Shadowing Journals

Time: 12P.M. – 6P.M. Date: 27 October 2018 Place: Prairie Lakes Emergency Room Total Hours Spent Shadowing: 6 Hours Observations •

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40yo Male o Hit by car o Fracture in both legs below the knees o Left fractured worse than right o Admitted into hospital for surgery 50yo male o Chest pains o Occurring with increased activity o Found to have partial blockage in arteries o Admitted into Cardiac Care for stent placement 90yo female o Complaining of extreme nausea o Change in medicine prior to visit o Discharged after anti-nausea medication given 13yo male o Complaining of pain in wrist o Administered anti-swelling medication o Discharged after swelling subsided 20yo male o Complaining of chest pains o Occurred suddenly while driving o Diagnosis- pulled chest muscle from strenuous work o Discharged after pain medication given

Time: 12 P.M. – 6 P.M. Date: 28 October 2018 Place: Prairie Lakes Emergency Room Total Hours Spent Shadowing: 12 Observations: •

70yo female o Brought into ER to put in IV

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50yo male o Severed finger ▪ Middle finger down to bone ▪ Index finger cut open o X-Ray taken on middle and index finger on left hand o Admitted into surgery ▪ Saw down bone and place skin flap 40yo male o Complaining of lower back pain o X-Ray taken ▪ X-Ray clear o Given pain medication and discharged 16yo female o Stomach pain o Kicked by horse o CT ordered o Discharged with clear CT 2yo male o Left arm pain after waking up from nap o X-Ray ordered o X-Ray cleared o Discharged 75yo female o Extreme hip pain o Heard a pop and fell o Brought in via ambulance o Administered nausea and pain medication o Taken to X-Ray o Admitted to hospital for surgery on broken hip 2yo male o Fell and hit his head o Brought in as a precaution o Discharged

Time: 12 P.M. – 6 P.M. Date: 5 November 2018 Place: Prairie Lakes Emergency Room Total Hours Spent Shadowing: 18 Observations:

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91yo male o COPD o Admitted into hospital for Hospice Care 14yo female o Complaining of hives o Administered pain medication and anti-inflammatory medication o Discharged after pain subsided 11yo male o Brought in by ambulance o Car accident o Administered pain medication o Admitted into hospital for pain management 7yo male o Brought in by ambulance o Car accident o IV placed o Discharged 38yo female o Brought in by ambulance o Car accident o Given pain medication o X-Ray taken on arm o Admitted into hospital for surgery to fix broken arm 34yo female o Brought in by ambulance o Car Accident o Given pain medication o X-Ray taken on arm and wrist o Admitted into hospital for surgery to fix broken arm and wrist 88yo male o Complaining of pain o Colon Cancer o Admitted into hospital for monitoring 6yo female o Had liver transplant o Had bone marrow biopsy at 11 A.M. o Bleeding from site 74yo male o Fell when turning around o Numbness in legs after flu shot

Time: 12 P.M. – 5 P.M. Date: 6 November 2018 Place: Prairie Lakes Emergency Room Total Hours Spent Shadowing: 23 Observations: •

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78yo female o Necrotizing Fasciitis ▪ Flesh Eating Disease o Administered pain meds o Transported to Sanford 44yo male o Chest pains and tightness o Discharged after pain subsided 24yo male o Car accident o Left sternum and clavicle pain o Back pain o Head and neck pain o CT taken o CT was clear o Shoulder X-Ray taken o Shoulder X-Ray clear o Discharged 18yo female o Possible cyst broken open o Lower back o Given pain medication o Discharged