Child taken to hospital with fever and breathing issue, Norfolk VA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a medical transport unit from Chesapeake was en route to Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters with a young child experiencing fever, vomiting, and breathing difficulties. The child's condition appeared stable during transport, with normal vital signs reported. The parent was accompanying the patient.
Audio|Heard on: Norfolk VA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Chesapeake Medic 12 to Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters with a medical patient.
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How do you copy?
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Chesapeake Medic 12, this is Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters.
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Go ahead with your traffic.
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Chesapeake Medic 12, Paramedic Thomas, en route to your facility with a young male patient.
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He's coming from home.
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We have the parent with us.
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Chief complaint,
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Yesterday around 4 o'clock he started showing signs of a low-grade fever.
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Today he woke up around 6:30.
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When he came downstairs he started vomiting,
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crying, and having some breathing difficulties.
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Those were the changes they noticed.
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Right now he is sitting comfortably, slightly warm to the touch.
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Axillary temperature 98.9, oxygen 97% on room air.
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Pulse is in the 130s.
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Initial blood pressure was 116 over 70.
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We're a few minutes out.
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Blood sugar was 135.
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Any further questions or orders for us?
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Location mentioned:
Childrens Ln, Norfolk, VA 23507
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