Paramedics respond to elderly woman with leg pain and fever, Wellsboro PA
Medical EmergencyParamedics responded to assist an elderly woman near Plaza Ln in Wellsboro. She complained of pain in her left leg and had symptoms of a urinary tract infection, including painful urination and a fever of 103.7 degrees. X-rays showed no broken bones. She was treated with IV fluids and medication and remained stable.
Audio|Source: Tioga County Police, Fire and EMS
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Ambulance 117 responding in Wellsboro near Plaza Ln,
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for leg pain.
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Med 2, 1445.
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Ayoga Med to Amulance 117.
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17, go ahead.
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They're responding to an 81-year-old female,
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complaining of leg pain,
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breathing and responding normally.
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It's going to be the left,
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correction, left leg.
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They did x-rays.
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They don't think it's broken.
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Med 2.
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1449.
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1449.
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Go ahead.
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Go ahead.
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Hi, this is Paramedic 6. We have a 81-year-old female patient.
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Further caregiver this morning and today she was acting a little more off than usual.
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Did full ALS workup, notice the plane of painful urination.
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Almost sounds like a UTI is what I'm believing.
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She did have a temperature of one zero or three.
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103.7. Other than that, wireless are pretty stable.
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A little finest pack at 104.
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Blood pressure,
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one...
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24 over 81, a respiratory rate of 18 oxygen saturation on a rimar of 97%.
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I do have a 20 gauge established in the left AC. I did give 65,
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that's 65,
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mL of IV Tylenol, and I'm also doing normal saline wide at this time. She's had about a bullet of 200 at this time. Other than that, patient has rested as comfortably as possible.
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I did check of blood sugar as one. 16 milligrams per deciliter.
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If you have no questions, comments, or concerns, we should see you probably about eight minutes, over.
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Near Plaza Ln, Wellsboro, PA 16901
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