Lets call the man Bob.
Bob is 68 years old, and has been going to my church since before I moved to the area. I haven't really spent any time talking to him before today. Bob collapsed today in church, during the sermon.
My church is lucky, in the way that it has a resident GP, and a Sister as well. So when Bob collapsed during the sermon (one of the minister's more entertaining ones, in all honesty), there was a team of people to look after him.
I wasn't the first up to help, though when I did, the doctor took a step back, and basically let me run the first aid. Bob was talking, probably suffering from his "funny do's, doc, going to hospital tomorrow". He just keeled over, pale and clammy, and very quickly recovered. The fact that he was talking immediately made me jump through the ABC, and I started to feel more in control of the situation. Having a senior partner at a GP surgery as back up is obviously a nice safety net to have as a med student, starting to get more confidence in treating a new casualty.
After we got him sorted out, he had a second funny turn, and from sitting and talking to me (Pulse 60, Cap refill <2sec),> like a vaso-vagal episode, which Bob was due for testing for in the Cardiology department the next day.
Looks like Bob is getting his tests early, this time as an inpatient.
2 comments:
Well well well.
You learn something new every day!
Hope the exam went well.
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