elderly woman treated for overdose and transported to hospital, Rutherfordton NC
Medical EmergencyAn 85-year-old woman was unresponsive due to an overdose. Medics gave her naloxone, and she became alert. She was transported to Rutherford Regional Hospital and is currently stable.
Audio|Source: Polk County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS
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Medics called Rutherford Regional Patient Notification.
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Medics Club to Rutherford Regional Patient notification.
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This is Rutherford, right.
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Good evening.
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At your facility with an 85-year-old female overdose patient coming from near Ridgecrest Ave in Forest City, facility states that she was unresponsive.
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Upon our arrival, pupils were pinpoint.
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She was given one milligram naloxone.
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She is currently alert at this time.
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It's 96% on 4 liters of oxygen.
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Last blood pressure, 195 over 90.
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E.C.G. 124, 1099.0 axillary.
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We're about 5 out from your facility.
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Any questions?
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Location mentioned:
Near S Ridgecrest Ave, Rutherfordton, NC 28139
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