ShaneAEMS Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 You were dispatched to a nursing home pt. ... Upon arrivale.. you find the pt. unresponsive completly to any stimulus. .. Pt. Blood press.. norm R/R shallow and apon ausculation you here wheezing.. Pale diaphoretic skin You as the medic put a C-pap mask with in 2 minutes the patients skin returns to normal color and the pt. skin dries up.... What do you think..
ERDoc Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 CPAP on an unresponsive patient? Take care, chbare. Yup, I was wondering about that myself.
VentMedic Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 CPAP on a patient completely unresponsive to any stimuli? And shallow respirations?
p3medic Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 As you have probably figured out, the use of CPAP in an unresponsive patient is usually frowned upon.
Just Plain Ruff Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 ok, so why did the medic put a cpap mask on? Shane, come back to us, tell us more.
letmesleep Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 HUH? I hope there is more to this story. I even took some time last night searching before I replied in hopes that may have missed something here. Shane, you said the Pt's skin dried up and returned to a normal color, but did she wake up? even so, I'm as confused as everybody else. Sorry for sounding like a d**k.
scott33 Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 I've got it. Occlusion of right mainstem bronchus, caused by patient's tongue, secondary to administration of positive airway pressure device (CPAP) in unresponsive patient, contrary to manufacturers recommendations. Do I win?
ERDoc Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 Shane, I realize you've taken some criticism for the treatment but it would be helpful if you came back and explained what was going on. It might help us better understand why things went the way they did.
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