Woman with severe ring injuries on hands awaits paramedics
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Caroline County Fire and EMS
02:35
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Queen Anne's County Paramedic 500 responding to Dutchman's Lane.
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Responding, Queen Anne's Paramedic 500.
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Charlie 56 to Caroline.
00:18
What's our route of travel? We might be able to start toward Ethan.
00:26
856 to come from Churchville.
00:31
Okay, just advise them I have it.
00:40
C56, Caroline's paramedic 500 is on this channel.
00:43
You can go direct.
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Charlie 56 to paramedic 500.
00:51
Paramedic 500, go ahead.
00:54
I have a 70-year-old female come from home.
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She has severe rings on both hands that are down into the bone with the flesh showing, swelling of the hands with possibly heavy infection.
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Is not, my call for concern.
01:12
Did you say that she has bone showing? Is this from a traumatic incident?
01:21
She has some rings that are very tight on her finger.
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The flesh is down into the flesh.
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Unable to see any bone at this point in time, but her hands are swelling.
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Copy, we're direct.
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Be advised, we have about a 20-minute ETA.
01:39
Okay,
01:41
should we wait on scene or we'd like to head east and can we maintain route or no?
01:50
To confirm, you're BLS, correct?
01:53
That is correct.
01:56
If you don't mind, can you let me know her vitals?
02:03
Blood pressure is 146 over 94, she's satting at 98% on room air, pulse is at 87.
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Her pain is a ten out of ten in both hands.
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Copy. We can continue in for pain management.
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If she would like to be taken to the hospital a little bit quicker, then you can go ahead with transport if you feel comfortable.
02:32
Copy. We'll remain on scene waiting for your arrival for pain management.
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