Five O’Clock Emergencies: Stabilizing End of Day Emergencies

It’s 4:45pm, you have mopped the floors, stocked the drawers, and are locking the door when in rushes a client with a patient that needs treatment now! What do you do? How can you get them stable? Let’s take a look at some patient assessment points, client communication strategies, hospital procedures, and treatment strategies to help quickly assess and stabilize these patients. Case examples include gastric dilatation volvulus and respiratory distress.