Don't get ill in a crane!

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Don't get ill in a crane!

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Had an "interesting" morning a few days ago which I thought I would share ....

One of the crane drivers decided to have a heart attack in the cab of the forward crane which is about 100 feet above deck level.

I had to rush to the scene and stabilise him in a very cramped area, then supervise his evacuation by lifting gear and stretcher. Not much fun at all, and we were all knackered at the end of it.

Still, it all went very professionally, and we were able to get him back to the sick bay where I was able to thrombolyse him and prepare him for med rescue.

He is now in hospital and it looks like he is going to be ok.
He suffered an anterior Myocardial Infarction (which is what I thought when I did a 12 lead ecg on him in the sickbay).

The key here was being able to give him antithrombolytic drugs (in this case Tenectaplase) onboard soon after the event. This means that any damage to the myocardium has been minimised, and (fingers crossed) he will be eventually able to resume his career offshore instead of being effectively disabled.

The guys in the ERT (Emergency Response team) were magnificent and made my job that little bit easier

Here are a couple of photos which one of the Control Room team took from a distance (I'm the one in the blue coveralls)

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He's very fortunate to have you around Fridge.

Cheers. :cool:
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Wow! Very good work!

Is is your job... offshore doctor?
Aren't you the guy who hit me in the eye?
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Good work!
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Wow! ...and all I had to do today was fend of a furious goose!
Fridge, you're allright mate :-)


ps: did anyone ged my weak 'goose' pun? A true story from today but the title of this did mention a CRANE...which is also a bird...as is a goose...I'll shut up the now. :-D :-) :-D
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Ogg wrote: ps: did anyone ged my weak 'goose' pun? A true story from today but the title of this did mention a CRANE...which is also a bird...as is a goose...I'll shut up the now. :-D :-) :-D
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Excellent work!
Onward and Upward!
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ElfDude wrote:
Ogg wrote: ps: did anyone ged my weak 'goose' pun? A true story from today but the title of this did mention a CRANE...which is also a bird...as is a goose...I'll shut up the now. :-D :-) :-D
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although I didnt understand half of your post...ye did guid :-D
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Post by Panacea »

ElfDude wrote:
Is is your job... offshore doctor?
What is your job, Fridge? Oh, and good on you for saving that guy's life and health! :-D
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I'm an Offshore Medic
Ach, if Dougie was here he'd tell you himself....
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Post by Kares4Rush »

Wow, Fridge! What a hair-raising rescue! :shock: Kudos to your Karma. 8)
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Fridge wrote:I'm an Offshore Medic
And doing a great service!
Onward and Upward!
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Now let us never speak of this again...
Aren't you the guy who hit me in the eye?
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