tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973621039073091485.post3399345414355527135..comments2023-07-05T09:51:51.567-05:00Comments on V Wooten World: FIre in the HospitalVanessa Wootenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11101344778197963295noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973621039073091485.post-56530623912945254652010-01-31T23:00:05.522-06:002010-01-31T23:00:05.522-06:00Hi Anonymous,
I am sorry you are disheartened by m...Hi Anonymous,<br />I am sorry you are disheartened by my portrayal of the incident. Apparently you are reading into my story more than is really there. And it sounds like you are feeling very threatened or defensive for some reason. I am in no way criticizing anyone. My intention is to take my family and friends (who are my primary readers of my blog) through the events in my eyes and the fear in my heart during the events - which everyone was reacting to. I DO realize the staff goes through many, many drills - but drills are still not the real deal. I actually do praise the staff in how well and quickly they acted (if you go back and re-read). I absolutely expect the hospital to take care of the patient first. And No, I am not an RN. I am a mother who has extensive experience taking care of my son and his medical equipment. I knew EXACTLY what I was doing and my son was my soul focus. He ALWAYS comes first for me. I put together his ventilator cart MYSELF. It has his pulsox, end tidal CO2 monitor, extra batteries, suction materials and much more right on it. And our home oxygen canister was in the room when I disconnected him from his O2 on the wall. The RTs here even call me an RT because of my practical experience and praise me for keeping my son well enough not to be hospitalized in the last 4 years. <br /><br />I did NOT expect the hospital to do anything for me. I was very thankful and felt extremely honored to receive anything. I just felt a little at a loss for how I'd use them in my pajamas. I didn't expect them to solve that for me. I would have not eaten or drank anything for days if it meant I was helping my son. I'm always someone who tries to help others above myself. If you knew me at all you would definitely know that.<br /><br />All that said, I do thank you for dropping by and reading my blog. Please read more than just this one story. Perhaps you will learn something about a very rare disorder.<br /><br />Oh, and no. I am not trying to get publicity for myself or to get with the Discovery Channel. That is silly. They did an hour long documentary on the disorder my son has featuring myself, my family and some of the doctors who first treated my son. You can find that documentary at the bottom of the page, if you are interested.Vanessa Wootenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11101344778197963295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973621039073091485.post-31745943195955432022010-01-31T18:40:23.943-06:002010-01-31T18:40:23.943-06:00PeI am very disheartened by your portrayal of this...PeI am very disheartened by your portrayal of this incident.<br /> More than once you say something along the lines of "I heard someone say".<br /> The "big" elevator you describe is one that is set up to do surgery in if need be. You should feel lucky they took you on it.<br /> You refer to "everything in chaos" in the hallway. The staff at the hospital, like all hospitals, are trained for this. It may appear as chaos to you, but they performed as they were trained.<br /> Are you an R.N.? Do you work in a hospital? If you do then you should be aware already that in disconnecting your sons O2 without having an e cylinder to connect him to, taking a needle and deflating his trach., you not only put him at risk, you also broke the law putting your liscence in jeopardy. <br /> If you are not, then what on earth were you thinking?!<br />Are you in this for publicity, I have heard you are trying to get with the discovery channel, or are you really interested in your sons health?<br /> The "area" you were taken to was what has been determined by the Fire Dept. to be a safe staging area, not just somewhere to be dumped as your account makes it seem.<br /> You even complain about the free meal ticket amount and then turn right around in the same paragraph and say a few minutes later they came by with your belongings.? The hospital would not leave you hungry. They also would have given you some kind of a robe or maybe even scrubs to wear.Did you give the measly $3.50 ticket back?<br /> My children are grown but there were a couple of times they were in an I.C.U.. The last hing on my mind at that time was not having enough money to sate my appetite.<br /> The first responsibility of the hospital is to the patient. It may sound cold but you do come second.<br /> I would hope that you would keep in mind the next time you are in a stressfull situation that those around you may actually be trained to handle it and not make it sound like you were a hero when you actually put someone in danger.<br /> I take my responsibility very seriously as do all who work there so please refrain from making us sound incompitant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com