Medical team treats possible overdose near Hopkins, Baltimore MD
Please note:
This is not an official report. The headline and summary are generated by automated AI systems from public-safety dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.
Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, eMS responded to a residence near Orleans St in Baltimore City for a possible medical emergency involving an adult female found unresponsive. The patient appeared to have signs consistent with a suspected overdose and aspiration. She had indications of prior drug use and was treated by responders before being transported to Hopkins Hospital for further care.
Audio|Heard on: Baltimore MD EMS-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:15
Transcript:
00:00
With the prior one sixty-seven-year-old female coming from home for a chief complaint of being felt unresponsive by family.
00:05
How do you copy?
00:07
Copy, continue.
00:09
And as stated, our sixty-seven-year-old female is going to be coming from home this morning when her (name withheld) found her down on the floor in their living room unresponsive.
00:17
The (name withheld) stated to EMS upon arrival that the patient does have a history of hypertension, but also has a drug abuse history.
00:24
Street cocaine, heroin.
00:25
She also uses her prescription methadone as well on top of the street drugs.
00:32
First arriving crew found the patient unresponsive, appeared she had vomited on herself and aspirated.
00:42
She also has the presence of blood around her nose and face.
00:52
She was initially at forty-five percent on room air and increased to seventy-two percent after assisted ventilation.
01:01
In the back of the medic unit, it was found that the patient's pupils were pinpoint but minimally responsive.
01:09
Her respirations are thirty-one with a capnography reading of thirty-three.
01:14
Her heart rate is 109 with a finger stick of 270.
01:18
She's currently sitting at ninety-two percent on room air, and we have her on two liters of oxygen, which increased her oxygen saturation to ninety-five percent.
01:25
But the patient is still unresponsive, and she has a left deviated gaze.
01:31
Pressure was 180 over 80, with a manual pressure obtained.
01:36
I have a 20 gauge in place in the left arm, and can meet you in about five minutes.
01:47
Do you ask me what is my union (number withheld) because your transmission did not come across clear?
01:52
Yes.
01:54
This is Baltimore City Medic Four.
01:57
And the GCS?
02:00
I'm going to give her a GCS of three.
02:05
Thank you, I'll see you after.
02:08
Painful stimulus.
02:10
So yes, she's going to get a GCS of three.
02:14
Copy. I'll see you on critical care.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Orleans St, Baltimore, MD 21287
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
Correct
Incorrect
Note:
Auto-generated from live dispatch audio, which may contain errors. Dispatch calls are not confirmed incidents. Always verify with official sources.
