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By Kortney Scroger<\/strong><\/p>\n

The New Year began with a shock for the Quisenberry family when a precautionary visit to urgent care quickly turned into a cardiac emergency.<\/p>\n

Ryan Quisenberry, 17, had experienced heart palpitations on three previous occasions in the past year that made him feel drowsy. When he started feeling palpitations on Jan. 1, 2018, his family brought him to the MultiCare Indigo Health<\/a> urgent care at James Center in Tacoma.<\/p>\n

\u201cInitially, we were just going to the clinic on the recommendation of our pediatric cardiologist to get a copy of an electrocardiogram (EKG),\u201d says Ryan\u2019s mom, Jackie. \u201cWe weren\u2019t panicked or concerned. I called ahead and when we arrived, we were met by the doctor on duty.\u201d<\/p>\n

The doctor asked Jackie and her husband Cliff a few follow-up questions, then took Ryan to get his EKG.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this point, we were not worried in the slightest,\u201d Jackie says. \u201cWe thought this was going to end quickly because it had in the past. Of course it didn\u2019t end \u2014 it only progressed and became more emergent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ryan\u2019s heart rate began to elevate rapidly. He had experienced palpitations before \u2014 but nothing like this.<\/p>\n

Following protocol, the Indigo staff prepared Ryan and his family for immediate transport to the Mary Bridge Emergency Department<\/a> (ED). As they loaded Ryan into the ambulance, his heart rate spiked to more than 200 beats per minute. With the help of the Tacoma Fire Department, Ryan and his family reached Mary Bridge.<\/p>\n

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You can support lifesaving care for kids like Ryan during National Heart Month by making a donation to Mary Bridge<\/a><\/p>\n

When should you go to the emergency room instead of urgent care?<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was a surreal TV-like experience,\u201d Ryan recalls. \u201cI was getting rolled down the hallway in this gurney. At the end of the hallway was the emergency room where 10-12 people were waiting for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shortly after he arrived, a team of care providers in the ED began their first attempt at correcting his arrhythmia and returning his heart back to regular rhythm using a chemical injection.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the second double dose of the chemical correction failed, they moved me to the intensive care unit and then some time later used a defibrillator to electrically cardiovert (shock) me \u2014 twice,\u201d Ryan explains. \u201cThat was when my heart rate returned to normal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout the emergency, Ryan and his parents appreciated that all the providers were calm throughout the ordeal, which helped them feel less stressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe always felt we were getting the best of the best and that he was safe,\u201d Jackie says. \u201cI can\u2019t think of anything they could have done to make it better. There are people who do a job and there are people who are genuine caregivers. It\u2019s obvious that everyone at Mary Bridge is meant to be doing what they\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ryan was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (a-fib), which is a heart condition that causes the upper and lower chambers to be out of sync with each other. This can happen at any moment and is triggered by circumstances that cannot be controlled. Although a-fib is typically found in geriatric patients, there are rare cases of teens with the condition.<\/p>\n

Ryan has followed up with multiple cardiac specialists and is treating his condition with medication (a beta blocker). His reaction to this medicine, whether or not he continues to have arrhythmic episodes, will determine if he will need a procedure known as cardiac ablation that will remove unnecessary tissue.<\/p>\n

Ryan has used this emergency as a learning experience and is happy that he now knows more about his condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s almost better that I know this now,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019m young enough to have the procedures that need to be done with minimal risk. Overall, my MultiCare experience was fantastic given the situation. Every person I met with or who was involved in my recovery \u2014 I can\u2019t thank them enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

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You can support lifesaving care for kids like Ryan during National Heart Month by making a donation to Mary Bridge<\/a><\/p>\n

When should you go to the emergency room instead of urgent care?<\/a><\/p>\n

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