911 Update
Busy Sunday morning at the ambulance service, but then, predictably, calls fell off during the Vikings game. We had 77 runs during my 12 hour shift. Ambulance Driver was assigned 4 of them. We then spent the rest of the shift watching the game at a local volunteer fire station.
As always, information contained in the 911 Updates has been masked to prevent disclosure of personal information.
1) Was for a girl who, last evening, got scratched in the eye while playing with the cat. Awoke this morning with severe pain and her left eye swollen shut. Suspected corneal abrasion.
2) Called to care for a man with a history of traumatic brain injury and had suffered his first seizure in months.
3) Was for a very distraught lady with a history of bipolar disorder. Takes care of herself but occasionally suffers from panic attacks. She was alone in the home and couldn’t contact her husband.
4) Elderly male with emphyzema with increased breathing difficulty during the night. Nebs not working. Was severely short of breath on our arrival and very hypertensive. Two nebs of atrovent and albuterol enroute to hospital got things under control.
Tomorrow is an 8 hour day. Getting off work in the early afternoon is one of life’s great pleasures. Ambulance Driver is working on a couple of informational posts on how we deliver health care in Minnesota and will have them up in just a few days.