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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A dialysis patient missed treatment due to disaster, transport failure, or clinic closure — now unwell.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Missed session 2+ days, ankle swelling, metallic taste, weakness.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Access arm thrill gone or massive bleeding from fistula.
Scene hazards: Hyperkalemia, Fluid overload, Access bleed
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If fistula bleeding — firm pressure with gauze, not tourniquet on arm.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 if breathing labored at rest.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — List meds especially binders and last potassium lab if known.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Avoid high potassium foods if waiting transport — no banana juice folk fix.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call dialysis center emergency line and 112 if unstable.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Say ESRD missed dialysis date.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Emergency dialysis slot at hospital.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fistula bleed uncontrolled — surgery.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT take extra fluid to "feel better."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT needle fistula yourself.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Missing one dialysis session is like missing a vitamin
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Electrolyte and fluid shifts can be fatal within days — urgent medical coordination required.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fatal arrhythmia from hyperkalemia.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Potassium rises — cardiac arrest risk without dialysis.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fistula blowout bleeds fast — direct pressure only on access.