explore lap

[fuyuojo]

we had a patient who is a victim of gun shot wounds. the doctor did an explore laparotomy. on his first admission day, he had coffee ground drainage on his ngt. on his second admission day, he became restless, and moved side to side. he was also sweating profusely. before the graveyard shift ended, he suddenly vomitted coffee ground vomitus after being suctioned and had a cardiac arrest. after a few minutes, he died. is it possible that the bleeding inside his stomach caused the arrest? was it perhaps that the patient moved from his side that aggravated the condition thereby causing the cardiac arrest? i hope someone can enlighten me with this. thanks.

[fuyuojo]

i referred to the resident on duty but they didn't care to assess him.