Medic reports death after cardiac arrest, Charleston SC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics responded to a medical emergency near St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, where a fifty-six-year-old woman was found in cardiac arrest. After about twenty-five minutes of resuscitation efforts with no cardiac activity, orders were requested to pronounce the patient deceased.
Audio|Heard on: Charleston SC Hospital Group Calls
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01:44
Transcript:
00:00
St. Francis, Charleston Medic 23.
00:03
Go ahead, 23.
00:06
Can I get a doctor on the line for orders, please?
00:09
Go ahead, Dr. Lewis with patient on scene.
00:14
Hi, copy. We're on scene right now.
00:16
I'm calling for orders to pronounce.
00:18
We've been working a cardiac arrest for about 22 minutes.
00:24
She initially called for breathing problems before we got here.
00:28
She coded; fire immediately started CPR.
00:33
In total, we've probably been working her for about twenty-five minutes now.
00:38
I had an IV established.
00:40
We've done three rounds of epi—no cardiac change, no blood flow with ultrasound via carotid view.
00:48
Eye gel's in place.
00:50
We've got an entitled 20 right now.
00:54
Looking for orders to pronounce if that is okay.
01:00
What's her rhythm been this whole time? Is she asystolic?
01:05
Started in PEA and then went into asystole.
01:12
Once a rough estimate of the time that she's been asystolic, and we didn't catch an age and a sex.
01:20
Sorry, it's a fifty-six-year-old female.
01:23
We've been in asystole for probably seven or eight minutes, past two rhythm checks.
01:30
Lewis, L-E-W-I-S.
01:40
I copied off you, Lewis. Thank you. Appreciate the call.
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Location mentioned:
Henry Tecklenburg Dr, Charleston, SC 29414
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