Medical transport after feeding tube issue, Gastonia NC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an ambulance crew transported an elderly female patient to Caromont Main Hospital in Gastonia after her feeding tube became dislodged at a care facility. Staff attempted to reinsert it but were unsuccessful. The site was covered and appeared to be oozing slightly. The patient had stable vital signs and no other complaints.
Audio|Heard on: Gaston NC Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Hello, this is Dallas 186.
00:02
I'm en route to your facility with an 83-year-old female.
00:06
Called out in reference general sickness on arrival patient.
00:11
The patient's from a facility.
00:13
They state that she has a feeding tube that popped out.
00:16
They tried to put it back in, it popped back out, so they just covered it up.
00:19
Said it is oozing a little bit.
00:21
Just need that addressed.
00:23
Other than that, she has no complaints.
00:25
Her vitals are 122 over 78.
00:28
Eighty-one to ninety-nine percent O2, temperature ninety-seven.
00:35
Fifty-eight to fifteen, and then any further will be at your facility in five minutes.
00:41
Can you say the complaint again, please?
00:45
Yes, ma'am. She has a feeding tube, and it came out the facility trying to put it back in.
00:50
It popped back out, and they do have it covered.
00:53
But then it did state that it was oozing a little bit and just needs that addressed.
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Location mentioned:
Court Dr, Gastonia, NC 28054
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