Four-year-old ventilator patient transported for bowel obstruction, Newark DE
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services transported a four-year-old ventilator-dependent patient from (name withheld) to Christiana Hospital due to bowel obstruction, rapid heart rate, low blood pressure, and shallow breathing.
Audio|Heard on: New Castle DE Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Christiana three for a eight thing for ten minutes out.
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I need a room for a priority one patient.
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How do you copy?
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Hi there, go ahead.
00:09
Okay, there's a four-year-old now coming from (name withheld).
00:11
He's in a vegetative state, ventilator dependent.
00:14
We were called this evening for a change in status with a bowel obstruction.
00:19
First day after he's had an ascended abdomen for some time.
00:22
They did an x-ray and showed a bowel obstruction.
00:24
He presents with a heart rate in the 170s.
00:28
His blood pressure is 90 over 50.
00:30
A respiratory rate is in the high 40s and very rapid and very shallow.
00:37
The sugar of 196, we're ventilating him, we're looking for a line, start some fluid.
00:42
Just need a room and respiratory ETA 10.
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Location mentioned:
Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19718
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