Comments on: Nerves.

By: MM

MM — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:21:31 +0000

aw, epi, that’s a rough one. Damn. You kept it together long enough to protect that airway and get him packaged, though. Good work, even though it has a sad ending.

By: RapidResponseDoc

RapidResponseDoc — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:18:48 +0000

What you did on scene may not have stopped that poor boy from dying, but what it did do was show the family that all that could have been done was done, so that they never have that doubt, that their son might have lived if… It’s not much, but it’s sometimes all we can give.

Ans, as for what Buckman said, if the bvm is ineffectual, tube, tube, TUBE!!!

By: totwtytr

totwtytr — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:30:57 +0000

Pedi calls are tough, no one enjoys them even a little bit. Still, you kept your composure and did a good job, including the tube. We can’t always make a difference, but we can always try.

By: Stephanie Goddard

Stephanie Goddard — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:30:28 +0000

Sorry you are having a rough time….*hugs*

By: Walt Trachim

Walt Trachim — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:46:41 +0000

Honey, don’t ever forget that you did the very best you could under what sounded like really shitty circumstances. And when that was done you took care of your secondary patient’s – that boy’s family.

Sometimes this is more important. But you already know that.

And I’ll echo what some others have said: when the rubber meets the road, you will become a damn fine medic – I have no doubt about that.

By: Stephan

Stephan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:38:15 +0000

You did everything you could to give the docs a chance to save the kid. Sometimes all we can do is not enough, but we have to know that we at least fought the good fight and got them to the hospital as quick as we could. Despite what Buckman said, the tube here was definitely necessary, cause it sounds like the airway was comprimised and needed to be secured. Great job on the tube, pediatric intubation is the toughest skill to master.

By: michael

michael — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:48:20 +0000

Wow. I know that it is hard to do but good job on getting the tube. Trial by fire is hard as it, but good job. Also as always very well written.

By: Buckman

Buckman — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:19:47 +0000

Nice job. But also remember that the tube is not everything, especially with pediatric patients. Some studies suggest not to tube them. If you become fixated on that as a new student you may forget to maintain c-spine, ventilate the patient with a good old fashioned BVM, stop life threatenting bleeding, etc. Don’t get stuck on your “tube, tube, Tube, TUBE!” chant. Keep breathing yourself and get the kid to the hospital. That having been said, blood filling the airway is a good reason to tube, but the outcome you got was inevitable. Learn from the stressful experience, go home see your own kids, come back to work, rinse and repeat. Good job.

By: Mack505

Mack505 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:08:05 +0000

Wow, Epi.

I can’t add much to the above, but hang in there. Calls like this never get better, but they don’t come every week.

By: Just a couple of things… – Medic 22

Just a couple of things… – Medic 22 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:48:48 +0000

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