Medical emergency for diabetic inmate at correctional facility, Greencastle IN
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Emergency services responded to a diabetic emergency involving a 70-year-old male inmate at Indiana State Farm. The inmate had high blood sugar, vomiting, was not alert, and was breathing rapidly. Medical intervention was underway.
Audio|Heard on: Putnam County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Medi-5 respond.
00:01
ALS. Emerging, near West U.S.
00:03
Highway 40, Indiana State Farm, on the diabetes problem.
00:14
That's ALS.
00:15
Emergent. You realize me and the soft one, but I'm kind of clear.
00:18
I'm going to clear.
00:28
Humane Society.
00:31
Color-advised vehicle in the ditch.
00:33
Driver jumped out.
00:35
Grand south into the west area.
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60.
00:45
We'll be in around our cabin not updating.
00:51
It's information.
00:58
Medic 5, you're responding for a 70-year-old inmate diabetic.
01:03
His blood sugars, 258, finding a low-grade fever.
01:08
Thank you. You are concerned about he jumps in his urine.
01:11
He's vomiting.
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He is not alert.
01:15
He's not responding normally.
01:18
However, he is not aggressive.
01:20
That's fair.
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And he is not behaving normally,
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breathing rapidly.
01:28
And they do have an IV in his right on.
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Location mentioned:
US-40, Greencastle, IN 46135
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