A Medical Experience Essay Research Paper A

A Medical Experience Essay, Research Paper

A Medical Experience

It was the end of a normal day at the station. The medics are just

getting to bed after running a half a dozen calls for an assorted minor medical

and trauma problems. The paperwork was finished. The reports were entered into

the computer. The truck was even restocked. They were just about into

dreamland but, as with most nights at this particular station, sleep was not to

be.

Several miles away, in a small, well kept apartment, Angie Briggs, a

eighty-year-old woman awoke to the feeling that the life-giving air was being

denied to her. She tried to sit up, but the feeling would not subside. Walking

made it worse. She also noticed that, even though the temperature in her room

was comfortable, she was dripping with sweat. The longer that she waited, the

harder it became to breath. So, realizing the fact that her doctor was probably

asleep, she did the next logical step, she called her daughter, who lives in

another state. The daughter realized that her mother needed more help than she

could give over the phone, tried to persuade the mother to call an ambulance,

which, of course, the mother refused to do, stating that it wasn’t necessary.

The daughter then took it upon herself to call EMS from her own house.

The medics were notified of the problem through the usual method, a

series of tones over a radio that cause a loud horn to blare and all the station

lights to come on, much to the annoyance of the fire lieutenant. This alarm was

immediately followed by the dispatchers voice giving all the applicable

information on this call.

“Med unit 2, respiratory call, 103 Royal Terrace Boulevard, apartment 7,

in reference to a 80 year old woman with shortness of breath.”

Not that the EMS crew were listening at this point. They are busy

getting into their jumpsuits and putting their boots on. It does not matter if

they are eating, sleeping, watching TV, or even taking a shower, they are

required to be in the ambulance and en route to the scene within two minutes.

“Med Two’s en route.” Stated EMT Jennifer Meyers in a sleepy voice

” Copy med 2 is en route to 103 Royal Terrace Blvd., apartment 7.” Now

they are listening. “This is in reference to a 80 year-old female who is in

severe respiratory distress. Received the call from her daughter that is out of

state. Patient sounds very short of breath.”

“Copy”

“I’m pretty sure that it is in the first entrance into the apartment

complex. Should be the third or fourth building on the left”, stated Doug

Murphy the paramedic on duty.

It took only a few minutes for the ambulance to arrive at the scene.

After dispatch was informed of their arrival, Doug and Jennifer removed the

stretcher that was already loaded with the monitor, the airway bag, and the med

box. As he approached the front door, Doug took notice of the condition of the

walkway, of the location of the bushes, and any outside furniture that might

impede exiting the house with a stretcher loaded with a person. He did the same

quick evaluation upon entering the residence.

After knocking, an elderly, heavy-set woman opened the door. The medic

could see immediately that she was is serous trouble. Her clothes were soaked,

wet with sweat, every time she took a breath, a faint popping sound could be

heard. The medic also could see the front of her neck pull in along with every

breath and that her general color had a faint, matted bluish color about her.

Doug knew that without immediate treatment, this lady would die.

Doug quickly lowered the stretcher and took the equipment off of it.

“Why don’t you sit right here.” Doug told Mrs. Briggs

” I’m fine, really. I told my daughter that I would see my doctor in

the morning. I don’t know why she called you.” Mrs. Briggs stated. The medic

was surprised that she could talk at all.

“When did you start having trouble breathing.” Doug asked as he was

turning on the oxygen bottle

“About an hour ago. I woke up and couldn’t catch my breath.” Pointing

to the oxygen mask that the medic was placing on her face. “I really don’t

need any of that.”

” I think you do. You need to let me do my job and treat you. This

condition will only get worse.”

“No, I think I’ll wait till the morning.”

“Listen, you don’t have until the morning. To be perfectly blunt, I

doubt you have a hour. You need to let me treat you now. Your lungs are full

of fluid.”

“How do know that.” asked the patient.

“I can hear it, even without my stethoscope.” retorted the medic. ” I

can take care of this problem with medicines, but I need to do it now.” Looking

at his partner. “How’s the blood pressure.”

The medic’s partner had been busy taking the patients blood pressure and

pulse, and was now in the process of applying the electrodes on the

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