Guest guest Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Dr. B- I followed up on this pt and the wife tells me that the neuro MD didn't show up til 8a in the morning. Wife states doc did some tests, states nothing new on spot on brain, will watch. Follow up with him in 2 weeks. Pt was home by 4p the next day. Picked a pt up the other morning (3am) with altered LOC. Wife states that pt has been seeing a neuro in Dallas for a spot on the brain. Pt has been seeing this MD in Dallas for 12 years since the spot was found per his wife. To the ER with 02, IV, LP12 monitor, and blood glucose. I also work in the ER (MedicTech) where the pt was taken. I arrived at 9a, the start of my shift. The pt was flown to Ft. Worth by helicopter, now classified as a emergency. I went in and talked to the pt & wife and they didn't understand why the wife couldn't go by private car, instead of being flown by helicopter. I told them I didn't know, but I would find out. I returned and told them that the accepting doctor wanted the pt over ASAP. Helicopter landed, crew came in, loaded pt. I helped load pt in the helicopter. The pt had only a heplock, no 02, was ambulatory, and had been in the ER over 5 hrs. So why is this now a emergency from the doctor in Dallas and require a helicopter over ground. Just my 2 cents worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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