Possible chemical exposure near Grossmont Center, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel responded near Grossmont Center in La Mesa for a possible chemical exposure incident. A woman experienced severe burning eye pain at her residence after accidental contact with fire stick cactus sap. She was treated on scene and transported to Sharp Grossmont Hospital for further care.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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01:54
Transcript:
00:00
I have a mild status medical looking for Sharp Grossmont with about a 10-minute ETA.
00:04
Last four of the runs are going to be (number withheld).
00:09
This is going to be for a 77-year-old female.
00:14
Chief complaint is going to be eye burning sensation after accidentally being exposed to fire stick cactus sap.
00:23
When you're clear for those calls.
00:24
Full report.
00:27
Go ahead with reporting.
00:30
Okay, so a seventy-seven-year-old female at her private residence was moving a planter with a rather large fire stick cactus in it.
00:40
The planter tipped over.
00:42
It broke a couple of the sticks off exposing the sap.
00:46
She accidentally touched her face and eyes with it and immediately started feeling a burning sensation.
00:51
Tried to irrigate it at home.
00:53
Home without much success, just say they kind of made it worse.
00:56
Activated 911 upon our arrival.
00:58
Main complaint is just going to be pretty severe burning sensation.
01:02
No change in vision.
01:04
Eyes are red but no actual signs of trauma with that.
01:09
Pupils are equal and reactive about 4 mm.
01:11
As far as vital signs, heart came about seventy-seven.
01:13
Normal signs with an occasional PVC.
01:15
Blood pressure one hundred and thirty-three over seventy-eight.
01:17
Chief breathing twenty times a minute with fairly long sounds by a lot.
01:21
Out early, satting ninety-six percent on room air with an end tidal of thirty-five.
01:25
Denies any respiratory complaints with this as far as treatment.
01:28
We spent about 10 minutes on scene further irrigating the eyes with light relief.
01:33
We also have a 20 gauge left hand.
01:34
She’s got (number withheld) micrograms of fentanyl.
01:38
Of course, some improvement on that other than pain management.
01:41
We’re not anticipating any further treatment at this time.
01:44
Got about a I’d say ten in ETA.
01:46
Onward growth one is requested.
01:48
We’ll kind of get for you or clarify.
01:50
I don't need anything further.
01:51
We can clear.
01:52
Copy, thanks, Sharp.
01:53
We’ll let you know if anything changes.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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