended up with a shattered shoulder. Old women and their hospital phobias....
42YOM - Alcoholic liver disease - haematemesis. H/O CVA.
85YOM - Care home. Low sats. Vomitting ++.
41YOF - Fitting in public place. First episode. Post ictal on arrival.
39YOM - ?Fell/assaulted. Lac to head. Active bleeding through 3 dressings. ETOH. Found by police with metal bat.

Got tomorrow off to recover, then back on for another 12 hours, then 24 hours off til night shift.

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