Jackie Dean is scheduled for an elective surgical procedure and has been prepared for surgery. You are transporting the patient
to the OR when you hear an overhead announcement. You know from the code called that a disaster has occurred and the hospital is preparing to receive casualties. What is your first duty at this point? What will you do with your patient?
The og answer is correct, I’m just going to explain it a bit more. Since the code has been called, there are possible casualties and possible patients that will come into your care, but are not yet in your care. Your primary responsibility is to take care of the patient who is there with you. Elective surgery will be canceled and rescheduled. You should bring the patient back to their room and get them discharged as soon as possible. You will then meet with your attendings team and they will instruct you on protocol and your function until the code is called off or resolved
Flu is primarily treated with rest and fluid intake to allow the body to fight the infection on its own. Paracetamol may help cure the symptoms but NSAIDs should be avoided. An annual vaccine can help prevent the flu and limit its complications.
if she didn’t take those, she would have pain in her joints and it might be even hard for her to walk and get around since she has rheumatoid artgritis
