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Re: My father had a similar reaction in the Yale ER » stargazer

Posted by laima on March 4, 2007, at 7:31:05

In reply to My father had a similar reaction in the Yale ER, posted by stargazer on February 28, 2007, at 20:26:47

What a horrible story- thank god you were there.

Yes, I've heard it's good for hospital patients to have someone with them, not just for support, but to keep an eye on the actual care. Ie, question all the various nurses about what's that? What are you giving now? Why? And what's that...can I see? What time is the next dose supposed to be? Keep eye on the patient.

I had some severe something- a flu maybe? Not sure, but pretty vomity, I was very severlely dehydrated. Ended up in ER, they had to give me an IV with potassium and other stuff in it- and the IV wasn't working properly. It just didn't seem right, the fluid level in the bag didn't change even after an hour or two. Nurse just stuck it in, walked in and out of the room, all rushed--it was ER. I was too faint to protest much, and she assured me it was fine when I pointed out that it hadn't changed. Actually, mom noticed and was one to point it out. It was great when my dad showed up to join my mom, see what was going on, and not only was he able to examine the IV and determine excatly why and how it was deffectively set up, (due to hurry, no doubt), he had a booming voice and a way of "giving that nurse an education", showing her precisely what she did wrong, and he hovered while she adjusted it per his instructions. (He says he knows all about IVs from being a heart patient, and we all know he's just good with all kinds of gadgets.) Sure enough, the fluid in the bag started moving after that. Oh, dad can be embarressing at times, but thank goodness for him!


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