Elderly man bleeds uncontrollably from dialysis graft, Parkersburg WV
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Medical EmergencyAn 84-year-old man at DaVita Dialysis near Gihon Village is bleeding uncontrollably from a dialysis graft. He is on blood thinners and has end-stage renal disease. Efforts to stop the bleeding with direct pressure are ongoing.
Audio|Heard on: Parkersburg and Vienna Public Safety, West Virginia State Police
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Transcript:
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Station 2, the DaVita Dialysis near Gihon Village, Parkersburg, Cross Streets, Pike Street and Guyon Road,
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84-year-old male,
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bleeding graft,
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unable to get it to stop.
00:15
They're holding direct pressure.
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Patient is on blood thinners.
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Time of alert, 1059.
00:26
10-7[1] for just a few will advise.
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1049, 107-1101.
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Please install in four-de-sectors.
00:43
We'll be clearing roundback station.
00:48
Tannit for engine five, the detectors installed in a roundback station, 1-02.
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10425, the DaVita Dialysis near Gihon Village.
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84-year-old male bleeding from a graft.
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They're having difficulty getting it under control.
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They've got direct pressure on it.
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He is on blood thinners.
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Advised he's had a total of 600 units of heparin today.
01:15
Also, history of end-stage renal disease.
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10-7: Out of service
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Gihon Village, Parkersburg, WV 26101
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