SJ. How scary for you! And don't be hard on yourself. There are always situations in our profession where we go "Damn that was obvious! Why didn't I pick it up earlier?!"... and you know why? Because hindsight is wonderful. And with the history you described, I would have made a similar diagnosis. And I'm sure that had you prattled off that exact history to the triage nurse, they would have made the same conclusion. Do NOT feel bad. Besides, the reason we see Dr's and Nurses is because they have no EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT to the situation so look at it more objectively. When emotion is involved, we tend to overlook things or miss steps. I repeat, you have no reason to feel bad! You did all the right things, you were comforting her, you were watching and monitoring her, you were keeping an eye on it. She was safe at all times.

Re: the treatment you and poor MJ received over night - GGGGGRRRRR you have to wonder about some people, don't you? I always want to ask them, "would you behave differently if this was YOUR mother, father, brother, sister, child?"

Hope MJ continues to improve!

MG