Teen male faints twice after minor finger injury, Abingdon MD
Medical EmergencyA 15-year-old male fainted twice after a minor finger injury. He does not have any seizures history and woke up quickly after fainting. Medical responders gave him atropine, and his heart rate improved. Vital signs are now stable. He is awake and alert.
Audio|Source: Harford County Public Safety
03:19
Transcript:
00:00
I have a 15-15-year-old male.
00:02
He had two things left, says this morning, both laughing less than a minute.
00:06
Sorry, about 620.
00:08
Is it repeat that one second? Sorry.
00:11
He was trying to take this one off of a finger.
00:14
It's a little squeamish when it comes to blood and injuries like that.
00:19
I'm not able to understand, yeah.
00:22
I be draws.
00:23
He can't have the history of seizures, but mom.
00:24
doesn't see any seizures activity and he woke right back up after.
00:31
I wasn't able to hear the first part of the 30s.
00:35
I did trace the one of my first 12 lead to you guys.
00:39
It looks like he had signs of early refolarization in the recordial lead, so I wanted to send that off.
00:46
I did give him 0.5 of atropine IV.
00:50
The entire rate has been settling in the 50s.
00:53
It's 52 right now.
00:55
The sign is Bradacardia.
00:58
And he said he's feeling better after the Atropine administration.
01:01
Current vital signs, Harry is 62.
01:03
Sinus Brady, as I said, he's adding 100% on room air.
01:07
Blood pressure now is 121 over 70.
01:10
It was a little soft in the low 100th when we first arrived.
01:14
And his blood sugar is 100 on the dots.
01:17
You know any questions for me? We should be there in about 10-ish minutes now.
01:21
Honestly, I couldn't hear you from the beginning.
01:23
Can you tell me what happened from the beginning? You were cutting out a lot.
01:29
241-1-1-in-route 708 cold response, 74-year-old male who fell from a wheelchair,
01:38
has no injuries, so it's probably a lift-assist.
01:41
2-2-8-8-level-1.
01:43
Okay.
01:47
Sorry, the reception of Olson is not the best.
01:50
Um,
01:51
15-1-5-year-old male,
01:53
two sinkable episodes.
01:56
He has a history of fainting like blood draws and everything.
02:02
He had a sports injury this morning, I was trying to take the spun off of, I'm sorry, last night, and was trying to take the spun off of his finger.
02:12
Both thinkable episodes lasted less than a minute.
02:16
Do you go copy that?
02:18
Yes, sir.
02:19
When we put him on the monitor, his heart was anywhere from the 30s to 40s.
02:25
He does not have any prior cardiac history.
02:29
I transmitted my 12 to you guys because it looks like he has the nine early re-polarization of the cordial leaves.
02:38
I did give him 0.5 atropine.
02:41
He says he was feeling better after the atropine and his heart rate now than in the 50s.
02:51
Looks like sinus Brady on the monitor.
02:54
He's 100% of room air.
02:57
Blood pressure is now, 121 over 70.
03:00
It was a little soft as well when we first got there.
03:02
First when we got 103 over 6 to 30.
03:05
And the sugar is 100.
03:07
Oh,
03:08
no. Thank you.
03:09
Excuse me.
03:11
Now he's awake and alert.
03:14
Yes, ma'am, GCS 15, and no time,
03:17
four. Thank you.
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Near Merchant Boulevard, Abingdon, MD 21009
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