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You and your partner Lupe are called to a retirement home where one of the residents will not get out of bed. The nurse on call reports that the man has facial droop and…

PCP March 9, 2012 You are dispatched Code 3 for a Diabetic, at 0730â¦.You arrive at a Gold River townhouse and are led by the parents to the upstairs. They state their…

âTaxi Driver in Painâ Tiara Gill Carrie Ross Mark Hambly Patient Presentation 1 Mr O, 45 year old Nigerian taxi driver P/C Severe central chest pain HPC Arrived by ambulance…