Patient left facility with IV still in arm, Rocky Mount NC


Emergency responders were sent to near Stout Halifax Road in Rocky Mount regarding a patient who left a facility with an IV still inserted in her arm. Officers asked EMS to make contact with the patient, remove the IV, and notify them once it was done.
Audio|Source: Nash County EMS Dispatch - Digital
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Transcript:
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Passant to the MS-5, sit call near Stout Halifax Road, Rocky Mount.
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It's going to be cross-reacher Bethlehem Road and Oak Level Road routine response, a 10-09-2-9-pack-1.
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You know a stop in route.
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You was stopping around to Halifax.
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For the MS5, reference, it calls South Alessette for limited information.
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Received a call from an officer, ECU Tarboro, advised a patient by the name of (name withheld) left, had a known-known time with an IV still in an arm.
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This is the address they had on the paperwork for her.
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They just said if you attempt to make contact and remove same, and if contact is made,
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just contact the officer to let him know that the IV has been removed.
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Location mentioned:
Halifax Rd, Rocky Mount, NC
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