Liar...liar...how’d ya like some withdrawals?

Today's fun call was for this patient who was pulled over by the local PD for reports of driving under the influence. Officer sees that the patient is not all there, and the patient is a Type II diabetic, so he calls for medical assessment. We get there, the patient's sugar is fine, although the FD medic gave the patient a tube of Glucose to eat. No harm, no foul. Patient's pupils are pinpoint, and the patient denies taking any narcotics, although uses morphine for chronic pain but has been out since the end of the year. Hrm...OK. Agrees to go to the ED, and on the trip up, is doing the 'heroin nod and snort', as well as not even finishing an answer when asked a question. So, it's Narcan time. Of course after some vitamin 'N' the patient wakes up, starts wiggling around uncomfortably, and complains of feeling REALLY sick. Nothing like a case of instant withdrawals.

Still denied taking anything even after telling the nurse it felt like bugs were crawling all over...

*sigh*


-cya

Gotta Love New Year's resolutions...

It's always funny to see the 'Resolution Rats' at the gym during the first month or so of the New Year. All decked out in their fancy UnderArmour workout wear, brand new Reeboks trying to keep up in the step classes and other group exercise classes, yakking on cell phones while sitting on a piece of equipment, and just walking away from said equipment without wiping it down. You can usually get an idea of how many new members will be around by watching them in December walking around the club with the sales managers. Things usually settle back to normal by March.