Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Caught In The Moment

In this moment I am staring down the throat of a cardiac arrest patient trying to sneak the tube into the trachea. It lasts for probably 10 seconds but at that moment the whole room pauses. 

In this moment I am trying to snag an IV on a suspected stroke patient who is nearing the end of the tpa window. I do most IV's before we start transport but this time I'm half challenging myself and half saving time.

In this moment, not a day since the last tube I'm elbow deep in an airway and like most times I come sucessful. Two squads, four medics and one trauma code, just another night in the big city.

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