HyPOtension (low BP) is a thing, too. It could indicate severe dehydration, internal bleeding, heart failure... or you just be a person who runs a little light in that department. ✋ Same thing: document over time (not just one or two) along with any signs/symptoms you experience. Then take all that in to your doctor for a professional viewpoint. (No, Dr. Google doesn't count!)
I've only been to the hospital without an appointment once in my life. I needed stitches after a water-skiing accident. Pretty much everybody got triaged in before me and I was ok with that. Thankfully, the hospital I went to was an emergency only facility, and they were well organized, so I was still only waiting for just over 2 hours.
the greatest thing about our Personal Health Number is that as a paramedic it connects to our PharmCare system so I don't have to document all the meds you take, or...been prescribed and HAVEN'T taken just the most relevant ones admissions will run off a full record as soon as our computer links to theirs...with the prescribing physician/NP which is before we even back into the bay and all your previous lab work too so by the time we hit triage the nurse probably knows more than we do
My cousin has seizures that are invisible. She's a kid, 9yo, and it destroyed her brain because no one knew she was having them. She would just stop for awhile, like she froze and after awhile she would come back and be weak. Need to lie down. Now she has problems moving her legs because of it and her learning is back to like a 5 year old still. But now that they know what it is, she's on treatment and is developing again. She's cute though and eager to learn new things.
My son used to have blank stair seizures. He’d just stop middle of unloading the dishwasher, speaking, anyplace sometimes we could snap him out of it sometimes we couldn’t. It’s crazy.
When I was younger, my best friends little brother would have these micro seizures. His eyes would just roll back at random. It took them so long to figure out what was happening.
I’ve always heard that police officers, firefighters and medical examiners use Vicks Vapor Rub. It must be the peppermint smell that helps blockout the bad smell.
That's funny you don't say Q word anywhere at the hospitals. Any part not just ER LOL former CNA and I know when you do say the Q word all hell breaks loose
At that point just own up to the fact that you're a freaky deaky 😂 But come on people, a toy doesn't even cost much. You don't have to resort to staplers.
This is why I will never go to the ER unless I feel like I am actually dying. No one cares about helping you unless you are actually dying anyway. 🤷♀️
This is why you should always let them know what your baseline is and what isnt normal for you. I run in the 90's and have been standing and very alert at 88. I run naturally low and freak out when we hit 100 as that is high for me. Know you and you help people not to freak out over nothing or help you when you really need it for you!😊
There is NO WAY to tell how long you will wait in the ER 😱. And that is just the way it is. No amount of badgering the staff will hurry things up. Believe me, they’re going as fast as they can🌪️
I know y'all like to complain about patients, but here's a tip for you.... If someone comes in with anaphylaxic attack, tell them what to expect when you give them the epinephrine. Jesus, it feels like you're having a heart attack, even if you've never had one. Nobody told me before they did it, or took a second to explain it after. How hard would it be to say, hey, this is going to hurt bad, right here, 👆, but it is okay and doesn't cause lasting damage. (supposedly) Every patient is an individual. We aren't one big tsunami.
