Elderly woman treated for hypothermia near HCC campus, Hagerstown MD
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel transported a seventy-three-year-old woman found outside her vehicle near the Hagerstown Community College campus. She appeared cold, had minor bruises, and showed signs of hypothermia with a low body temperature and a heart rate around 48 beats per minute. She was wrapped in blankets and taken to Meritus Medical Center for treatment.
Audio|Heard on: Washington MD Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
00:00
Hey (name withheld), it's (name withheld) on 752.
00:02
We're inbound to Meritus Medical Center.
00:04
Priority two transporting a seventy-three-year-old female patient.
00:10
We found her outside at the HCC campus.
00:15
The patient was outside her vehicle, which appeared to have gone off the road.
00:18
Roadway with no damage.
00:20
She was curled up on the ground in a blanket.
00:23
Her mental status is altered.
00:24
GCS is 13.
00:26
She's got bruises on her knees and upper arms.
00:35
No other external signs of injury.
00:37
She appears likely hypothermic.
00:40
She's cold to the touch.
00:41
Best I could get was an axillary temperature reading of 91.
00:47
Cardiac rate variable, between 40 and 50.
00:52
Currently at 48.
00:55
Rate currently 48.
00:58
Appears narrow complex, likely sinus bradycardia.
01:01
But she's shivering a good bit.
01:03
There's a lot of artifact.
01:05
Last reported blood pressure 124 over 65, glucose level 113.
01:11
CO2 is 30, respiratory rate 13 to 14.
01:16
That's 97% on room air.
01:19
Got her bundled in blankets, heat on.
01:21
IV established, administering one delta.
01:24
Requesting any orders; five-minute ETA.
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Location mentioned:
Robinwood Dr, Hagerstown, MD 21742
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