SO EMT Perez: Case Study

EMTs are such an essential part of society nowadays. In my opinion, this is one of the most important jobs out there. For just a moment, imagine that you are driving down the road on a rainy night and lose control of your car. You go flying off the road and into a tree on the side of the road. Everything goes fuzzy and all you can see are flashes of reality. You fade in and out, hearing sirens and seeing lights, but you have no control of your body. The next thing you know, you wake up inside of a small room, freaking out because you have no idea what has just happened. Eventually you realize that the small room you are in is the back of an ambulance, and you are being taken

On Thursday, July 23, 2015, at approximately 0509 hours, I responded to Arbor Creek Apartments, 1120 South Main St #13 for a person down. I arrived on location and noticed black male lying on the ground with blood emitting from the back of his head and out of his noise. I checked his common carotid artery and noticed that he did not have a pulse. I was then greeted by the complainant, Sumautree Hardison. Hardison advised that she heard a bang, went outside and noticed Brandon (unknown) was lying on the ground.

On 3/13/16 SO EMT Perez was notified that an engine had come on campus.  SO EMT Cunningham responded along with SO EMT Perez and caught up with the engine by lakeside commons. The driver of the engine stated that he was responding for a lift assist to 3144/3146 apt 220 but that he wasn’t sure which one he was going too. SO EMT Cunningham and SO EMT Perez decided to respond to FR-220 first being that they were the engine came from gate 2 and they were closest to that building. SO EMT Perez and SO EMT Cunningham knocked and announce their presence at FR-220’s door and were both verbally invited in. The resident a Mrs. Helen Neff stated that she could not get out of her chair because it was stuck and needed help getting out of it. SO EMT Perez

Upon arrival, I had initially provided support in standing by while the Narcotics team went through the house getting everyone out. I then was asked to assist in search the two female subjects that were detained. While searching the females I went back to my vehicle to grab another set of gloves. While I was doing this, I had seen Officer Fredrick #1111 had one of the subjects identified as Keith Gray W/M (DOB: 07/09/1958) on the ground. Officer Fredrick had advised me the subject just fell face forward. With my EMT medical knowledge I looked at the subject and noticed that he was having what appeared to be

On 7/19/2015 S/O EMT Perez was dispatched to FC-504 regarding a fallen male resident/Water leak. S/O EMT Perez knocked and announced his presence at the door and was greeted by the spouse of the fallen resident in question. S/O EMT Perez was then introduced to Mr. Jerome Bluestein who was up and walking in the apartment with the assistance of his walker without any complain of pain nor was he grimacing in anyway. Mr. and Mrs. Bluestien stated that Mr. Bluestien sat down to use the toilet when the tank broke and started expelling water. Mr. Bluestien did not complain of any pain and denied any care, after insuring Mr. Bluestien was no injured in anyway S/O EMT Perez turned his attention to the leak in the bathroom. The toilet tank was broken

On Monday January 4, 2016 approximately 11:40pm Stephen came downstairs looking for EMS for his mother who was having an epileptic seizure. C. Horton went over the 900 side to see what was going on. C. Horton saw Ms. Sophie lying down on the bed. EMS Gonzalez #4333 unit 39 victor arrived on seen at 11:35pm on the 900 side. Aisha was notified about the incident and also approved that Stephen can stay with his siblings overnight. Ms. Sophie was taken to Brookdale

On 10/4/2015 S/O EMT Perez was dispatched to MG-T15. S/O EMT Perez knocked and announced his presence at the door and was greeted by the resident, a Mrs. Maxine Montgomery. Mrs. Maxine Montgomery stated that she needed some help re ajusting her sling and was unable to do it herself. S/O EMT Perez adjusted her sling and asked if Mrs. Maxine Montgomery needed any asistance with anything else and or needed any aditional care. Mrs Maxine Montgomery stated that she was fine and needed no adititional care and escorted S/O EMT Perez out. S/O EMT Perez cleared the scene without further incident.

On Thursday 07/21/2016 at approximately 2223 hours, Security Supervisor Steven Evans was contacted by Assistant Nurse Manager Robbie Philips via landline and asked to conduct a (44V) Enforcement Escort Visitor Off Property for the discharged female patient in E.D. #48. The patient, Susan Harris (DOB: 03/22/1952), had been quarrelsome and refusing to leave. SOs Christopher Paz and Ariel Weiland responded to the scene. Upon arrival, we observed the patient laying down on her bed, we approached the discharged patient and spoke with her. Mrs. Harris agreed to leave without further incident. Security staff escorted Mrs. Harris outside of the E.D. lobby at which time she requested to stay in the lobby till 0530 hours. No incident occurred during

On Thursday 11/17/2016 around 2300 hours, I, Security Steven Evans was informed by Dispatch to make contact with 5 East Unit Charge Nurse Tonya Smith in regards of Code (34) Customer Service Assist. I arrived at 2302 hours and met with Charge Tonya Smith who explained to me that the Correction Officers for the prisoner in room # 504 had given her hard time few Months ago on the patient, Angel SantiagoGonzalez (Fin# 86424089) last visit. Nurse Smith further stated that she had a personal problems with one of the Officer and that she was informed by Lake Correctional Institution that this Officer would not be working at all on 5 East. She described the Officer as a Black female about 6 feet tall with braided hair. I walked over to the room and

On 10/14/2015 SO EMT Perez was dispatched to HS-406 to apply a bandage. SO EMT Perez knocked and anounced his presence at the door and was verbally invited in by the resident. The resident, a Mrs.Martha Doyle was sitting in her living room chair and was bleeding from the forehead. Mrs. Martha Doyle was washing her face when she attempted to remove a bandage over a previous wound and she wanted it re-bandaged as she stated. SO EMT Perez asked Mrs. Martha Doyle if she wished to go to hospital before he assesed her to which she denied. Mrs.Martha Doyle also denied any care besides the application of a new bandage. After assesing that Mrs. Martha Doyle was A&Ox3 SO EMT Perez applied a head bandage. While Applying the bandage Mrs. Martha Doyle stated

On 8/25/2015 S/O EMT Perez was dispatched to PV-509 regarding severe leg pain. S/O EMT Perez knocked and announced his presence at the door and was verbally invited in by the resident a Mrs. Margaret Folkins. Mrs. Folkins stated that she had been in severe leg pain the entire day and she was having difficulty resting. Mrs. Folkins also stated that she was at the hospital for it the day prior because of it but the cause of the pain couldn’t be diagnosed. S/O EMT Perez asked Mrs. Folkins if she had fallen recently and if that was the reason for her visit to the hospital prior. Mrs. Folkins stated that she fall’s all the time but that wasn’t the reason for her visit to the hospital yesterday. The reason for Mrs. Folkins visit to the hospital yesterday

On 8/11/15 S/O EMT Perez responded to a 911 escort for CL-322. S/O EMT Perez escorted Engine and Ambulance crew 841 up to the apartment. While 911 was assessing the resident a Mr. William V. Johnson S/O EMT Perez talked to S/O EMT Anti and inquired of the situation. S/O EMT Anti stated that the resident was complaining of chest pain and high blood pressure. The 911 crew after assessing then suggested to the resident that it would be in his best interest to be transported to the hospital and seek a higher level of care. The resident agreed. The aide then proceeded to call the residents son Donald Johnson to inform him of the transport. S/O EMT Perez talked to Donald also and stated to the Son that his father was being transported to the hospital

On January 19, 2016 at approximately 1415, I was called to the special housing unit to perform an immediate use of force medical debriefing. Upon arrival to the special housing unit Captain Roan McCollough and Lieutenant Scott William were present in the SHU and informed me that Officer Enrique Velez had been bitten by an inmate. I questioned why the staff member wasn’t sent to medical for immediate evaluation, due to this being a potential blood-borne pathogen exposure and received no response from either individual. I then took Officer Velez back to the medical room in SHU for a clinical interview to determine the course of treatment that was required for his exposure which was not classified as a blood borne exposure based on clinical guidelines.

On November 15, 2016 at approximately 1449 hours, Security Officer John Diaz and I, Steven Evans were in the E.D. Security Office when we were approached by a discharged patient, Nancy Cruz, who stated that she had been a patient in E.D. room #21 and got discharged at 1030 hours and after discharged, she then realized, she lost her wallet while being transfer from the wheel chair to the bed. Officer Diaz then gave her a lost and found statement to fill out and he also went ahead and called Nurse Sarhien Ahmed who stated that she did not found nothing in the room after patient got discharged. Nothing further at this

On Friday, June 10, 2016 at about 2332 hours, FHEO Security was dispatched for a (51D) Disorderly Patient at the Special Care Unit (SCU) room #37. All Security staff responded to the call and met with RN Francesca Plaza who stated that the patient, James Patrick Hogg (FIN: #85758458) was agitated and would not listen to medical staff. Mr. Hogg had come in by EMS with Altered Mental Status (AMS) and was uncooperative with medical staff. Nurse Francesca Plaza had requested Security staff to stand by while the patient get medicated. Security Officers Omar Alonso, Michael Chin along with Supervisor Steven Evans went in the patient’s room while Patient Tech Alex Almanza and Nurse Plaza administered the medication by injection without incident. No