Shanksteps of Faith #90 Mar 26, 2008 She lay on the table, drawing in short, shallow breaths. Blood pooled on the floor all around. Her cloths were soaked. The nurse couldn’t find a blood pressure or pulse. She was…
Shanksteps #89
I’m suctioning out his mouth as he vomits all over everything. He has it caught in his throat. His blood oxygen plummets. “Where is the oral airway, why isn’t it here!?” He starts breathing again. But his oxygen reads in…
Shanksteps #88
Shanksteps #88 It is sometimes the simple things that kill. The child came in last night. He was about 6 months of age. The nurse admitted the child and on exam found it to have crackles in the lungs and…
Shanksteps #87 follow up to 86 in Cameroon
Shanksteps #87 follow up to 86 in Cameroon This is a follow up to the adventure and craziness that I found myself in by surprise. I would think that Air Brussels would tell their passengers about the dangers in their…