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That Java Guy · 02-10-2005, 20:20

Here is a story from MAB32 - posted here at his request

Here is some stuff along similar lines that happened to me that you might get a kick about too!

Drove myself to the hospital one evening with a tachicardia of, no lies now, 312 bpm. I felt like I was running away from an F-15. Wasn't too light headed or dizzy, just darn uncomfortable. The cardiologists (read: 2) come in and tell me that cardioversion is the safest means to convert the heart back to normal rythym. I say "NICE" what are you going to do to me before you give me the paddles? They said, well, we are going to give you Verced and when you wake up you won't remember a thing and your heart rate should at least drop down to below 100 bpm. We have a success rate of over 90-100% with this means versus IV drugs (antiarrythmias). I agree and they start the IV push. I am out or so I thought within what seemed like a few minutes. The first hit with the paddles I sat straight up in bed, screamed "OUCHHHHH!" and took a swing at the doctor on my immediate left. I connected. The second jolt was a repeat of the first only this time I connected to the doctor on my right. You know I can still see their "horror" in their eyes to this day. Anyways I convert back to normal later after about an hour of 80-90 bpm. The next day I hear my cardiologist (doctor #1 on my left) just outside my door asking the nurse if I remember anything about last night and if so what? I hear her tell him: "I think you better ask him that! He is not happy!" He walks in very sheepishly and starts apologizing up and down. Now mind you I have two perfect burn marks from those paddles and they are really bothering me so I am in no mood for BSing. He tells me that initially when they started the Verced push I wasn't responding and was still awake. He then ordered more Verced. Then more. Then more. I ended up receiving a record dose of Verced in that hospital and still not responding well to it on top of the fact they were very concerned with respiratory failure with such a high dose. He said they had a respirator and Narcan standing by in a syringe. I didn't think Narcan would work on Verced but I guess it helps restore diaphram functioning. A few days later I call up my other cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic(they are the absolute best in the world) and he tells me I should sue them because Verced is very old school. They ( The Clinic) use Valium and Demerol and it is all over in less than 5 minutes and the patient ends up waking up and telling the doctor(s) they are ready to be converted. This was over 9 years ago and to this day I have a very bad phobia with any defibrilator I see!

02-10-2005, 20:20	#1
That Java Guy Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Okinawa Posts: 31	My cardiologists and my hooks...by MAB32 Here is a story from MAB32 - posted here at his request Here is some stuff along similar lines that happened to me that you might get a kick about too! Drove myself to the hospital one evening with a tachicardia of, no lies now, 312 bpm. I felt like I was running away from an F-15. Wasn't too light headed or dizzy, just darn uncomfortable. The cardiologists (read: 2) come in and tell me that cardioversion is the safest means to convert the heart back to normal rythym. I say "NICE" what are you going to do to me before you give me the paddles? They said, well, we are going to give you Verced and when you wake up you won't remember a thing and your heart rate should at least drop down to below 100 bpm. We have a success rate of over 90-100% with this means versus IV drugs (antiarrythmias). I agree and they start the IV push. I am out or so I thought within what seemed like a few minutes. The first hit with the paddles I sat straight up in bed, screamed "OUCHHHHH!" and took a swing at the doctor on my immediate left. I connected. The second jolt was a repeat of the first only this time I connected to the doctor on my right. You know I can still see their "horror" in their eyes to this day. Anyways I convert back to normal later after about an hour of 80-90 bpm. The next day I hear my cardiologist (doctor #1 on my left) just outside my door asking the nurse if I remember anything about last night and if so what? I hear her tell him: "I think you better ask him that! He is not happy!" He walks in very sheepishly and starts apologizing up and down. Now mind you I have two perfect burn marks from those paddles and they are really bothering me so I am in no mood for BSing. He tells me that initially when they started the Verced push I wasn't responding and was still awake. He then ordered more Verced. Then more. Then more. I ended up receiving a record dose of Verced in that hospital and still not responding well to it on top of the fact they were very concerned with respiratory failure with such a high dose. He said they had a respirator and Narcan standing by in a syringe. I didn't think Narcan would work on Verced but I guess it helps restore diaphram functioning. A few days later I call up my other cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic(they are the absolute best in the world) and he tells me I should sue them because Verced is very old school. They ( The Clinic) use Valium and Demerol and it is all over in less than 5 minutes and the patient ends up waking up and telling the doctor(s) they are ready to be converted. This was over 9 years ago and to this day I have a very bad phobia with any defibrilator I see!
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