Medical emergency during patient transport to hospital, Norfolk VA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics from Norfolk Medic 16 were transporting a seventy-five-year-old man who appeared to be experiencing a possible sepsis emergency. The patient had low blood pressure, a slow heart rate, and a fever. Emergency medical staff provided fluids and began medication while en route to a Norfolk hospital.
Audio|Heard on: Norfolk VA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Leigh Base, this is Norfolk Medic 16.
00:02
Medic 16, this is Lee, go ahead.
00:05
Yeah, we're near the facility with emergency traffic on board.
00:07
I have a seventy-five year old male, possible sepsis alert. Patient said he woke up feeling a little under the weather today.
00:15
We did note some junky lung sounds in the bases of the bilateral lobes.
00:19
Blood pressures have been around seventy-five over forty.
00:22
Heart rate is fifty-two.
00:23
Twelve lead confirmed sinus bradycardia with a right bundle branch block.
00:26
He is at ninety-nine percent on fifteen liters of oxygen with an end tidal of forty-four.
00:31
Respiratory rate of twenty-two.
00:32
I did get a temperature of 100.7.
00:34
Last blood sugar of 149.
00:38
Establishing IV, he got 250 initially in normal saline with no change in blood pressure.
00:42
I just hung Levophed right now.
00:44
We'll titrate that to effect.
00:46
Do you know for further orders? We'll see you guys in about five to seven minutes or so.
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Location mentioned:
Kingsley Ln, Norfolk, VA 23505
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