Man taken to hospital after self-harm incident, Dorchester County SC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel transported a 24-year-old man from a care facility to Summerville ER after he engaged in self-harming behavior. The patient, who has autism and a urinary tract infection, required ketamine sedation due to agitation. His vital signs were stable during transport.
Audio|Heard on: Dorchester SC Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:41
Transcript:
00:00
Summerville, this is Summerville County Medic 9.
00:03
We're going to be coming to you in about 10 to 15 minutes from the Crystal Center with a twenty-four year old male.
00:10
The patient is alert.
00:13
I've been sedated.
00:16
Patient has a history of autism.
00:18
He's been hurting himself today.
00:21
They report he has a UTI,
00:23
but they can't control it there because he just keeps hurting himself.
00:30
They needed him to be sedated with ketamine because everything else makes him more anxious and does not sedate him.
00:39
He's gotten 320 ketamine.
00:41
I have what cultures? I'm giving lactated Ringer's.
00:43
I'm about to start dosing once I confirm his allergy status when the nurse provides the paperwork.
00:52
He's at ninety-eight, 133 over ninety-three.
00:56
Respirations twenty-two and tail of twenty-seven.
01:00
Sats 98% on room air.
01:03
I have a temp of 98 axillary.
01:06
I did not get a blood sugar yet.
01:11
As they said, we got about a 10 to 15 minute ETA.
01:14
Questions for the order?
01:21
We said our source of infection was UTI.
01:26
That's affirmative. They said he's been peeing blood.
01:36
Copy.
01:37
Now for the admission orders, we will work on a room assignment that is real clear.
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Location mentioned:
Center St, South Carolina 29483
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