Damn. Its 84 degrees today and the water park is packed. I’m working on the “wet side” and I’ve been cleaning minor abrasions and sticking on band aids all day. It seems like there are a fair number of “rug burns” when people get overzealous and dump out of the tubes while careening down the slides.
And it usually doesn’t get busy ’til after 3.
It’s just a hot and humid day. I’d kill to drop my radio and pack on the deck and dive straight into the wave pool.
***Update at 1920.
So, a small break in the action from band aids. Just about an hour ago, a 17yo female walked into my aid station, short of breath saying “her heart was pounding”. Sure enough, she was tachy at 185 and had been that way for the past 15 minutes. Over her protests I quickly got the medics en route, got a set of vitals and put some O2 on. The medics arrived shortly after and I saw a chemical cardioversion for the first time. The first 6mg of adenosine didn’t do it, so the medics drew up 12 and we all watched the monitor as the SVT broke. The girl took a deep breath and said “Wow. That was weird.” Ya think? Your heart just stopped for a second.
We loaded her onto the medic’s cot and off they went. Pretty cool end to the day.
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CONGRATS! It's cool that not only did you get to run a critical call but that it was a medical. I know you're not a big fan of trauma
I didn't run anything, aside from to the phone to call the medics.
Still, it was interesting to see the 12 lead when she was cardioverted. (I've seen it done electrically, but never with drugs.)
And I don't mid trauma, I just find medical calls more interesting. Maybe I've watched to many episodes of "House"
I found the electrical cardioversion more fun to watch. OK, not really, but it is cool.
Jane