Dialysis patient found in cardiac arrest, Detroit MI
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, detroit Fire responded to a medical emergency near Outer Dr W in Detroit involving a 65-year-old male dialysis patient in cardiac arrest. CPR had been ongoing for over 30 minutes with multiple doses of epinephrine administered, and the patient remained pulseless throughout. Medical direction was sought, and transport to the hospital was arranged.
Audio|Heard on: Wayne MI Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:15
Transcript:
00:00
Hi, Grace. This is Detroit Fire Alpha 105 calling for CPR confirmation.
00:08
Grace online, go ahead.
00:10
Calling for a sixty-five-year-old male.
00:12
Sixty-five-year-old male witnessed arrest.
00:15
Patient is a dialysis patient.
00:19
He was found pulseless after we've been doing CPR for 30 minutes.
00:23
He remained PEA the entire time.
00:25
CO two of 30.
00:29
Blood sugar of 118.
00:33
No shock device.
00:35
We gave five rounds of epi, no change.
00:37
They're calling for a doctor's name and pronounced it that way.
00:44
Just really quickly to verify, this is a sixty-five-year-old male with a history of end stage renal disease.
00:50
We're receiving dialysis.
00:52
Had a witnessed arrest.
00:54
You've been doing CPR.
00:55
You have epi times five.
00:57
Had an end tidal CO two of 30, and his sugar is 113.
01:03
Affirmative.
01:06
Stand by.
01:09
And I've used the.
01:10
Only medication you've given?
01:14
That's affirmative. He just had, or he was just recently on dialysis yesterday and he was witnessed down shortly after.
01:23
He was probably down for 5 minutes prior to our arrival, so we didn't give any sodium or calcium.
01:30
How long has that been doing CPR?
01:36
Approximately now,
01:38
thirty-four minutes.
01:45
Do you guys have calcium you're able to give?
01:50
Yes, do you want to give that and then continue CPR?
01:56
All right,
01:58
We'll give bicarbonate and advise.
02:04
Thank you.
02:07
Dr. (name withheld) would also like your patient transported to the hospital.
02:11
All right,
02:14
Public transport.
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Location mentioned:
Outer Dr W, Detroit, MI 48235
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