Comments on: The paramedic in me finds some of these injuries a little far fetched… http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/20081204/the-paramedic-in-me-finds-some-of-these-injuries-a-little-far-fetched/ An Ode To A Small Lump of Green Putty I Found In My Armpit One Midsummer Morning Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:10:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Donna http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/20081204/the-paramedic-in-me-finds-some-of-these-injuries-a-little-far-fetched/comment-page-1/#comment-15304 Donna Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:21:00 +0000 http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/?p=4367#comment-15304 Hmm, first reaction? "Holy shit, somebody call 911" :D Also... need the mechanism of injury. (Although I suppose in your case, I can guess.) :D Well, rapid transport, so we do life-saving interventions only, pack & go. Spinal immobilization, suction the airway, then see if we can get an OPA in to keep it clear. Unconscious means we probably won't know about the upper body fractures that you can't see (although feeling around in the rapid body survey might let me feel some -- any that are found and can be strapped up should be), but with a full spinal immobilization, that'll keep you fairly well packed in to begin with. Keep a close eye on the airway -- bleeding & vomit aspirations are a bit nervewracking -- but other than that... strap it up and ship that puppy out. :D Hmm, first reaction? “Holy shit, somebody call 911″ :D

Also… need the mechanism of injury. (Although I suppose in your case, I can guess.) :D

Well, rapid transport, so we do life-saving interventions only, pack & go. Spinal immobilization, suction the airway, then see if we can get an OPA in to keep it clear. Unconscious means we probably won’t know about the upper body fractures that you can’t see (although feeling around in the rapid body survey might let me feel some — any that are found and can be strapped up should be), but with a full spinal immobilization, that’ll keep you fairly well packed in to begin with.

Keep a close eye on the airway — bleeding & vomit aspirations are a bit nervewracking — but other than that… strap it up and ship that puppy out. :D

]]> By: Riann http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/20081204/the-paramedic-in-me-finds-some-of-these-injuries-a-little-far-fetched/comment-page-1/#comment-15303 Riann Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:14:00 +0000 http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/?p=4367#comment-15303 Unconscious, bleeding from the nose, aspiration of vomit, no open fractures, but plenty of upper body fractures that you can't see. Go! Unconscious, bleeding from the nose, aspiration of vomit, no open fractures, but plenty of upper body fractures that you can’t see. Go!

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