Woman from prison regains pulse after cardiac arrest, Columbia SC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency services transported a 39-year-old female from the women's prison who was in cardiac arrest after seizure-like activity. After about 34 minutes of CPR and multiple interventions, she regained a pulse. She was en route to the emergency room at Palmetto Health Parkway in Columbia.
Audio|Heard on: Lexington SC Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Dr. Chris, go ahead, 236.
00:04
Parkridge ER, Richland County Unit 236.
00:07
We're coming in by your facility emerging at this time with a 39-year-old female patient.
00:12
She's coming from the women's prison.
00:16
And she's in cardiac arrest at this time.
00:18
She's been down for a total of about 30 minutes.
00:21
No pulse with any pulse check.
00:23
All of our pulse checks show PEA on the monitor.
00:26
We're giving her her second epi at this time.
00:29
You've got I.O.
00:30
access in the left tibia.
00:33
And we've also been running fluids.
00:35
Bystanders claim that she had a spell of seizure-like activity prior to going unresponsive and then stopped breathing shortly thereafter.
00:45
She does have a history of seizures.
00:47
We've also got a king airway in place and a blood glucose of 152 milligrams per deciliter.
00:52
We're working on a bunch of other stuff for you, but I got an ETA about 8 to 10 minutes.
00:58
Copy minute 23C.
01:00
Parker is clear.
01:04
PAPS is good here at 244.
01:08
This version, County Unit 244, we're inbound your facility not emergent at this time.
01:13
That's not emergent with a 75-year-old male, 7.5 years old.
01:16
Current chief place can be GI.
01:18
Earlier this morning, patient found bright red blood in his stool,
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denied any black tar or any vomiting and diarrhea.
01:28
Currently,
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bleeding is under control.
01:31
Vitals are as follows, a low pressure of 209 over 105, 209, 209 over 105, fulsome.
01:37
101 in regular, that's 101 in regular, respiration are 14 in regular, he's got that 100%.
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He does take blood thinners, but there is no trauma related.
01:49
He cured your facility,
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about 10 minutes.
01:54
How do you copy?
01:58
That's your copy, 244, about this clear.
02:03
Parkridge ER, Richland County Unit 236.
02:08
This is Parker, go ahead, 236.
02:13
Parker, GR, update on our cardiac arrest for 236.
02:17
We've been paying Ross, we're redirected.
02:21
This is Lexington, 236, we're ready for report when you got it.
02:26
A question is in the Arbishop County Unit 236, currently in vanshear facility emergent at this time with a post-cardiac arrest 39-year-old female patient following seizure-like activities went unresponsive and then apneic.
02:40
She was noted to lose a pulse.
02:42
CPR was initiated following that.
02:46
Initial rhythm on our monitor was a PEA, and for just about every pulse check she's been in a PEA, we sustained ROSC after maybe about 34 minutes total of CPR.
03:00
She's got a total of three epis on board, we've hung fluids, no shocks.
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We got King Airway plates.
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We're trying to get you at 12 leads.
03:10
Blood glucose was 152 milligrams per deciliter.
03:15
And at this point I got an ETA about 12 minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Palmetto Health Pkwy, Columbia, SC 29212
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