You show up on scene, 49 y/o white male, actively seizing on the couch, body is rigid salvating out of the mouth, pt has shit his pants, and is drenched in sweat.
You take a manual B/P, cant get anything. You hook the leads up, he's showing a brady rhythm with a few pvc's.
Pt has stopped seizing, states he feels terrible, he is not really having chest pain, alls he can see is " I feel like complete shit"
Pt HX - No prior medical, no drugs, onset was 10 mins ago, nothing makes it feel better, ;ast food was eggs for breakfast, no allergies. Nothing out of the norm on anything.
Pt drives 5 days a week delivering stuff to daytona, makes 1-2 trips a day. Pts left leg is slightly swollen.
He keeps saying he cant breath, he is on 15 lpm via NRB, sats are 98%.
Why did he sieze, what is the ultimate reason this guy is in this shape.
Think out of the box on this, and look for the 2 main clues in what I typed.
Once he got to the er they RSI'd him and instantly intubated him and took him for x-ray.