Male patient transported with multiple gunshot wounds, Rutherfordton NC
WeaponsEmergency medical services are transporting a male patient with multiple gunshot wounds to a trauma center. The patient has been intubated, a chest tube has been placed, and he has received blood transfusions.
Audio|Source: Polk County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS
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Number 1, calling Code Trauma,
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30-minute ETA.
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We'll call report in this minute.
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Number 1,
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copy.
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This meeting, Mama 1.
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Oh yeah, ma'among.
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This is normal one.
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En route to you from Rutherford Regional ER, coming to you with a code trauma.
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Again, a code trauma.
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I have a 43-year-old male with gunshot wound, phone caliber gun.
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I don't know exactly what it was.
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He was shot to the right upper chest.
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There's a hole at the front while exiting his upper scapular on the right side as well.
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There is a wound to the right lower abdomen, and there is what looks to be a through and through to the right forearm.
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as well.
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He currently has a chest tube placed on his right side, with chest x-rays revealing both lungs are up,
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and he has been intubated and has been RSI'd as well.
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He has received a total of one unit of packed red blood cells and one unit of whole blood.
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He is currently...
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S Ridgecrest Ave, Rutherfordton, NC 28139
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