ShaneAEMS Posted July 8, 2008 Share 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.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chbare Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 CPAP on an unresponsive patient? Take care, chbare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERDoc Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 CPAP on an unresponsive patient? Take care, chbare. Yup, I was wondering about that myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VentMedic Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 CPAP on a patient completely unresponsive to any stimuli? And shallow respirations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p3medic Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 As you have probably figured out, the use of CPAP in an unresponsive patient is usually frowned upon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Plain Ruff Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 ok, so why did the medic put a cpap mask on? Shane, come back to us, tell us more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmesleep Posted July 8, 2008 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firedoc5 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott33 Posted July 8, 2008 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERDoc Posted July 8, 2008 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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