In February 2022, I broke my femur in a bicycle accident crossing Nogal Drive. We called 9-1-1 for an ambulance; my surgeon agreed to meet me at Cottage ER.
In the ambulance, en route to Cottage, the AMR person, who might have been an EMT, said he’d put an IV line in my arm. I questioned that. I was in limited pain and had not been unconscious at any point. He insisted. I cautioned him that I use blood thinners, and that my surgeon would be at Cottage to decide on management. He insisted. Reluctantly, I agreed.
His first attempt failed. I began to bleed. Despite my objections, he attempted again, and failed again. After a third failed attempt, he stopped. By this time it took some effort for him to stop the bleeding.