Man suffers allergic shock and head injury after insect bite, Bradley County TN
Medical EmergencyA 52-year-old man was bitten by an insect and had an allergic reaction that caused him to lose consciousness and stop breathing. CPR was performed and an EpiPen was used. He later became intermittently conscious and showed signs of possible irregular breathing. The man also fell and hit his head during the incident.
Audio|Source: Bradley County Sheriff, Cleveland Police, Fire Rescue and MAC
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Transcript:
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516, unconscious, old lower river right north west.
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So I copy.
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I've 16 copy.
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Number 11, if you don't care, send 514 or 500 on this call.
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Yeah, copy.
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It's been upgraded to a CPR[1].
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514 CPR[1] in progress, old lower river red northwest.
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A 52-year-old male bit by some type of insect, they think,
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he's had some type of reaction,
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using EpiPen, when-on responses.
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The last 52-year-old man,
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about 220 pounds,
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advised that he was originally struggling to breathe, and he went unconscious, not breathing at all, urinated on himself.
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They're now advising he's conscious and awake.
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We're trying to see if he's agnal breathing now.
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An allergic reaction to something, and he passed out afterwards.
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1013, the advisor said that he's allergic to alpha gallon with bed by a tick,
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besides that he's speaking at this time.
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1040, you need to continue?
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If you can, they, one minute he's awake and he's not.
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Okay, I'll continue.
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I apologize, ma'am.
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Did you advise he was speaking now?
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If he actually was speaking, they also said that he fell and hit his head as well when he passed out.
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We're still trying to determine if he is actually speaking and conscious.
Police codes explained
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CPR: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in progress
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Location mentioned:
Old Lower River Rd NW, Tennessee 37310
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