tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post6917020529414771607..comments2023-09-26T12:58:21.651+00:00Comments on The Paramedic's Diary: Break inXfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-29262500966775374442009-02-02T16:30:00.000+00:002009-02-02T16:30:00.000+00:00Oh my goodness - running into Dad twice in one nig...Oh my goodness - running into Dad twice in one night must have been something. Did he give you the old "Checking up on me, are you?" line?<BR/><BR/>My father and I share a profession, and I know darn well that's the reaction I'd have if he showed up at my job!Sewmousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698392521648800227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-17169600656679217222009-02-01T03:15:00.000+00:002009-02-01T03:15:00.000+00:00XfA good read, as always. Glad to see your son is...Xf<BR/><BR/>A good read, as always. Glad to see your son is doing well following in his father's footsteps. However, I must say that we (Americans, I mean) are worse at taking care of our elderly...<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/>LAMVA PhireMedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357761880576602886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-56722965303920126842009-01-31T13:11:00.000+00:002009-01-31T13:11:00.000+00:00Can't help but feel desperately sorry for the 95 y...Can't help but feel desperately sorry for the 95 year-old who had to have her door broken down, but I do wonder if this was the incident that needed to happen to make her realise she couldn't cope alone. While I agree to a certain extent that we don't take care of the elderly as we should, often it's a running battle to get them to accept that they need any care. I work as an occupational therapist and seem to spend an awful lot of my time trying (and regularly failing) to convince people that they need help, when they're absolutely swearing blind that they're fine, can manage, even when they can't get out of bed on their own when I ask them to show me. I can't force someone to accept help if they don't want it, unless they have a mental health condition which means they don't have the capacity to make that decision. There is no easy answer, it's a fine balance between the right amount of care and maintaining independence.<BR/><BR/>Ok, moan over!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-78607562281763095572009-01-30T21:33:00.000+00:002009-01-30T21:33:00.000+00:00I'd bet my last dollar that she doesn't end up in ...I'd bet my last dollar that she doesn't end up in a residential placement after this... they might increase the amount of 'care' she gets at home, but providing she can walk (which after a couple of days of physio in hospital she might well) and is cognitively aware enough not to cause a danger (which it sounds like she was) - I'm betting that she'll be right back home again. Unless of course she can afford to pay for her own care in a home, which then becomes a different story.<BR/><BR/>And as for understaffed hospitals - may I just say - don't get ill at this time of year. I could weep at the amount of people I've had to send home this week in the knowledge that they didn't really get the care and attention they deserved, because we're all stretched like too little butter over too much toast... grrrr!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-80914418793459252732009-01-30T16:49:00.000+00:002009-01-30T16:49:00.000+00:00lovw your blog, just came across it and work as a ...lovw your blog, just came across it and work as a mesic in nyc usa,,,lots of the same calls. stay safe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-50441407341539646142009-01-30T09:54:00.000+00:002009-01-30T09:54:00.000+00:00MikeJames has already given you an answer but I wo...Mike<BR/><BR/>James has already given you an answer but I would add that, in my experience, with most patients the onset of effect is 3 to 5 minutes BUT there is a lot to be said anout the psychology behind knowing that you've received a pain relieving drug. It can be as long as ten minutes before they become comfortable, if at all.Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-67054705821955421402009-01-29T22:32:00.000+00:002009-01-29T22:32:00.000+00:00Mike,It's not an instant affect generally, it can ...Mike,<BR/><BR/>It's not an instant affect generally, it can often take 20mins or so.<BR/><BR/>JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-83789428750550268322009-01-29T12:14:00.000+00:002009-01-29T12:14:00.000+00:00HiyaNice blog, I love it.Just one question:quote: ...Hiya<BR/><BR/>Nice blog, I love it.<BR/><BR/>Just one question:<BR/>quote: "I gave him morphine for his pain but his condition appeared to improve regardless of the short amount of time that had passed since it had been administered."<BR/><BR/>How long does morphine take to work when given IV? I thought it had a sudden unset or have I been misinformed?<BR/><BR/>thanks for the answer<BR/><BR/>MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-22869227296777483032009-01-29T10:08:00.000+00:002009-01-29T10:08:00.000+00:00It's a disgrace the way the elderly are treated in...It's a disgrace the way the elderly are treated in this country. I am still angry, two years after the death of my Grandfather for the poor treatment he received in hospital. Not because the people treating him were incompetent or uncaring, but because of the lack of funding they received, the fact that they were understaffed and the hospital over full.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com