Elderly man transported with chest pain and heart block, North Charleston SC


An 83-year-old man was transported from Rivers Avenue VA with chest pressure radiating to the left ribs and new onset left bundle branch block. He was given aspirin and sublingual nitro.
Audio|Source: Charleston County Police, Fire, EMS/Rescue, Marine SAR
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Medic 6, we're probably 15 to 20 minutes out from you coming from the Rivers Avenue, VA.
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I'm bringing you an 83-year-old male.
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The chief complaint is central chest pressure with radiation to the left posterior rips.
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Starting around 8 a.m.
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this morning was presenting for our pre-scheduled clinic meeting with his doctor.
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Send a new onset left bundle branch block that ECG over to you.
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With the left brundle, technically there are the ST elevations in B1 and B2.
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He's got a total of 324 of aspirin and 0.4 sublingual nitro to try and bring his pressure.
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Location mentioned:
Near Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC 29406
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