Medical emergency involving broken catheter near Citracado Parkway, Escondido CA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical service is transporting a 70-year-old male with a broken catheter. The patient appears stable with a Glasgow Coma Scale of 15 and is expected to arrive at Palomar Hospital in about six minutes. The catheter issue was noticed when care was provided this morning.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Thanks Palomar, got it uploaded to you, ALS for (number withheld) coming to you today with a 70 year old male with chief complaint broken catheter.
00:10
Um,
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about a six minute ETA.
00:13
Let me know when you have it in front of you.
00:16
All right, I got it.
00:19
Copy that. Vitals are still stable.
00:21
Facility just unable to repair the catheter.
00:23
The caregiver noticed it when he went to change the patient this morning.
00:27
GCS 15 . Anything else I can get for you? And again, we've got an ETA of about 6 min .
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Location mentioned:
Citracado Parkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
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