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Re: Silver Lining
by shaa
Too true. Once had a young woman (post very emotionaly fight with family) brought by ambulance to ER. She'd had a violent 45min "seizure" at home & enroute and then became "catatonic"(the physican's descriptor) upon reaching the ER. She'd never lost her airway, was not incontient, and had no oral or other trauma during the "seizure"(it could happen). As her nurse I did a quick eval and then drew up the coldest ice water to be found, and with a needless syringe, quickly shot her between the eyes. The young physicians getting ready to examine her went from being horrified at my behavior, to shocked at her immediate and dramatic response. She sat bolt upright, with open eyes exclaimed "what the F", saw everyone staring at her and immediately became "catatonic" again. After questioning me at great length on my "benign and non-invasive method", the one pysch doc. decided he was going to do a "study" on this "new and inovative diagnostic tool". And here I just thought it was good judgement and quick triage. }:>
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