BCE 63 Failing Up after Medical Error
Emergency Medicine Cases
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What Happens When a Trake Is Put In?
The patient had just been put in a trake when he ripped out the sutures. He was bleeding like mad, making it hard even to bag him as his lungs and mouth were filling up with blood. By the time we got a halo wrench to get the vest off - it was too late. The case left me unable to eat well or sleep for weeks afterwards. I relived it all the time. And i still get goose bumps when i talk about it. These cases lead us towards burnout. We all have demons inside our heads that haunt us. If you don't deal with this, they can haunt you forever. It took me a long time to
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