Elderly man revived after cardiac arrest, Newark DE
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics responded to a medical emergency involving a seventy-one-year-old man near Ogletown Stanton Road in Newark. The patient was found unresponsive about twenty minutes before emergency services were called. He has a history of cancer and is receiving chemotherapy but is not on hospice care. CPR was performed for approximately thirty-five minutes, leading to the return of spontaneous circulation. The patient was intubated and transported to Christiana Hospital for further treatment.
Audio|Heard on: New Castle DE Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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We have a woman saying we have a seventy-one-year-old man on board with CPR.
00:04
How do you copy?
00:06
Paramedic, you said you have a seventy-one-year-old male, CPR in progress?
00:12
Negative.
00:13
We have return of spontaneous circulation.
00:14
We have a referral.
00:15
Started CPR.
00:18
The seventy-one-year-old man was found about twenty minutes before family called 911.
00:28
There is a history of cancer, unsure of the type. Patient is on chemotherapy, not in hospice.
00:34
He reported widespread pain before becoming unresponsive.
00:40
We performed CPR for about thirty-five minutes.
00:45
We obtained return of spontaneous circulation.
00:49
He was successfully intubated.
00:51
End-tidal of ninety-nine, sometimes fluctuating down to eighty-eight.
00:56
Initial blood pressure was one twenty-two over seventy-six.
00:59
However, we have no radial pulses.
01:00
We do have a strong carotid pulse.
01:04
Heart rhythm one-ten, sinus tachycardia.
01:10
We'll be at the facility in about twelve minutes.
01:12
Need a room on arrival.
01:14
I'll be standing by if you have any questions for me.
01:17
Thank you for the report, medic.
01:19
To clarify, is he on hospice or not?
01:24
He's not on hospice.
01:25
He is full code at this time.
01:27
He is on chemotherapy and the type of cancer is unknown.
01:32
Possibly colon cancer, not confirmed.
01:37
Thank you very much, medic.
01:38
We're working on getting a room on arrival.
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Location mentioned:
Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19718
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