[marcicatherine]

I worked triage today. EMS radio went off. Transporting a 57 y/o female. Pt was seen at a rural clinic today and was sent to our facility with a c/o cyanotic hands, lips, and ears. She was seen 2 days prior at a local small hospital where they were unable to diagnose the cause of her cyanosis. The pt's vital signs were stable and her o2 sat was 98% on room air.

I met the EMS at the door. The patient truely had very blue hands. Cap refill was < 3 seconds, hands were warm. I started thinking maybe Raynauds? Upon closer examination I noticed that the pt's finger tips were not blue, and the "cyanotic" color was like none I had ever seen before. I took an alcohol prep out of my pocket and wiped her hand......PRESTO! the cyanosis was gone. It was dye. The lady then remembered she got some new blue sheets for x-mas and put them on her bed without ever washing them.

After a good laugh she left without being seen.

I. SUPER NURSE. HAVE CURED A CYANOTIC WOMAN WITH A SWOOP OF MY MAGIC ALCOHOL PREP!!!!!!!

[momoftriplets]

That's cute. I see a lot of stuff at triage where the patients just need to stop and think first before freaking out. Depending on the facility and the doc, she could've gotten a PE study to rule out emboli, lol...

[Bambi]

I had to chuckle after reading that. Thanks for a little humor for once.

[Dragonnurse1]

We got a call that the medics were bringing us a teen involved in MVA with cyanotic legs and feet. Her car landed in the creek just below a bridge.

We were confused because it was July and in the deep south shallow creeks aren't that cold.

They wheeled her into the 1st trauma bay and we checked her feet -------After we cut off her blue STOCKINGS.

Boy did the medics feel dumb. We had a good laugh though.

[Havin' A Party!]

Alcohol (Swab) Saves a Life!

[MAGIK GIRL]

i like that!!!!!

[redshiloh]

You get a gold star for that story! Thanks for the laugh!!!

[Franemtnurse]

Yep! Definitely another gold star. Way to go with ye old alcohol prep!

I really did save a little girl's life once. She was choking. A huge jawbreaker had gotten lidged in her trachea. Nothing happened the first thrust via Heimlich, so I did it a second time, and by dingies a big yellow jawbreaker flew out of her little mouth and rolled away on the floor. I then disappeared, and went home happy as a clam.

[veetach]

WTG!!! Great job. LOLOL

I once removed a large "bruise" off of a girls leg with my alcohol pads..... she was wearing new jeans

[Franemtnurse]