Emergency transport of child with high fever to hospital, Buckhannon WV
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Medical EmergencyEmergency medical services are transporting a 4-year-old girl with a high fever to St. Joseph’s Hospital. The child had a temperature of 107°F that was reduced to 99.5°F after treatment with children's fever medication. Vital signs are being monitored during transport, including heart rate, blood pressure, and glucose levels. The child is being observed closely for any seizure activity.
Audio|Heard on: Upshur County Police, Fire and EMS
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03:29
Transcript:
00:00
Thank you. In route to your facility with a 4-year-old female chief complaint of fever.
00:10
Around 30 minutes ago,
00:12
a patient woke up parents stating that they weren't feeling well.
00:15
They initially checked a temp at a temperature of 107.
00:20
They re-checked it orally.
00:22
Got to 104,
00:24
they gave children's pain and fever, 5 mL.
00:27
I checked the patient's temp axillary.
00:29
I am at 99.5 now, well underbound of me treating that fever.
00:35
Currently monitoring and route, controlling the patient, and making sure that we don't have any seizure-like activities.
00:42
I have a BP currently reading 86-66 on the monitor, 97 on room there,
00:48
patient's heart rates in the 150s.
00:51
She's paying warm dry.
00:53
It's starting to get a little more tired now.
00:57
Outside of that, any updates, I'll let you know on the way.
01:00
I have a finger stick of 1.25.
01:02
Sign a stack on the monitor.
01:09
That's pretty.
01:17
WVU Medcom, Upshur 774 on Charlie.
01:32
Upshur 7-74 on Charlie.
01:37
We're on Delta.
01:39
We're on Delta.
01:41
We're on Delta.
01:50
Cert number destination, ETA, then you go ahead if you're reporting.
01:55
Cert number (number withheld), Triple One, heading to St.
01:59
Joe's, about a 10-minute ETA.
02:02
I have a 4-year-old female chief complaint of pediatric fever.
02:09
Woke-out parents in the middle of the night, saying they weren't very well.
02:12
When they checked their temperature, they had orally 107.
02:17
They went ahead and treated the 5 mL with children pain and fever.
02:21
Re-checked to get at 104.
02:22
That was about 20 minutes prior to our arrival.
02:25
I got on seeing physical presentations on-remarkable.
02:28
Patients paint form dry, clear, equal, bilateral.
02:31
People's are a pearl.
02:33
Patient, axillary temperature for me is 99.5.
02:37
I have a glucose of 125,
02:40
respires about 22, sinus tack on the monitor in the one of 50s.
02:44
I'm trying to obtain pressure now.
02:47
Last I got to 86 over 66.
02:51
Monitoring for seizure-like activity, although we haven't had anything like that yet.
02:56
Since the patient did have the same minutes in for the last four hours, I'm withholding that.
03:02
Outside of that, if there's anything that you would like me to do differently, let me know, I have no known allergies, no medical history for this patient.
03:10
Currently, just keeping the patient call.
03:15
That's received, I don't have any further orders.
03:18
Uh,
03:19
Did you happen to get a pulse box?
03:23
99% I'm room there, apologies.
03:27
Very good, you're number one ready.
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Amalia Dr, Buckhannon, WV 26201
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