Child suffers severe seizure en route to hospital, Wilmington DE
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services in Wilmington, Delaware, reported that an eight-year-old child was experiencing a tonic-clonic seizure while being transported to A. I. DuPont Hospital. The child remained actively seizing during transport and was given intramuscular medication. Vital signs were monitored en route.
Audio|Heard on: New Castle DE Hospital Group Calls
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01:27
Transcript:
00:00
Want to wrap facility about an eight-minute ETA.
00:02
Eight-year-old seizure.
00:03
Go ahead.
00:08
Eight-year-old seizure on our ride.
00:10
Patient currently having a full body tonic-clonic seizure.
00:15
(name withheld) said he hasn't seen the child in over a year.
00:18
Doesn't know any medical history or what the child is taking.
00:24
Heart rate is 121.
00:26
Patient is 100% on room air.
00:28
Blood pressure is 148 over 86.
00:31
Blood sugar is 111.
00:32
Patient received 1 mg of medication intramuscularly.
00:38
Patient still seizing. En route to hospital, about 8 minutes away.
00:47
Patient still actively seizing.
00:51
Patient showing eye and body movements.
00:59
We'll drop off the patient for care.
01:01
Unknown if the patient has been sick recently.
01:04
No eye movement or response to verbal stimuli.
01:14
Confirming another milligram dosage.
01:18
Copy that, administer 1 mg medication intramuscular.
01:23
I've got number (number withheld).
01:26
Copy (number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Rockland Rd, Wilmington, DE 19803
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