Agree or disagree with the post but you must support your point or you write a post just anaysing the regal and ethical issues arising from the case study.
500 words with 3 or 4 refelencies.
CNA308 Assessment 2 – Case Study Part C Paramedic Students
You and your partner Mel are about to transport Dave, a 51 year old intoxicated
male with a reduced level of consciousness and what you suspect is a blunt head
injury to the emergency department for further assessment. Dave is unhappy
about being transported to hospital, shouting out “Leave me alone, leave me
alone! I don’t want to go anywhere! You bastards, I’ll have you for this!”
Now that Dave has been physically restrained, you notice a crowd has gathered
around the scene and some of the bystanders appear to be taking photos of the
events on their phones. Dave is thrashing about as best he can beneath the
restraints, and is yelling abuse at anyone within range. You pull the blanket up
over Dave’s torso to keep him covered while loading him on the trolley into the
ambulance.
Before leaving, you attempt to gain intravenous access as you plan to commence
fluids, give an anti-emetic so he does not vomit while immobilized, and to be
prepared in the event Dave might have a seizure.
Several attempts at intravenous cannulation are made but you find it difficult
because Dave will not keep his arm still. On your last attempt you accidently
scrape yourself with the cannula before making one last (unsuccessful) attempt
to cannulate Dave. Your finger isn’t actually bleeding where you scraped it with
the needle, and you wonder if this exposure incident needs to be reported or if
there is an obligation to inform your patient. After all, you’re confident you don’t
have any blood-borne diseases. After this last attempt you decide it is only 10
minutes to the hospital and you might as well get underway without IV access.
Unfortunately Dave feels nauseous lying flat, taped to the trolley travelling in the
back of the ambulance. He vomits and you manage to suction it and clear his
airway successfully. On arrival at the hospital Dave’s Glasgow Coma Scale is 13
(Best eye opening response: score 3 – opens eyes in response to voice; Best
verbal response: score 4 – confused; Best motor response: score 6 – obeys
commands.). Several of Dave’s mates turn up and accuse you and Mel of taking
Dave to hospital against his will, saying “You can’t just tie him down and drag
him off to hospital when he clearly doesn’t want to go. He’s fine – just had a few
too many, that’s all. You haven’t heard the last of this!”
PLACE THIS ORDER OR A SIMILAR ORDER WITH US TODAY AND GET AN AMAZING DISCOUNT 🙂