Spinning Out of Control
Doctor Delgado had just been paged to the ER, she ran down the clinic hallway and pushed open the doors just in time to get the information from the paramedics. "female in her mid thrities, possible alcohol poisioning, shallow breaths, CPR performed at the scene" Lu pointed in the direction of curtain three and they wheeled the stretcher that way, "vitals?", she called, another EMT spoke up, "temp 96.5, pulse, 54, weak and irregular, respirations, 9, weak and shallow, BP, 104/54" as they got to the curtain the EMT's and the nurses transferred the patient from stretcher to stretcher while Lu quickly put on gloves and a gown, "10cc's of epi and a central line nitroglycerian" Lu turned around to examine her patient but, found herself in shock of who is was, "oh, my god" Lu looked up and scanned the room, "Hayes, get over here", he came to her on her command, "examine the patient", he put on gloves and was ready to begin but, he got nervous when he seen who the patient was, "this is" he was interupted by Lu, "yes, it is" Lu looked up at the nurse, "get me a GCS, an EKG, pulse ox, LFT, BA, a tox screen and Doctor Biancavilla, stat".
Nick came walking casually through the ER doors about ten minutes after being paged, "you rang?" Lu nodded her head, "follow me" she lead him over to curtain three, she slowly opened it, allowing Nick to enter behind her, "close the curtain", Nick pulls the curtain shut and when he turns around he like Lu is in shock, "oh, god, Dana" he rushed to her side, "Lu what happened?" Lu spoke very softly, "GCS was 10, pulse ox, 90, BA was three times the legal limit, we had to incubate because her respirations were weak and shallow, her heart rate was low but, we were able to pull it back up, she seized and was given Ativan, we're pushing D5W and a banana bag" she paused for a few minutes "she drank too much". Nick looked devastated, "four to six hours and we'll have to wait and see" Lu nodded, "we'll excubate when she wakes up".
Dana awakes the next morning in a private room, she notices the IV's in her arm and the uncomfortable tube down her throat, she turns her head to the side to see Nick, asleep in the chair with his head on the bed, npt beginng able to talk she hits the call button. Nick awakes and Lu comes running into the room, "Dana, I'm going to excubate now" she put's on a pair of gloves and pulls the tube out of her throat, Dana gags. "Dana, don't try to talk, just whisper", Dana nods and Lu leaves the room.
Dana looks at Nick, "what happened?" Nick takes her hand, "you had one too many drinks and ended up in the ER last night" Dana began to think, that could'nt be true, she was would never do something like that, she was in total control, "Nick, tell me it's not true", he wiped a tear away from her face, "I wish I could". Dana did'nt remember much about the past 24 hours, "let me see the chart", Nick got up and grabbed the chart off the end of the bed and handed it to her, as she began to read it she cried even harder, it was true, she was spinning out of control.
Doctor Delgado had just been paged to the ER, she ran down the clinic hallway and pushed open the doors just in time to get the information from the paramedics. "female in her mid thrities, possible alcohol poisioning, shallow breaths, CPR performed at the scene" Lu pointed in the direction of curtain three and they wheeled the stretcher that way, "vitals?", she called, another EMT spoke up, "temp 96.5, pulse, 54, weak and irregular, respirations, 9, weak and shallow, BP, 104/54" as they got to the curtain the EMT's and the nurses transferred the patient from stretcher to stretcher while Lu quickly put on gloves and a gown, "10cc's of epi and a central line nitroglycerian" Lu turned around to examine her patient but, found herself in shock of who is was, "oh, my god" Lu looked up and scanned the room, "Hayes, get over here", he came to her on her command, "examine the patient", he put on gloves and was ready to begin but, he got nervous when he seen who the patient was, "this is" he was interupted by Lu, "yes, it is" Lu looked up at the nurse, "get me a GCS, an EKG, pulse ox, LFT, BA, a tox screen and Doctor Biancavilla, stat".
Nick came walking casually through the ER doors about ten minutes after being paged, "you rang?" Lu nodded her head, "follow me" she lead him over to curtain three, she slowly opened it, allowing Nick to enter behind her, "close the curtain", Nick pulls the curtain shut and when he turns around he like Lu is in shock, "oh, god, Dana" he rushed to her side, "Lu what happened?" Lu spoke very softly, "GCS was 10, pulse ox, 90, BA was three times the legal limit, we had to incubate because her respirations were weak and shallow, her heart rate was low but, we were able to pull it back up, she seized and was given Ativan, we're pushing D5W and a banana bag" she paused for a few minutes "she drank too much". Nick looked devastated, "four to six hours and we'll have to wait and see" Lu nodded, "we'll excubate when she wakes up".
Dana awakes the next morning in a private room, she notices the IV's in her arm and the uncomfortable tube down her throat, she turns her head to the side to see Nick, asleep in the chair with his head on the bed, npt beginng able to talk she hits the call button. Nick awakes and Lu comes running into the room, "Dana, I'm going to excubate now" she put's on a pair of gloves and pulls the tube out of her throat, Dana gags. "Dana, don't try to talk, just whisper", Dana nods and Lu leaves the room.
Dana looks at Nick, "what happened?" Nick takes her hand, "you had one too many drinks and ended up in the ER last night" Dana began to think, that could'nt be true, she was would never do something like that, she was in total control, "Nick, tell me it's not true", he wiped a tear away from her face, "I wish I could". Dana did'nt remember much about the past 24 hours, "let me see the chart", Nick got up and grabbed the chart off the end of the bed and handed it to her, as she began to read it she cried even harder, it was true, she was spinning out of control.
