Elderly man transported to hospital after chemotherapy side effects, Beckley WV
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency medical services transported a 74-year-old man from his home near Beckley, West Virginia, to Raleigh General Hospital. The patient has prostate and bone cancer and experienced weakness, nausea, and vomiting after chemotherapy treatment. He was given medication for nausea and is being evaluated at the hospital.
Audio|Heard on: Raleigh County Public Safety
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02:15
Transcript:
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En route to Raleigh General, ETA of 15 minutes.
00:03
Okay,
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I name my side, a provider.
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I got you. This is Zach.
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Cert numbers (number withheld).
00:20
Okay, and your patient from home?
00:24
That's affirmative.
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Coming from his residence, I have a 74-year-old male,
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chief complaint, generalized weakness.
00:32
Additionally, nausea and vomiting since Monday after his chemo treatment, Rick.
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All right,
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go ahead.
00:43
Copy. We are currently alert and oriented, 456, warm and dry, normal, equal, clear, and reactive.
00:52
Patient does have prostate and bone cancer, went to a chemotherapy appointment on Monday,
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was told he has low potassium.
01:00
Since then, he has been experiencing a generalized weakness and nausea and vomiting.
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Those are the only symptoms we're experiencing today.
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I have given him four milligrams oral zopram.
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And I do have a current set of bottles when you're ready.
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All right, go ahead.
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I have a pulse of 98.
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Blood pressure is 130 over 54,
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16 respirations.
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Oxygen is 96 on room air.
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Temperature is 97.9.
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Glucose is 218.
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You have a treatment? I didn't like your friend.
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We have improvement.
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Any other treatment of observed random transport?
02:02
My apologies, I thought that was a weird question.
02:04
Negative, just transport for evaluation.
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All right, call numbers (number withheld).
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We'll announce you.
02:15
Thanks, sir.
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Beckley, WV 25801
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