Stroke patient with unwitnessed fall receives advanced care, Virginia Beach VA
Medical EmergencyEmergency medical services responded to a medical emergency at an apartment near Bowery Street in Virginia Beach. The patient suffered an unwitnessed fall and showed symptoms of a possible stroke. Advanced life support and additional paramedic and fire support were dispatched to assist with the situation.
Audio|Source: Virginia Beach EMS
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Transcript:
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120 Virginia Beach
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120 Close responding Our cat is down Can you give me the address again
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120 Bowery Street B-O-W-E-R-Y Street Apartment (number withheld)
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June Beach, Angeles, 1423.
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1423.
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1424, 10 foreign scene ready to transfer.
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The non-priority given case comments.
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In 18.
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22?
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Can you from the years ago please?
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Then copies?
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Chiefson, I'm sorry, what was that?
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Ambulance 220 needs ALS or a zone medic?
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Yeah, Engine 2 has a medic on board according to CAT.
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Is that correct?
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DO2.
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Good worry. No off the act if needed.
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Zones available?
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Do you guys have a medic on board?
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We do not. We're going to need this to be upgraded to ALS if we can be sent either a zom medic or the fire unit for ALS. Okay.
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Okay.
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Virginia Beach, can we send them the closest fire apparatus for ALS? Also,
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Chief Ten Engine 2, if you guys have the patient loaded,
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it would be better off just transport into your closest hospital.
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We don't have the patient loaded yet.
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Sir.
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We do not have the ability to pick engines based on their medical skill set to dispatch.
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All right.
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Cat is Joe and Ladder 2 have some medic on board when going to get some them?
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I will notify the fire dispatcher to get them started.
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2% for 2 Beach.
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Flat or 2.
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Will we request it by a unit soft need?
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104, Chief 10 has requested your paramedic to respond.
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I got it.
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Engine 2nd, 2.
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We've got a stroke patient that fell unwitnessed so we upgraded to ALF.
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Location mentioned:
Bowery St, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
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