I’d hope so.
Seriously though, the best thing you can do for that doc is to fill out the survey maxing out all the stupid things they ask. For an organization like Kaiser, that can literally put money in their pocket.
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1600 nits is also the official name of the Red Rock Station poker room.
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Take a deep breath before opening the bill for the ambulance.
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I figured. I tried to make it to my wife’s car to avoid that but I couldn’t make it 5 feet before I’d pass out again.
Is it normal for the er nurses to be pretty dismissive of the paramedics? I kind of got that vibe.
I used to treat a petite, rough-around-the-edges EMT who almost got into a fist fight with nurses on more than one occasion.
My patient certainly felt disrespected by nurses.
According to the EMTs I had pvc and trigeminy. And my heart rate was low 40s. So they gave me atropine in the ambulance. It’s about a 30 minute drive to the hospital from my house. And by the time we got there, I was 90% conscious again and feeling a little better. The ER nurse acted like they should not have gave me atropine, and like she barely believed their report because my vitals were closer to normal by the time we got there.
Not sure if normal is the right word, but common definitely is.
Charge nurse is probably just pissed they have to give up a room for you
I got to wear one of those this winter. Zio Rythm or something like that, prepping my hairy chest for it was interesting and pulling it off was too 
That adhesive they use is a miracle substance.
I also had a similar experience to you years ago. Stomach pains so intense that i passed out on our living room floor in the middle of the night. GF found me and called an ambulance. They never really determined what it was exactly but I had awful diarrhea the previous few days and that continued for a few weeks after. I lost like 25 pounds, fun times. The ER folk were convinced I was a hardcore alcoholic becuase some enzyme or something was like 100x higher than it should have been.
I have 3 or 4 ambulance trips in my life, all in the past 15ish years. Last one was not necessary (vasovagal response, passed out in the middle of a vegas sportsbook). I’ve had them before but everyone around you freaks out and they called one right away.
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I had crazy intense stomach pains and diarrhea and the next thing I knew they were taking out my appendix. Definitely worst pain I’ve ever felt, I couldn’t talk and was just doubled over weeping.
Guy sitting in front of me on the bus is BLASTING out Careless Whisper. Normally I frown on load music on public transportation, but I’ll make an exception for George Michael.
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Everyone involved in patient care will have opinions about how the patients were managed by previous providers, they just usually have the sense to keep it more private.
Problem with this is that it’s a simple vasovagal response after you come too and everything super dangerous until you do
Nah er charge/ambulance receiving nurse to EMT/paramedic is worse than most things
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You mean like if i fall over? Or what happens while I’m unconscious? I’ve been told it kind of looks like I’m having a seizure. I felt it coming on and sat myself down up against the counter to minimzie the fall damage potential.
I think he means that until you come to nobody knows why you passed out. Could be something way more serious.
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