Accidental overdose of cough medicine in elderly woman, Petersburg WV
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a 77-year-old woman accidentally took too much over-the-counter cough medicine. She showed mild confusion likely due to dementia. Emergency workers monitored her vital signs and transported her to Grant Memorial Hospital for care.
Audio|Heard on: Monongalia WV Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:16
Transcript:
00:00
All right, everyone is not a patient, female patient, 77 years of age, you got a call for possible difficult.
00:06
Good call for a patient week to sick.
00:10
I'm going to arrive.
00:11
Well, she explained to us that she accidentally took too much medication.
00:16
She's not double the dose of a family wellness medication known as mucus release DM.
00:25
She thinks she may claim taking eight pills.
00:28
I've met this lady before.
00:29
We've contacted APS numerous times.
00:32
She does have a little bit altered mental staff, probably Alzheimer's dementia.
00:38
Patient was aware of her surroundings, but otherwise I'm going to go get her lurkoyant times too.
00:48
I've got the patient with something monitor, showing a sinus rhythm rate of about 77, current blood pressure is 122 over 69.
00:56
Restory rate is going to be 18 and shallow.
00:59
She keeps doing some dry heat type things trying to gag herself to make herself vomit and hyperventilate on me.
01:06
I try to reduce some of that with talking with her.
01:10
Long sounds clear equal bilateral.
01:12
No, David Dean, no people don't.
01:14
She's sounding 97% on room air.
01:18
Patient is needed a referral and I will contact APS.
01:21
However, I do have taken seriously if you did take too much medication,
01:27
but I'm not seeing any symptoms or notice anything on the monitor to the spine to be aware of.
01:33
I can contact Grant Memorial direct.
01:35
Do you any further?
01:37
What's your past medical history of the same?
01:42
Okay, I wasn't able to get any of that.
01:44
She claims if there is none, however, I'm pretty sure that there is.
01:48
We met her at the front door and she basically walked out to the day and was with assistance of two providers.
01:54
I was unable to get anything accessible from the home.
02:00
Okay, were you able to get IV access to just do a clinic order?
02:06
At this time, with her ways for behavior, I'm just doing a cardiac monitor,
02:12
unless I see something different now, I'm only applied to me now about 8 to 10 from Grant Memorial.
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Location mentioned:
Hospital Dr, Petersburg, WV 26847
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