I was on duty last night, and I'm pretty sure that everyone who could fall down and go boom, did fall down and go boom last night. We stepped off our Rescue Squad Truck at a call for a possible fire in a church basement and I watched 3 firefighters slip and land on their tush one after another. Thank God we didn't need to flow water last night! Anyhow here’s a call I wish I ran, I would have strapped him as tight as I could to the backboard(to make sure there is no C-Spine compromise), elevated his feet ( modified Trendelenberg shock position), and started a "fluid challenge" of normal saline bilaterally in both nares with an NPA in each one ( to prevent dehydration). Then I would have asked Bob if he had any thoughts he'd like to share.......
Here is the wire copy:
Defense Secretary Robert Gates broke his right shoulder in a fall on an icy step at his home in Washington, D.C., and was being treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the Pentagon said.
Gates was taken to the military medical center Wednesday morning after realizing that the injury he suffered Tuesday night required medical attention, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said.
"It doesn't look like Gates will require surgery," Morrell added.
Gates canceled a scheduled appearance Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill because of the accident. He was expected to testify on the Pentagon's budget for the new fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.
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