Man found with disconnected medical devices and bed sores, Floyd County VA
Medical EmergencyA 71-year-old man was brought home from a nursing facility with his tracheostomy and feeding tube disconnected, causing breathing difficulties. He also had blisters, severe bed sores, and was weak. Emergency responders were dispatched to assist near Jeff Stewart Highway.
Audio|Source: Pulaski, Grayson, Floyd and Wythe Counties Public Safety
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A Jeff Stewart Highway with Cross Reap and Stella Loop, patient's going to be a 71-year-old male, about 215 pounds.
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Caller advised her brother was brought home from the nursing home this morning and is not looking well.
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She advised that the nursing home transport company that brought him there didn't hook up any of his medical apparatus.
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He's got a trachea that hasn't been hooked up.
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Feeding tube hasn't been hooked up.
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He's got some secretions down the trachea area in his throat, making breathing a little difficult.
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He's got blisters on his head,
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severe bed sores,
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and overall weakness.
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She also advised that when you arrive...
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on scene, there's going to be a white Saturn sitting in the front of the house.
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I'll let you know you're there.
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Pemate clear, 1304.
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Floyd County, VA
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