Elderly female transported with fever and leg wounds, Somerset PA
Medical EmergencyEmergency medical services transported an elderly female from a nursing home to the hospital due to fever, decreased consciousness, and leg wounds. The patient has do not resuscitate orders.
Audio|Source: Somerset County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Somerset inbound to your facility with a 79 female from nursing home in Meyersdale.
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Chief complaint is high-pature,
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lowered level of consciousness.
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Staff stated they've been treating leg wounds for several weeks now.
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This morning she started with the temperature and her mentation started decreasing.
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She did have emesis x1 earlier today.
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We arrived on scene.
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She was awake alert.
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Skin was hot, dry, and flushed, moving all these remedies with purpose.
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Lung sound seemed clear.
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Abbotten, soft, non-tender,
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do have a bit of an odor from the lake winds.
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Last set of vitals, blood pressure of 144 over 91, pulse rate of right out 100, normal sinus on the monitor, respers are around 16, I've got about a 92% O2 sat on room air.
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Also have an oral temp of 101.6,
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and that is after two doses of Tylenol.
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They go ahead and start the line, started some fluid,
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and then look through the paperwork and found that she does have DNR orders.
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We're going to see you in about 10 minutes.
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Near S Center Ave, Somerset, PA 15501
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