Elderly man bleeds heavily after catheter change in Newfield
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York County Fire
03:07
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This is special unit.
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So rescue transmitting a medical call.
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Male subject
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bleeding from catheter site.
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Give me a Bravo level.
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(number withheld) Mountain Road.
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Time is 1332.
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Dispatch from Kennebunk, they want.
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Kennebunk, they want, go ahead.
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We're all six, four, one crew to advance.
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That A1, it's a 97 year old male.
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Was having a catheter change and it didn't go well and he is now bleeding.
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He is responding normally, breathing normally.
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We do consider the bleeding to be serious.
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No bleeding disorders and it's not on blood thinners.
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2081, copy.
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Say one.
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Go ahead, dispatch.
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This is advising as an update.
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They are unable to get that bleeding under control.
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It's spreading out like it may be due to an internal wound.
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Hey, I have it about 2 min ago.
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Dispatch from Newfield A1.
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Go ahead.
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We're off on scene.
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12, my check.
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1337.
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Newfield A1.
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Newfield.
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Can you see if we have a paramedic available?
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10-4, calling an in-town paramedic.
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This is on the air for Newfield Rescue transmitting a tone for a paramedic request to the scene.
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(number withheld) Mountain Road, time your tone, 13 thirty-nine.
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Dispatch, 221.
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221, go ahead.
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221, active.
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America, I don't think we have anybody available on the field.
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Follow up on a paramedic.
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Dispatch on the air with a mutual aid request for a
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medical call, male subject bleeding from a catheter site,
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spurting, pouring, I believe, due to an internal injury in Newfield.
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Requesting a paramedic (number withheld) Mountain Road.
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71342.