Medical emergencies involving parasitic infection concern and pain treatment, Waterloo IA
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders attended to a patient outside the police department concerned about a possible parasitic infection described as white spiders on her forehead. Another patient at a hospital was treated for pain with fentanyl, had an IV lock, and was unable to stand or sit. Both cases were managed as medical emergencies with no signs of assault, drug misuse, or alcohol involvement.
Audio|Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Upon arrival, the patient was found sitting up just right outside of PD,
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seek that she has a parasitical infection from white spiders on her forehead,
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and just wanted to be checked out for that.
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A set of idols I got for you at the moment is the blood pressure of 155 over 8-4, pulse of 117, strong and regular, and 97% on room air.
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Beater facility in a few minutes.
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Coming with traffic, do you request anything further?
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Nothing further. We'll go to triage on arrival.
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Ten four things, everyone.
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Thank you all.
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See your calls, Scott.
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So it sounds like there's only one patient at Allen, but we need both the names,
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the driver which they believe is the male, and then I think the RO is the female and she was the passenger, but can you just confirm both of those names when you get there, please?
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On zeros.
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He is free and see.
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There's no medical history.
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Current set of vitals we have for your heart rate of 77. We have a sinus further one on the monitor. Last blood pressure was 135 over 7.8. Respers are about 14 non-labored.
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She's 90% on room air. We do have an IV lock established. We gave 50 micrograms of fentanyl.
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I'll probably give her another 50 prior to our arrival.
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She's at no relief from that first dose. And we'll see you guys in about four or five minutes. Can I get you any further?
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No, thank you. Lobby on arrival.
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Ten-four.
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We do a C caller in place.
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She is unable to stand or sit right now.
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We'll triage her and then go from there.
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Ten-four.
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Near Logan Ave, Waterloo, IA 50703
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