Elderly woman treated for severe leg wound, Shreveport LA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders in Shreveport transported an elderly woman from her home to a hospital after a severe open leg wound was found exposing bone. The woman, who recently left a hospital stay, was breathing with low oxygen levels but did not appear to be in distress during transport. Family members said the wound worsened after she returned home.
Audio|Heard on: Caddo LA Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
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This is (name withheld).
00:01
This is Medic Seventeen Patient Care Report.
00:04
(name withheld), go ahead.
00:09
We are en route to your facility with a ninety-five year old female coming from home.
00:14
The patient has an open wound on her right leg.
00:22
You can see down to the bone.
00:24
Patient got out of the hospital about a week ago.
00:27
She was diagnosed with congestive heart failure.
00:31
Current vitals: blood pressure 152 over 86, pulse 85.
00:39
Oxygen levels were in the high sixties, now improved to the nineties with oxygen support.
00:51
She does not appear to be in distress.
01:03
Do you have any other questions?
01:08
Family member said the wounds began at the hospital.
01:12
When she got home, she had more on her leg and backside.
01:17
Family member discovered the wound today had exposed bone.
01:23
She called them and was instructed to call 911.
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Location mentioned:
Buckner St # 150, Shreveport, LA 71101
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