S. EM 300 Week 1: A Case Study

On 11/3/2015 S/S EMT Salamy requested S/O EMT Perez up at VP-106. S/O EMT Perez had treated the resident earlier and the resident, a Mrs. Miriam Donovan had been discharged by Laurel Hospital and was confused and agitated upon arrival back to her apartment. SO EMT Perez arrived at the apartment and was told by S/S EMT Salamy that the son, a Mr. John Donovan was on his way to the apartment with an ETA of about an hour. Mrs. Donovan was confused on why she could not be with her husband in Arbor Ridge and that she believed that she was being brought in to some sort of “ruse”. SO EMT Perez attempted to explain the situation several times but due to Mrs. Donovan’s hard of hearing and mental status it was all for not. SO EMT Perez sympathized with Mrs. Donovan and calmed her down as best he could while assuring her that her son was on his way and that he would not leave her side until he arrives.
Donovan then began to calm down drastically and while she was relatively calm SO EMT Perez managed to reapply a bandage that had slipped off of a prior skin tear wound. SO EMT Perez managed to calm the resident down and talked to her by her bedside until her son arrived. When the son, John Donovan had arrived SO EMT Perez explained to him the situation and made sure that Mrs. Donovan was aware that her son was in the apartment before he cleared. SO EMT Perez told Mr. John Donovan that if he needed any other assistance to give security a call and we would respond promptly to assist with Mrs. Miriam Donovan’s needs. After insuring that Miriam and John Donovan needed nothing else SO EMT Perez and S/S EMT Salamy left the apartment. S/S EMT Salamy and S/O EMT Perez cleared the scene shortly