Medical response to elderly woman with feeding tube concern, Waterloo IA
Medical EmergencyEMS responded to Harmony of Waterloo for a 78-year-old woman with a feeding tube who was conscious and alert but suspected of an internal leak.
Audio|Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Public Safety
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Mercy 1 from Harley-Meader, 332.
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It is Mercy 1, go ahead.
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Morning, Mercy, 333 Cesar Hotsky with a conscious alert and oriented 78, 78-year-old female, coming to you from Harmony of Waterloo.
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They stated,
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they found,
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appeared to be tube feeding and the patient's wound back tubing this morning, so they're worried about an internal leak.
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However, GI system there,
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current set of vitals are as follows.
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We got blood pressure 115,
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over 62.
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Got a heart rate of 95, and she is 94% on room air.
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Coming to you with traffic, we'll be in about two minutes.
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Quest to anything further.
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10-4, room on arrival.
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Location mentioned:
W Ridgeway Ave, Waterloo, IA 50701
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