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Woman vomiting blood transported to Methodist ER, Des Moines IA

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Near Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50309

A 77-year-old woman who recently had hip surgery is being transported to Methodist ER after vomiting a large amount of blood. She is on blood thinners and experienced a serious episode this morning.

Audio|Source: Webster County Sheriff and Fire
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Life Flight 2, patient care report.
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Life Flight 2, this is Methodist.
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It is currently on the way to you guys at Methodist to the ER with a scene call out of Webster City, Iowa.
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We have a 77-year-old female.
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She had a thinkable episode this morning after vomiting a large, large amount of blood with clot.
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She is on blood thinners, and she is a post-op hip seamer surgery about two weeks ago.
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Right now...
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Last of the vitals, I have a heart rate 8-9.

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Near Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50309

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