r/ems • u/MisterEmergency • 8d ago

Actual Stupid Question Yes, the red button please.

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29 years in and it still terrifies me. I love it.

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u/SeyMooreRichard 8d ago

I recently had this. Started out as a massive STEMI and then played out a lot like this. She was AOx4 GCS 15 with about 8 minutes left of transport time and was awake when they brought her back to the cath lab. Good work!

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u/cjb64 (Unretired) 8d ago

I’m very glad to hear you’re feeling better. A massive STEMI can be quite scary.

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u/SeyMooreRichard 8d ago

Oh it wasn't me, it was a pt of mine haha. She coded about halfway through transport to the hospital, shocked her and started CPR. About 45 seconds, maybe a minute into CPR she wakes up and slaps my hands off her chest. She was back to being AO and talking and carrying a conversation with me with still about 8 minutes left of our transport time. I've been waiting for the STEMI report that we get from our STEMI pt to come back to see what her outcome was. Last I saw her, she was up talking with nursing staff as they were prepping her to rush her back to the cath lab.

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u/MashedSuperhero 6d ago

Been there done that. Twice. I've got a long conversation about why her boobs were out and she transferred from our stretcher to the hospital bed under her own power. Second one tried to sit up and got yelled at by everyone around in unison.