Elderly woman in nursing home faces medical emergency, Cherokee County AL


A 78-year-old woman at a nursing home experienced a medical emergency after abdominal surgery. She had low oxygen levels and a positive D-Dimer test. Emergency services were called to transport her to the DeKalb emergency room.
Audio|Source: Cherokee County Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Central Dispax 2, Floyd, EMS, request for an ambulance, near Peterblood Road, Cedarblood.
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It's going to do the nursing home station 4, room R2.
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Have a 78-year-old female who's supposed to have abdominal surgery, advising she is on the oxygen.
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She had a positive D-Dimer, and also advising that her stats had dropped into the 60s earlier today.
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She's going to be going to DeKalb ER.
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Cherokee County, AL
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