Medical emergency near Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling WV
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, an ambulance transported a young woman with a history of epilepsy to Wheeling Hospital after she experienced continuous facial seizures. She was reported unresponsive to stimuli and treatment had minimal effect. Her vital signs were stable during transport.
Audio|Heard on: Brooke WV Hospital Group Calls
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02:12
Transcript:
00:00
Bethlehem ambulance, five calling Westcom.
00:05
Go ahead.
00:07
Go ahead.
00:13
WestCom, this is Bethlehem Ambulance 95.
00:16
Cert (number withheld) transporting to Wheeling Hospital with probably a five-minute ETA of a 21-year-old female.
00:25
(Name withheld) reports she came out complaining that she couldn't feel the left side of her face or her left hand and immediately went into seizures.
00:33
Patient has a history of epilepsy, takes Keppra.
00:38
She has been in a seizure since our arrival, just chronic movements isolated to just her jerky motions of her face.
00:46
She's not alert to any painful stimuli and no verbal response from the patient at all.
00:52
We attempted IV access in her right hand with a 20 gauge with no success.
00:57
Since we gave 10 milligrams of medication approximately 2 min ago that hasn't seemed to.
01:10
It hasn't seemed to affect her seizure activity at all.
01:14
Blood pressure was 110 over 78, heart rate 85,
01:19
respirations are about 30.
01:21
She was 100% on room air.
01:23
She's normal sinus rhythm on a cardiac monitor.
01:31
Our ETA is probably 4 min now.
01:35
Go ahead.
01:37
Fingerstick glucose.
01:41
Negative, I will obtain that right now.
01:45
Okay, that's copied.
01:46
Is she full body chronic tonic or just facial?
01:51
Negative, just facial.
01:55
Around her jaw, her head jerks to the right side.
01:59
No other movements elsewhere in her body.
02:03
Okay, that's copied.
02:04
Your number is (number withheld).
02:06
Get that glucose as soon as possible.
02:10
Copy that, (number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Medical Park Rd, Wheeling, WV 26003
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