Surfer injured with head trauma and airway issues at beach
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San Diego County CA ALS TRI (Hospital)
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Tri-City, our medic 02:12 with a key status going to you.
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We're going to rendezvous with Mercy Five and route to La Jolla.
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How do you copy?
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Mercy 02:12 , Tri-City.
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Medic 02:12 , Orchard.
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Medic 02:12 , we got a run number of point 26 as 10330 as 10330 .
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And we're going to have a (name withheld),
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approximately 55 years old,
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GCS three, headache, vomiting.
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We're going to go ahead and transport to you.
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You, your facility doesn't know.
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You will have an issue here.
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We are Mercy Five.
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You are going to be transported to La Jolla.
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Are you copy?
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Hello, I'm just clarifying.
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DTSF three, a surfer that's in acute status, and you're having an airway issue.
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But Mercy Five is needing you to go to La Jolla.
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Is that correct? That is correct.
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I'm rendezvousing with Mercy Five.
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I'll try CDLZ.
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We're called out to the Oceanside Beach to find our 55-year-old male patient who was extricated by nearby surfers.
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The patient was surfing a wave when he got wiped out and possibly hit his head against the.
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Patient possibly aspirated some water.
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We do have a white foam coming out of his mouth.
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We are performing airway suctioning.
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Current GCS is going to be three.
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He does have a strong carotid.
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As far as injuries, he's got a abrasion to his chin as well as his right eye, the corner of his eye.
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Chest, wall, abdomen, back, and lung wounds are negative.
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As far as history of meth, it's unknown.
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Treatment, we're continuing to perform airway suctioning.
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We're providing assisted ventilations via high flow to you on VVM.
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18 gauge on the left AC.
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And again, we're going to go ahead and meet up with Mercy 5 at your facility due to an airway compromise.
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How do you copy?
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In the radio, our dr.
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is waiting for you too to the
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airway for your airway.
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Medic 02:12 copies.
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Can you go ahead and relay a radio report to La Jolla, please? This is going to be the receiving hospital.
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I copy all that.
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We'll be right for you guys.
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And let me know if you guys need anything.
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Medic 02:12 copies.