Medical emergency: elderly woman bleeding from varicose vein, Marshville NC
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders attended an 80-year-old woman near Army Road who was bleeding from a varicose vein. The bleeding was serious because she was on blood thinners. She was alert and breathing normally when help arrived. The bleeding was partially controlled but still oozing.
Audio|Source: Union County and North Carolina State Fire
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Transcript:
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Four first responders respond with EMS, near Army Rd, Cross streets of East Highway 218 and Sugar and Wine Road for a hemorrhage, operate on Charlie[1].
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Med 114, Utility 48, you're responding near Army Rd, near East Highway 218 and Sugar and Wine Road, 80-year-old female scratched her leg and now is bleeding.
00:32
Patient is on blood thinners, bleeding is serious.
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Completely alert breathing normally.
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Katarik MENSko 3.
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I'm Utility 48 to be on saying Army Rd.
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Two fourth.
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Seagong 13.
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Seagong 13.
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Thirteen.
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Routine to west.
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Routine to west.
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EMS and route to Army Rd.
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114. Go ahead.
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Yes, ma'am, you're right for 80-year-old female.
01:28
Bleeding's controlled at this time is still oozing out of a varicose vein.
01:32
She's lost a decent amount of blood, conscious alert talking to me.
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But we're going to get vitals on you.
01:40
Her owner here in a second, I'm just giving you an update on bleeding.
01:45
Tim, we're about nine minutes out.
01:48
Board of zero now.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Charlie: Charlie-level response (moderate-priority alarm response classification)
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Location mentioned:
Near Army Rd, Marshville, NC 28103
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