What's everyone doing on 12/21/12?

[JoBri 548]

It felt like the end of the world after waiting in a 2 hour line to see Santa with a tired 2 year old

[Darnell 8,478]

hey - I'm still kicking !!! bit-shiting code is fun !

looking forward to the 'free welding day' tomorrow - my shop is open for anyone that needs something repaired via welding

[TiklingGuy 211]

Got a heart started again on a guy after 45 minutes of CPR and ACLS drugs! Once we got a pulse back he was moving his head, arms and legs! This has been a pretty good Doomsday!

[Hank_ 9,174]

Now that gets the extra piece of ribbon candy in my book!

[John&Juvy 36]

It felt like the end of the world after waiting in a 2 hour line to see Santa with a tired 2 year old

Lol same here, we waited probably just little less than that.

[Bumbero 130]

Got a heart started again on a guy after 45 minutes of CPR and ACLS drugs! Once we got a pulse back he was moving his head, arms and legs! This has been a pretty good Doomsday!

Strong work my friend! That's rare! Usually that only happens if bystandards have started correct CPR OR he coded in front of you. The guy will probably be in ICU for a while but at least it's another Christmas with his family!

[TiklingGuy 211]

Strong work my friend! That's rare! Usually that only happens if bystandards have started correct CPR OR he coded in front of you. The guy will probably be in ICU for a while but at least it's another Christmas with his family!

You are absolutely correct! It really sucks that most people dont make it back once they go into cardiac arrest. This guy did code right in front of me. He threw an anterior MI with recipication. The entire code the guy was in V-Fib all the way up until we got pulses back. He made it up to the cath lab and got reprofused and they took him to the ICU. I learned that he died several hours after he got to the ICU. I think the MI and the CPR caused enough damage. He never regained consciousness after we got ROSC on him. He did have neuro activity though which proves the CPR was profusing him!

Edited December 25, 2012 by Paramedic(918)

[Bumbero 130]

You are absolutely correct! It really sucks that most people dont make it back once they go into cardiac arrest. This guy did code right in front of me. He threw an anterior MI with recipication. The entire code the guy was in V-Fib all the way up until we got pulses back. He made it up to the cath lab and got reprofused and they took him to the ICU. I learned that he died several hours after he got to the ICU. I think the MI and the CPR caused enough damage. He never regained consciousness after we got ROSC on him. He did have neuro activity though which proves the CPR was profusing him!

Nice work. I always tell my guys "If you drop them off at the ER alive, it's a save." Unfortunately, that's not what always happens, it's just their time to go. No drug, correct CPR, prompt shock or cath lab can stop divine intervention.