I saw my first code a couple nights ago.
At first I thought I'm the kind of person that can handle the emotional distress of seeing another person die. It really hit home for me though.
71 yo white female, cardiac arrest. We pushed epi, maxed it out. Bicarb. Shocked her twice. She had a weak pulse. In the end, she was responsive to verbal cues which is a miracle.
According to the cardiologist, she is going to have a lot of brain damage. Her oxygen saturation went down to 87%.
I don't know what happened to her, I only work in the emergency department.
The chest compressions though. It's like her chest was made out of jello.
I've changed, this has changed me, I am not the same. Even though I keep saying the same thing.
To the person above: Life is like monkey bars, you have to let go of one bar to get to the next. What are you holding on to?
At first I thought I'm the kind of person that can handle the emotional distress of seeing another person die. It really hit home for me though.
71 yo white female, cardiac arrest. We pushed epi, maxed it out. Bicarb. Shocked her twice. She had a weak pulse. In the end, she was responsive to verbal cues which is a miracle.
According to the cardiologist, she is going to have a lot of brain damage. Her oxygen saturation went down to 87%.
I don't know what happened to her, I only work in the emergency department.
The chest compressions though. It's like her chest was made out of jello.
I've changed, this has changed me, I am not the same. Even though I keep saying the same thing.
To the person above: Life is like monkey bars, you have to let go of one bar to get to the next. What are you holding on to?