Dialysis patient bleeds uncontrollably after treatment, Cosby TN
Medical EmergencyA 69-year-old dialysis patient near Indian Path Way is experiencing uncontrolled bleeding from his arm about an hour after treatment. He is on blood thinners and has been unable to stop the bleeding despite applying pressure. Emergency medical responders are being sent.
Audio|Source: Cocke County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS, Newport Police and Fire
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You're around at 2135 to near Indian Path Way.
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That's near Indian Path Way.
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You have a 69-year-old male patient.
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He is a dialysis patient. He said that he just finished dialysis about an hour ago and his arm is still bleeding. He can't get it to stop. He's applied pressure and done everything that he usually does to get it to stop bleeding and nothing's working.
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And he said this has been bleeding for about an hour now.
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The patient is on blood thinners.
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Your run number. is (number withheld).
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(number withheld). I see if you can get caused me to first respond, maybe have hold pressure until we can get there.
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I do.
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I'm going to be.
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Calls be fired, priorities request and you respond with them, emergency traffic,
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near Indian Passway, near Indian Pathway, got a dialysis patient that had a treatment today, can't get the spot on his arm to stop bleeding.
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Near Indian Path Way, Cosby, TN 37722
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