What would you do if you an RN, go to an emergency room with anaphylaxis. ED doc orders epic 0.3 mg IM, and the ED RN gives you the same amount of epic 0.3 mg IV......
of course your BP goes from 170/110 to 70/30... now you need fluids (5-7 bags), Troponin goes to 4.6, chest pain is severe, EKG shows lots and lots of PVCs, HR is 120-137 sustained for the next 7-8 hours. Cardiologist is called, now you have an echo, a stress test, a CT of chest, D-dimer is a bit elevated 518... Of course you are now admitted into this hospital for 3 days until luckily your heart is cleared.... When you finally feel more alert 4 hours later after the incident you ask, the nurse at this observation unit, Who gave the order for IV epi?
the attending NP comes in an says: you deserve to know there was a medication error...
You knew it all long but wondered why no one said a thing.... now you feel quite traumatized after feeling that Gigant Mule of EPI that kicked your chest. Your heart felt as if was going to explode together with your brain and head. You were stucked in a treadmill exercising for hours while you were lying in ahopsital bed sweating profusely and asking for ice packs and fans trough your stay....
Any ideas?
By the way, they say because you aren't death there is no case, and because you are young and sustain "no physical damage" there is no case...; but what about the emotional distress and having to be off work for 10 days after while your heart rate went back to normal... and the nightmares, feelings you were going to code....
