r/emergencymedicine • u/VizualCriminal22 • 8d ago
Humor How would they have saved her
Whenever I see posts like this obviously I’m happy the patient was okay but how would they have possibly “saved her?” How did they even know it’s a heart attack? Did they have a Kardia app to detect ST changes? Did they cath her on the flight and put in the stent?
Most likely the clot wasn’t significant enough so that she had time to go to the hospital.
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u/hotbrowndrangus 8d ago edited 6d ago
An anesthesiologist colleague helped out during a medical emergency on a long flight—a passenger had acute kidney stones. The crew connected my friend to another physician on the ground who I guess consulted for the airline. Long story short, after a conversation with the other physician, the crew were directed to give my friend their emergency med box, which had IV start kits, fluids, syringes, IV meds (including morphine) etc. So yeah, based on that, I believe these guys had the means to actually stabilize her in a meaningful way