Medical transport after possible overdose, Charleston SC
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel are transporting a 62-year-old man to a hospital near Jonathan Lucas St after he reportedly consumed alcohol and medication and expressed possible suicidal thoughts. The patient is stable, alert, and cooperative during the transport.
Audio|Heard on: Charleston SC Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Good afternoon, this is Berkeley Medics.
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I am en route to your facility at approximately a 10-minute ETA.
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On board with me, I have a sixty-two-year-old male patient coming to you with multiple complaints.
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Some thoughts of suicidal ideation and alcohol use.
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Patient states he has also taken five of his Ativan.
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With approximately twelve alcoholic beverages over the last several hours,
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states he is dehydrated.
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He is alert and oriented.
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He is ambulatory,
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calm and cooperative at this time.
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No thoughts of harming any others or himself at this moment.
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Vitals are at full rate of ninety-eight.
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Blood pressure is one forty-four over eighty-nine.
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Ninety-seven percent on room air.
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We're about eight minutes out.
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Do you have any questions or orders for the patient?
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Location mentioned:
Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC 29425
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