Elderly woman regains pulse after cardiac arrest near elementary school, Parrottsville TN
An 81-year-old woman near Parrottsville Elementary School lost her pulse during transport. After 15 to 20 seconds of chest compressions, her pulse returned. She was conscious but confused and was transferred to a hospital in Johnson City for further care.
Audio|Source: Cocke County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS, Newport Police and Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
5-star 1 has accepted for Parrottsville Elementary.
00:07
Copy, thank you.
00:14
It will be approximately 17 to 18-minute ETA.
00:25
Can you advise, does your patient have any do not resuscitate orders?
00:32
Sample.
00:40
Negative.
00:49
Can you advise when the patient lost pulse for 30 seconds that she went into a systole or had any different patterns?
01:04
Just touch that surgery.
01:26
Dispatch, Parrottsville Fire, can you write to Parrottsville Elementary School? Parrottsville Elementary School, set up an LZ for priority.
01:32
Third Bives and Laster will be there, 15 minutes.
01:43
Port can copy.
01:52
Central. QR 14, engine four is en route.
01:58
Camphorant thirty-four.
02:02
N-4-04, TEN04, Tender.
02:17
That's 1404.4.
02:20
Go ahead.
02:24
Central LZ's been established, which 1404 have LZ command.
02:29
1404 have LZ command.
02:30
24, A37.
02:39
We have an 81-year-old female.
02:41
She's been transferred out to Johnson City.
02:45
When we initially got her truck, her blood pressure was running about 80 over 60.
02:50
Heart rate was about 180.
02:52
About five minutes into transport.
02:54
She went unresponsive, lost her pulse.
02:57
I did about probably 15 to 20 seconds of chest compressions.
03:02
She regained a pulse.
03:04
Life's blood pressure was 96 over 40.
03:07
Her heart rate right now is about 117.
03:10
She is conscious.
03:12
She's pretty confused.
03:14
Rating about 18, 20 times a minute.
03:16
She's sat in good at about 92, 93%.
03:21
She's happy that.
03:25
We'll see you on the ground, thanks.
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Location mentioned:
Old Parrottsville Hwy, Parrottsville, TN 37843
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