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[divemedic]

Confessions of a Street Pharmacist (www.street-pharmacy.blogspot.com)

[DocDon]

Welcome to the blogosphere :)++

Glad to see you're doing this

[newbie7069]

The drownings post gave me chills, stomach churns, and tears all at the same time. Unbelievably moving.

[Sultan]

Yup,

Good deal and thanks for all that you contribute here too D.

[SugarNspice]

The drownings post gave me chills, stomach churns, and tears all at the same time. Unbelievably moving.

I agree. This just takes me back to when my brother passed away. After we found out he died we went back home and I don't know what happened except I went into shock and became hysterical. I could barely breathe and everything went numb. They called the paramedics and ironically they were the same paramedics that responded to my brothers car crash scene. They told my family this. My uncle later told us that he saw the paramedic outside crying. It makes you think how difficult it must be to not get emotional.

[Macwench]

So now I'm crying like a baby after reading Saturday's post. Thank you for what you (and others) do. And for not being jaded about it. And for sharing something so intimate with the rest of us.

[IHateCAs]

Your partner from 1999 reminds me of Carlos from Third Watch.

[CelticGirl]

:everybodyclap:

YAY!!! A blog from Divey!

That's so cool! (Even if you do make me cry a lot.)

Thanks for sharing.

[CelticGirl]

OMG Dive :o, your recent blog...


Be careful who your friends are (http://street-pharmacy.blogspot.com/2007/08/be-careful-who-your-friends-are.html)

Another fine day in my city. We respond to a female complaining of abdominal pain. We arrive at the Section 8 housing complex, and enter one of the second floor apartments.

As we enter, we are directed to a bedroom by a woman in her early 30's. She tells me that her 15 year old daughter has been having cramps. Mom tells me that she originally thought they were menstrual cramps, but now her daughter looks really sick.

I enter the bedroom to see the teen curled up in a ball, holding her stomach.

I run through the standard questions.

DM: "Point to where it hurts."

Pt (points to lower stomach, near her pubis)

DM: (rolls teen onto her back, gently pushes on her stomach in several locations) "Tell me when it hurts."

Pt: "OW! Right there"

DM: "Does it hurt more when I push, or when I let go?"

Pt: "When you push."

DM: "I need you to walk to the stretcher."

Mom: "I can carry her."

DM: "No, I need her to walk."

The daughter walks with small, gentle, shuffling steps. She gingerly walks the distance, and gently sits down, all the while holding her stomach.

Once in the truck, and away from Mom, I ask a new line of questions. I note that she has a temp of 100.2.

DM: "Your mom isn't here now, so I need you to HONESTLY answer some questions for me. Can you do that?"

Pt: "OK."

DM: "Is there any chance you might be pregnant?"

Pt: "What do you mean?"

DM: "Are you sexually active?"

Pt: (stalls) "Well... The other night, my BFF and I snuck out to a party at this guys house, and they let us have some beer. I guess I drank too much and passed out. My BFF told me the guys there took turns having sex with me. I don't want my mom to know"

DM: (tries to maintain poker face, glances at partner- significant looks exchanged) "When was this?"

Pt: "About a week ago."

DM: "When was your last period?"

Pt: "Two days before the party."

DM: "Do you have a bad smelling discharge coming from your vagina?"

Pt: "It started 2 days ago."

DM: "You know that your mom is going to find out, don't you? I think she would rather hear it from you than a stranger."

We took her to the ER. Just as I suspected, PID (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelvic_Inflammatory_Disease), brought on by this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._gonorrhoea). I hope she isn't sterile.


:(

Is there any chance you'll know what happens with this girl?

Not that it will help with the present situation ( omg - what if she is sterile :() - but this girl was gang raped!!!

I'm crying just thinking about it and you have to deal with this...omg.

[niquieg]

Thank you for what you do, having held many jobs in the field I know the emotional toll it can take

[CelticGirl]

Is it wrong that I don't understand any of your most recent blog? :confused:
LOL

[zfire]

Ha I bookmarked that site.

Thanks Dive for being out there. (even if you are in FLORIDA instead of TX)
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