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Procedure regarding co-worker passing out?
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<blockquote data-quote="Benben" data-source="post: 1109760" data-attributes="member: 25133"><p>This is my opinion....OPINION!!!</p><p></p><p>Patient was not unconscious therefore it was not an imediate emergency. No signs of obvious trauma, not probable heat related (you didn't mention heat so this is an assumption on my part), no medical alert braclets/necklace. No dificulty breathing, no racing pulse....I would abide by his wishes and not call 911 right away. Contacting wife was a smart thing to do trying to get more infomation. Removing him from the area and getting him somewhere he could rest was the correct thing to do, IMO. This appears to be a medical issue. </p><p></p><p>EMT company does not make $$$ unless they take someone somewhere. Therefore, its expected that every call equals a ride. Just because they put him on a stretcher really does not mean delaying the 911 was a horrible call. The ER checking him out with all the diagnostic tools they have available and making the determination to send him home untill he had a second "episode" is the single most telling thing about what happened! </p><p></p><p>I am the Safety Co-Chair for my work group also and I promise you I have an extensive medical background. From what you have told us I do not think it could have been handled much better. You or others can try and vilify the participants but for what? I can't see anything wrong being done from what you have told us and everything that was done was done correctly.</p><p></p><p>I know in hind sight you feel 911 should have been called right away but the person was not unconscious. With that being said just being the devil's advocate here.....He said, "no" to 911 so unless he poses a direct danger to himself or others how can you justify forcing it upon him? I mentioned the call to the wife being smart.....it really was!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Benben, post: 1109760, member: 25133"] This is my opinion....OPINION!!! Patient was not unconscious therefore it was not an imediate emergency. No signs of obvious trauma, not probable heat related (you didn't mention heat so this is an assumption on my part), no medical alert braclets/necklace. No dificulty breathing, no racing pulse....I would abide by his wishes and not call 911 right away. Contacting wife was a smart thing to do trying to get more infomation. Removing him from the area and getting him somewhere he could rest was the correct thing to do, IMO. This appears to be a medical issue. EMT company does not make $$$ unless they take someone somewhere. Therefore, its expected that every call equals a ride. Just because they put him on a stretcher really does not mean delaying the 911 was a horrible call. The ER checking him out with all the diagnostic tools they have available and making the determination to send him home untill he had a second "episode" is the single most telling thing about what happened! I am the Safety Co-Chair for my work group also and I promise you I have an extensive medical background. From what you have told us I do not think it could have been handled much better. You or others can try and vilify the participants but for what? I can't see anything wrong being done from what you have told us and everything that was done was done correctly. I know in hind sight you feel 911 should have been called right away but the person was not unconscious. With that being said just being the devil's advocate here.....He said, "no" to 911 so unless he poses a direct danger to himself or others how can you justify forcing it upon him? I mentioned the call to the wife being smart.....it really was! [/QUOTE]
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