Medical team treats woman for possible sepsis, Newark DE
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As discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics responded to a medical emergency involving an elderly woman experiencing possible symptoms of sepsis. She had been feeling unwell for several days with shortness of breath, high blood sugar despite no prior diabetes history, and low blood pressure. The patient was pale and cold to the touch. Emergency personnel were transporting her to Christiana Hospital for further treatment.
Audio|Heard on: New Castle DE Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Christiana, paramedic 674, paramedic 660 calling in their emergency facility probably about 10 min out.
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We got an eighty-four year old female substance alert.
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How do you copy so far?
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Copy, go ahead.
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Hi, we got an eighty-four year old female complaint of feeling sick and hasn't really eaten over the last five days.
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And states that over the last two days she's had some worsening shortness of breath.
00:26
She is awake, alert or oriented.
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She's got a blood sugar of 300 and twenty-three with no history of diabetes.
00:32
Got a pulse of ninety-four.
00:36
Not really any radials.
00:38
Best blood pressure we can also take.
00:40
It's like one beat around sixty-four for a systolic.
00:46
EKG is remarkable.
00:51
Has a history of Raynaud's, so we can't really get a false ox at any kind.
00:57
Have been unable to get a temperature to register on her.
01:00
She feels very cold to the touch.
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She's very pale.
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Just looking for a sepsis alert.
01:06
We'll be there in about, like I said, 10 minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19718
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