Hodor said:
wangus12 said:
cone said:
question
do training staffs not have AEDs on the sidelines?
I'd doubt it. Plus that ambulance has way better equipment. I've worked EMS at A&M games and they didn't have them, but that was over a decade ago
I'm pretty sure that the paramedics have one on the ambulance. Would definitely have a monitor/defibrillator on board.
There was a player for Westlake, committed to tu a decade ago who collapsed during a game. Lots of doctors there (including both of his parents). Got CPR, survived. Ended up getting an AICD (implanted defibrillator), and medically retired from the sport. tu honored his scholarship, IIRC. I'm fairly certain that AEDs are now standard sideline equipment here at least
The equipment ambulances and Paramedics probably have costs north of $40K and are basically ER units in a box. They are far superior to a simple AED you'd find on any sideline or on the wall of a school. In the hands of a trained paramedic, it does everything -- diagnoses the patient, tells the para what medication is needed, hell, it does everything but drive to the hospital. I would analogize it like this: the AED is sort of like a TI calculator (or tablet, if you must) and the device I'm talking about is a bit like a super computer, or a cluster that can be handled by one person.
For those that are familiar with the '70s TV show, Emergency!, a lot of that stuff was realistic, however, things have changed greatly in the last 45-50 years. The more equipped units don't have to remain in constant contact with the hospitals and ER docs anymore -- whatever the docs would tell them to do and whatever they're capable of actually doing in the field, the machine I'm referencing here will guide them on.
When I was looking at one of these machines last spring and talking to paramedics about them, I didn't quiz the guys about the machine's limitations -- and I'm sure there are some. I'm also sure that in this case, the team doctors got on board to help the paramedics on the way to the hospital, so unlike a normal ambulance ride with you and me, there is one or two MDs who can provide additional medical advice and treatment, though without more equipment, they are limited. Once they got to the hospital, they'd have the equipment to properly diagnose something that was out of the ordinary -- say, a ruptured aorta or something like that. If it was an injury that, for whatever reason, sent him into cardiac and/or respiratory arrest, they may have decided to try and stabilize him before transport. Probably due to time and oxygen deprivation. I'll let more knowledgable medical people comment. But he's far healthier than average and can probably withstand more than even a fit individual could.
Rest assured, he's in as good of hands as he could be in right now.