Elderly woman treated for chest pain en route to hospital, Pawleys Island SC
Medical EmergencyEmergency medical responders treated an 87-year-old woman experiencing sharp chest pain radiating to her back while transporting her from The Lakes at Litchfield to the hospital. The patient received nitroglycerin, which reduced her blood pressure and eased her pain. Communication was difficult due to the patient's hearing impairment.
Audio|Source: Georgetown County Public Saftey
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Transcript:
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We're inbound from The Lakes at Litchfield with an 87-year-old female chief complaint there's chest pain. Patient said it's a sharp pain across her chest, goes around to her back.
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The patient is a new admit.
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Staff is very unfamiliar with the patient.
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Her current blood pressure is 147, over 79, pulse rate of 70.
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Rest braces are 18, she's got 97% in remair,
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RBGL is 227.
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I gave her one nitro, and her blood pressure is now 106 over 44.
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She just said the chest pain has subsided a little bit.
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She is very hard at hearing and hard to communicate with.
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And like I said, our ETA of resilience is about seven minutes running further.
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Location mentioned:
Near Lakes at Litchfield Dr, Pawleys Island, SC 29585
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