hoosierdoc
Freed prisoner
Driving home last night I passed a pedestrian struck by a car in Destin. It had just happened. I thought it was someone who was drunk and fell down initially. Bystanders in hysterics though. Lady had a bad head injury. I did not have a medical kit in my car. A few minutes later another doc showed up with a decent advanced kit. He had airway supplies and some other stuff we might have needed.
turns out he was also an ED doc but for the military, also down on vacation.
there wasn’t a lot to be done in the field, she needed a neurosurgeon. It got me thinking though that I need a decent kit with me. It felt terrible to know what to do and how to do it but have nothing to accomplish those tasks. When EMS got there we helped get her loaded up but they said if I intubated her then i’d Have to accompany her to the hospital since I assumed medical control. And i’d Have to prove i’m Licensed. I had my kids in the car at the side of the road and the hospital was 30 minutes away. Ugh. They loaded her up and sped away, attempting airway en route.
I didn’t even have gloves. I did have airway stuff in my car (expired) but didn’t think of it until after.
Makes me think how bad i’d Feel if I needed a gun and didn’t have one on me. Be prepared. I wasn’t.
turns out he was also an ED doc but for the military, also down on vacation.
there wasn’t a lot to be done in the field, she needed a neurosurgeon. It got me thinking though that I need a decent kit with me. It felt terrible to know what to do and how to do it but have nothing to accomplish those tasks. When EMS got there we helped get her loaded up but they said if I intubated her then i’d Have to accompany her to the hospital since I assumed medical control. And i’d Have to prove i’m Licensed. I had my kids in the car at the side of the road and the hospital was 30 minutes away. Ugh. They loaded her up and sped away, attempting airway en route.
I didn’t even have gloves. I did have airway stuff in my car (expired) but didn’t think of it until after.
Makes me think how bad i’d Feel if I needed a gun and didn’t have one on me. Be prepared. I wasn’t.