Possible overdose after car crash near hospital, Charleston SC
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Drug ViolationAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders transported a man to the hospital near Jonathan Lucas St in Charleston following a car crash. The man apparently overdosed and was treated with Narcan. He reported paralysis in his legs and had low blood pressure. Units provided intravenous fluids and monitored his condition during transport.
Audio|Heard on: Charleston SC Hospital Group Calls
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02:4
Transcript:
00:00
Hey, 1 West, I'm en route to the city with a 37-year-old male chief complaint.
00:04
It's going to be no feeling or no movement in both legs and an overdose following a car accident.
00:16
Patient is a recovering addict, with a history of multiple drugs according to (name withheld) who was on scene.
00:23
Patient ran into a light pole on a road with a speed limit of approximately forty-five miles an hour.
00:31
He sustained heavy damage to his car.
00:34
He was thrown from the driver's seat into the back seat.
00:38
He was found unconscious by fire department when they arrived.
00:43
Patient also had constricted pupils and low respiratory rate.
00:48
We gave him two Narcan IN (intranasal).
00:52
That woke him up for a little bit, and then after the ambulance had started IV and got on board another 0.25, when he started to doze off again, he wasn't really been treating well.
01:04
Currently has a GCS of 15.
01:06
Answering all questions appropriately, he's complaining of neck pain and no movement in his leg.
01:12
When we checked it multiple times, we have good pulse, good motor, and good sensation.
01:18
However, he's not able to move his legs at all.
01:21
In any way, shape or form.
01:24
Currently, I have an IV 18 gauge established.
01:27
He's getting fluid because the initial pressures were low, around seventies over fifties.
01:31
Currently, he's at 143.
01:34
He's got LR rate with heart rate seventy-two, oxygen saturation ninety-seven percent on four liters of oxygen.
01:45
Respiratory rate is currently 16.
01:46
I just administered Narcan before I called you at 0.5.
01:49
Two five IV.
01:50
He's got a total of 2 mg intranasal and 0.25 IV Narcan.
02:01
We'll be at your facility in about seven minutes.
02:03
Any questions or orders?
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Location mentioned:
Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC 29425
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