Kings A &E (Lounged)

[lilolil]

Hi

Do any forumites work at KCH A&E please?

My daughter was on a P4 bus on Saturday night about 7.45 when a man had a heart attack. She has just done a 1st aid course and knew what to do. The man was very scared and was crying.He had just been discharged from hospital/

Anyway, I rang KCH today to try and find out if he is ok but they couldnt tell me as they said they had a lot of heart attacks brought in at that time on Saturday!!! What a load of rubbish!!!

If anyone here could find out for me please?????????????????

[LostThePlot]

I guess the issue here is one of patient confidentiality.

OK, this is concern about someone, but the rule will be there to stop undesirables trying to track down victims they didn;t quite finish off.

GUess you just have to let you daughter know that what she did was the right thing, and leave it at that.

[lilolil]

LOL Yes I didnt think of that!

Oh well............

[AllforNun]

just out of interest - what do you do in that situation ?

[flange]

the only thing you can do: lie them down and keep them calm. if they do actually need CPR then you sould only do it if you know how - can actually do damage if you're not careful!

[Ant]

Call an ambulance. Worry about first aid after that's sorted.

[Domitianus]

lilolil Wrote:

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> LOL Yes I didnt think of that!

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> Oh well............

Durrrhhh!!!

[Administrator]

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[lilolil]

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[buggie]

I work there (can't remember password so couldn't log on when saw this thread earlier) and surprised they didn't explain that they can't tell you due to confidentiality.

Just to say as well, if someone is having chest pain/?heart attack and is awake and alert, let them be in a position most comfortable to them - often sat on floor with feet on floor and knees up is good = but most comfortable position for them means less stress to them so less stress on heart.

[dulwichmum]

Dear Lilolil,

What a star your baby is! I just returned from a weekend away and my poppets were actually working on giving their grandparents heart attacks.

[KalamityKel]

Ooo a weekend away? whered ya go?

Soz for butting in on the thread :p

[dulwichmum]

Disneyland Paris ... but don't tell the poppets as we didn't bring them! I was invited by Disney to come and sample it's delights and blog about it!!!

[KalamityKel]

Oooo how lovely! :))

[PeckhamRose]

If you are first aid trained then calling the ambulance first is not always the best thing because in that time you could have saved the person's life, and also you could have made assessments so the ambulance folk know better what to expect.

Get first aid trained!

Ant Wrote:

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> Call an ambulance. Worry about first aid after

> that's sorted.

[KalamityKel]

Exactly PR. At the training sessions you get taught the basics, in particular the assessing bit as it can save time when the ambulence arrive. Having said that tho, being first aid trained doesn't mean you are qualified to deal wiv every situation and can freeze up when actually confronted with an emergency. In these instances calling the ambulance is the best way forward. :)

[lilolil]

Hello again!

Thank you for your kind comments. We are very proud of her.

Apparently she SAT him in the W position which is the correct thing to do and another passenger had an aspirin, 1/2 of which she placed under his tongue.

(Dont ask me what the W position is......)

[Fuschia]

flange Wrote:

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> the only thing you can do: lie them down and keep

> them calm. if they do actually need CPR then you

> sould only do it if you know how - can actually do

> damage if you're not careful!

How can you do damage if someone is already not breathing/no heartbeat (ie, dead)?!