Medical helicopter transports critically ill child to hospital, Iowa City IA
Medical EmergencyA medical helicopter is transporting a critically ill 3-year-old female patient with respiratory distress to the University of Iowa Hospital. The patient is medically complex with multiple ICU admissions and was found lethargic with low oxygen saturation despite home bipap use. EMS established intravenous access and started fluid treatment during transport.
Audio|Source: Johnson County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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University Rector 2 is with you inbound with a scene flight.
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Joining an estimated time of 15, 15 minutes.
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On board, we have a 3-year-old female patient.
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Let me know when you're ready for a report and I'll continue.
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Go ahead with the report.
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On board 27 County,
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accessing number withheld.
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All officers attempt to locate a yellow cab semi-trailer swerving all over the road.
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It's now north on 218.
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Northbound 218 from a nearby interchange.
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If located, stop and make your own case on authority of Blackhawk communications, timeout 8.59.
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The patient is well-known to the university and the pediatric intensive care unit at your facility.
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Coming to Brooklyn in Waverly, Iowa, patient is medically complex.
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End of transmission.
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The patient has multiple recurrent admissions to the pediatric ICU.
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One of the patients.
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Probably.
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The patient awoke this morning and was lethargic.
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Home health nurse on scene initiated her home bi-pap for saturation zones in the 60s to 70s without any real improvement and called EMS.
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Upon arrival, the patient remained lethargic.
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She is non-verbal at baseline but reportedly was responsive at baseline.
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They extended her bipap in rendezvous with the Waverly Health Center.
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Patient was coming around.
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Upon our arrival, established IV access, 22 gauge, she's afebrile at 98.6.
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Heart rate is 121 in sinus tachycardia, last pressure is 89 over 70, respiratory rate of 20, she is entitled to 44.
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94% on the alpia treatment.
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The glucose was 86 and we've got a fluid bolus going and then we'll switch to maintenance fluids.
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I'll have an additional report at the bedside and we'll be there in about 15 minutes. Any questions?
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Iowa City, IA 52242
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