Guest guest Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Diagnosis= Teenager........ Also Kidding (I can just hear the bad medic comments) Events leading up to ? Where is she at right now? Has she had this before? Been Sick in the past few weeks? > What, cute athletes can't be gay? Gee, thanks! > > Kidding! > > She has had the same boyfriend since she was 14. > > Alyssa Woods, NREMT-B > CPR Instructor > > > > > >> Not that I'm cynical, but does she have a history of boyfriend over the last 9 months? >> >> - Brad Sattler >> >> >> >>> >>> Subject: EMS Challenge >>> To: texasems-l >>> Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 1:16 PM >>> I think we're about due for another >>> challenge, if anyone is up for it. >>> >>> You're dispatched to an 18 year old woman experiencing >>> seizures. Upon arrival, you find a young woman who appears >>> to be having a panic attack, and states that she experienced >>> a few " shocks " . She's diaphoretic and tachycardic at a rate >>> of 140 resting, with a blood pressure of 142/98, and a >>> respiratory rate of 26. She has notable tremor. She reports >>> no medical history, no medications, and no allergies, and >>> her parents state that she's perfectly healthy, and couldn't >>> be on drugs, as she's active in high school sports and is >>> drug tested routinely. >>> >>> The patient states that she doesn't think that she's >>> experiencing an emergency, and insists that her parents are >>> overreacting and she simply wants to go back to bed. >>> >>> >>> >>> Alyssa Woods, NREMT-B >>> CPR Instructor >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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