Patient transferred for picc line evaluation, Wakefield MI
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Medical EmergencyA 53-year-old male patient from Gogebic Medical Care Facility was transferred for evaluation of a malfunctioning PICC line after being discharged from a hospital in Duluth. Medical staff could not obtain blood from the PICC line before starting IV antibiotics for a pressure ulcer. Vitals were stable at the time of transfer.
Audio|Heard on: Gogebic County Fire and EMS
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Currently, at real-tier facility with a 53-year-old male.
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We have an ETA of about seven minutes here.
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He's coming from Gogebic Medical Care Facility.
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He was discharged from the hospital in Duluth yesterday.
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He was supposed to start receiving IV antibiotics for a pressure ulcer.
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Doctor wanted a blood draw done before starting the IV antibiotics.
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Staff were unable to get blood from his PICC line.
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So he will be transferred for evaluation of that PICC line.
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Current vitals: sinus rhythm on monitor, pulse 87, oxygen saturation 95%, breathing about 16 to 18 per minute, normal.
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Blood pressure 121 over 76.
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Temperature 98.7, blood glucose 135.
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We'll be there.
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Six or seven minutes, we can fill any more to get there.
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That's a good copy.
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North St, Wakefield, MI 49968
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