Elderly woman treated for allergic reaction after insect sting
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Baltimore MD EMRC 224 (Hospital) Group Calls
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2535 EMS 7 on 224 for 217.
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Go ahead, Dr.
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Castle.
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Evening, GBMC Baltimore County, 535 EMS 7 en route to your location.
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76 year old, priority two, allergic reaction.
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76 year old female, 12 minute ETA.
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How do you copy so far?
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Very good, Dr.
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Castle. I'm coming in with 76 year old female.
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She was stating around 8:30 tonight.
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By something outside, she's not sure what it was in her elbow.
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Had self-administered 50 mg of Benadryl, however, it was two years expired.
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We got the phone call.
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We got there.
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Patient was not moving around.
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It seemed they have any difficulties.
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However, you can tell that there was a lot of hives.
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No difficulty breathing.
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However, she initially said that it felt like it was closing, but felt better when we got there.
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Patient was not sure if she was going to go to the hospital.
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We were able to convince.
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Started to go, started to get her out to the unit, and started to become alert.
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They're not feeling very well.
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Got her out to the unit.
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Blood pressure 130 over seventy-six.
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Their O2 sat ninety-seven percent.
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Heart rate of 90 .
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I went ahead and she got .5 of epinephrine.
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I got an IV established.
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A 20 in the left AC.
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So for him was administered, and then I did go ahead and give another 50 of.
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Benadryl, just because of all the significant highs, it didn't seem like the two expired two-year-old medication was working.
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She can't give this time is showing sinus rhythm.
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Blood pressure this time is 100 and twenty-seven over eighty-seven.
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She is having a ninety-eight percent on room air, but I did give her some oxygen nasal cannula for comfort up to 100 % .
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We have about a ten-minute ETA at this point to your facility.
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Blood sugar was 110 .
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Do you have any questions or comments prior to our arrival? Also, the reason for this.
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Once we got her in the back of the unit, page and started to activate on it.
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Any questions or comments? Part of us getting there.
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Okay, when we get there, county and a seven clear.
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