Medical emergencies with facial pain and breathing difficulty, Eureka CA
Paramedics responded to two medical emergencies: a 56-year-old man with facial pain, swelling, and possible infection, and a 45-year-old man vomiting and having difficulty breathing at an apartment near Center Street.
Audio|Source: Humboldt County Law, Fire and EMS - Eureka and North
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Transcript:
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21, code 2, BLS[2] Medical.
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To anyone, St.
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Joe's, it's 1435, go ahead.
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Joe, this is Toomey on City One, coming through the Code 2[1], Level 1, BLS[2] Medical.
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I'm already having a 56-year-old male coming to you today with the chief complaint of face pain.
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Patient has some obvious swelling to the left side of his face.
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There's also a healed wound on that side as well.
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He has several wounds on his hands and arms.
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He's worried about the infection on all of them.
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His vital signs are as follows, blood pressure is 160 over 104.
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He is 95% on room air and he's got a pulse rate of 72.
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We are BLS[2] for face pain and will be at your back door in five minutes.
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Do you have any questions?
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One thing goes, no questions, no word.
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We'll be appropriate for us in the room and arrival to this quick.
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Reardon City, Medical School, near Center Street, apartment number 24.
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Good.
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Thank you, Ticket.
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Medical School, near Center Street,
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Apartment 24, near the Cross of Panger Street.
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45-year-old male vomiting,
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altered, difficulty breathing, 1436.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 2: Urgent response without lights and sirens (expedite, non-emergency)
[2]
BLS: Basic Life Support unit
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Location mentioned:
C St, Eureka, CA 95501
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