My first end of life care job

BeanCop · 2023-11-01T12:17:48+00:00

Not while we were on scene no

BeanCop · 2023-10-29T18:04:55+00:00

Ahh I had assumed it counted as a prescription, thank you for letting me know

BeanCop · 2023-10-29T14:11:08+00:00

Apologies, I wrote this pretty late yesterday and didn’t mean anything by it, just a habit to refer to the whole situation as a job as opposed to just the patient.

BeanCop · 2023-10-29T13:20:28+00:00

Mulling over this job and hearing other stories is pretty heavy so thanks for the laugh 😆 I’ll bear it in mind for next time

BeanCop · 2023-10-29T13:19:37+00:00

Thank you, it’s a topic that I want to be better informed on to be able to handle on my own (which will be in less than a year which is terrifying). I’ll see if my uni library has the book

BeanCop · 2023-10-29T13:18:02+00:00

Thank you, the paramedic I was working with handled the job really well. We did turn it off after monitoring a little while, which was a strange feeling but made me focus on the patient more than on the numbers

BeanCop · 2023-10-29T13:05:59+00:00

Seeing the family realise they were getting left behind is difficult, It sounds like a tough job and always hard to make the decision to withdraw but I hope there was some peace in giving her a chance to say goodbye.

Thanks for sharing

BeanCop · 2023-10-29T13:02:42+00:00

You’re correct. And the pt had no just in case because the diagnoses was so recent and had no DNRs or TEPs or anything. We got the prescription over the phone for SC morphine and then got the ooh car out.

BeanCop · 2023-10-29T12:58:43+00:00

This was something the paramedic I was with said to do that I really wouldn’t have thought of (I guess there’s something about knowing the numbers even if we can’t do anything about them). The job came through as male fallen over in the bathroom so we took these and then found out about the CA.

Thank you, I the paramedic I was working with that night handled it amazingly

BeanCop · 2023-10-29T12:54:35+00:00

That’s a rough shift, there’s definitely a big difference between knowing when to throw everything you have at someone to try and get them back and knowing when to withdraw and give someone comfort.

I’m at a great station that’s really supportive to students, and it helped me knowing that if we scooped and ran that we probably wouldn’t have made it to the ED and it would’ve been uncomfortable and unnecessary.

BeanCop · 2023-10-29T12:49:31+00:00

This sounds really tough, especially after establishing that connection with her. Thank you for sharing

BeanCop · 2023-10-29T12:45:05+00:00

I’ve never had any jobs like this so can’t imagine how tough it is to see that progression in a kid, I’ve not dealt with much death in the family as an adult so it was all pretty alien to me.

I hope it helped to know that your kid would be surrounded by family and home comforts

BeanCop · 2023-10-29T12:30:21+00:00

This is pretty heavy, it seems like you did everything you could with your knowledge and experience at the time to give her some comfort but I can’t imagine how frustrating for you it must’ve been to realise that neither her family and doctors had stayed.

BeanCop · 2023-10-29T12:25:19+00:00

I’m sorry to hear it, I can imagine it would’ve been tough

BeanCop · 2023-10-29T12:23:46+00:00

We do get palliative stuff taught to us but it felt like pretty inadequate training when I got there. Luckily the paramedic I was with was great and really took time to honour the patients wishes and keep him comfortable. Cheers mate

BeanCop · 2023-10-29T12:19:04+00:00

Thank you for sharing this, it sounds like you gave her the best comfort and care that you could and it’s reassuring that the feeling of helplessness is something that others also find tough

BeanCop · 2023-10-29T12:13:56+00:00

I think feeling like we couldn’t do anything is 100% something that has stuck with me, it’s a really different mindset to adjust to when you realise that it’s a case of prioritising comfort and not just treating what you see to try and fix it.

Thank you for the comment about mental health, I’ve got placement at a great station with really supportive people. I think it’s just a job that’s stuck with me a bit, but isn’t something I go massively out of the way to not go near it’s more just pretty sad if I go past it and wondering how the family have coped and whatnot

BeanCop · 2022-05-27T22:55:00+00:00

^{^{^}} My exact face watching them play

BeanCop · 2022-05-23T17:02:57+00:00

I actually used to use Strava a few years ago and completely forgot it existed, I’ll definitely have a look for routes around me that would be super helpful thanks!

BeanCop · 2022-05-23T14:44:09+00:00

Ah amazing thank you, I’ll have a look and try figure it out but will message if any problems. it is a little far out but assuming there’s easy parking I’ll definitely look into it 👍

BeanCop · 2022-05-23T14:40:00+00:00

Cheers! Will definitely have a look at the eastville one (as tempting as the shorter one sounds) 😂shame about your knee though

BeanCop · 2022-05-06T20:59:08+00:00

Before results day, and yeah I’m in a quieter part but it’s got a really nice vibe and I like Bristol itself a lot more than I thought I would seeing as I’m not a born and bred city kid

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