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Pat_McCrotch
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I was in triage agian the other day going through the motions of all the Bullshit complaints. Then this 24 y/o asain male signs in with short of breath and chest pain. I had just triaged prolly 3-4 bronchitis pts before him so I assumed it was the same. i get him in and start asking questions.
all of his vital signs were normal. he was in pain but no real distress. I was about to send him back out to the lobby until I rubbed his arm inadvertantly. he was cool and clamy.
Something didnt feel right. I kep tthinking this guy is 24 he cannot be a cardiac patient. i was debating what to do in my head so I grabbed a MD and asked them to come in and see him as I get the EKG.
The Md was thinking he is athletic and prolly has something called long QRS syndrome which is what a lot of young people collapse and die of on the track or court.
I hooked him up to the EKG and as it started running across all 12 leads he had ST elevation in several leads. Which is a sign of an acute MI. this 24 year old was having a heart attack.
He got ot cath lab and lived thank God. The cardiologists reported back he sucked a clot out of his Right Coranary artery the size of the end of my pinky.
Holly to young to have a heart attack batman. I almost sent him back to the lobby. I think back and I am not tooting my own horn but there are several nw nurses that do triage where I am work and would have easily sent him back out to the lobby where he may have died.
all of his vital signs were normal. he was in pain but no real distress. I was about to send him back out to the lobby until I rubbed his arm inadvertantly. he was cool and clamy.
Something didnt feel right. I kep tthinking this guy is 24 he cannot be a cardiac patient. i was debating what to do in my head so I grabbed a MD and asked them to come in and see him as I get the EKG.
The Md was thinking he is athletic and prolly has something called long QRS syndrome which is what a lot of young people collapse and die of on the track or court.
I hooked him up to the EKG and as it started running across all 12 leads he had ST elevation in several leads. Which is a sign of an acute MI. this 24 year old was having a heart attack.
He got ot cath lab and lived thank God. The cardiologists reported back he sucked a clot out of his Right Coranary artery the size of the end of my pinky.
Holly to young to have a heart attack batman. I almost sent him back to the lobby. I think back and I am not tooting my own horn but there are several nw nurses that do triage where I am work and would have easily sent him back out to the lobby where he may have died.
