Krista Barry
November 2023
Krista
Barry
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RN
Emergency Services
MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center
Fountain Valley
,
CA
United States

 

 

 

Krista saved this patient's life.
The patient arrived in the ED for lightheadedness and dizziness. The patient was later to be diagnosed as an NSTEMI. Orders for heparin drip were placed. Krista, as a patient advocate, was concerned that the patient never received a head CT for her dizziness. She was persistent with the ED doctor. The CT scan showed a subdural hematoma. Krista saved this patient's life. Thank you, Krista!