Patient with infected wound bleeding transported to hospital, Weirton WV
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Medical EmergencyA 63-year-old male patient who had gallbladder and hernia surgery in October developed an infected wound with bleeding. He was transported to Weirton Medical Center while awake and experiencing some abdominal pain. Vital signs were stable during transport.
Audio|Heard on: Brooke County Sheriff, Wellsburg and Follansbee Police Dispatch
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702.
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ePCR number (number withheld).
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BOS, the Weirton Medical Center, we're about eight minutes, nine minutes out.
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Have a 63-year-old male patient.
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In October, he had gallbladder and hernia repair,
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which became infected, had the wound back put on.
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He's had some issues with it throughout the past several weeks.
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This afternoon, he's got a little bit of blood oozing on the left side of the incision area.
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Currently, he's awake and has a little pain in the abdominal area.
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He doesn't have a binder on.
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We left the binder in place.
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Did not remove it to visually look at him.
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Go to that person, 156 over 90, pulse of 98, respiration 16.
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98 percent on room air.
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He is on, I'm sorry, 98 percent on 4 liters via cannula, which is on continuously at home.
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He has other history from the bedside,
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and other than that, he's stable.
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Weirton, WV 26062
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