Infant brought to hospital for possible brown recluse bite

Heard on: Brooke WV WesCom Med F (Hospital) Group Calls

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West Virginia 650114 .

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Two-day-old female, (number withheld).

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Year old female coming from home.

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Chief complaint potential spider bite.

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Mother's in the truck with us advising that the female started audibly being in distress and crying.

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She is just now starting to calm down.

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They located a brown baby spider leaving the location of where the female was at.

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We do have the spider with us.

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It is currently deceased.

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I believe it might be a baby brown recluse from picture identification.

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We were not able to get any vitals on her due to how she was reacting.

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Her respirations are probably about 26, 28.

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Again, she's just now starting to calm down.

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We believe there might be a potential puncture bite on her foot possibly, and she has a mark on her ear as well.

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We're not entirely sure if that's the injection site or not.

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Yeah, we have the mother with us.

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We're in Mount Carmel Park, about 5 min ETA.

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You have any other questions for me?

2026-09-13 19:40 UTC

Medical Emergency

Mahan Park, 648 Main St, Follansbee, WV 26037

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As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS transported a two-day-old infant from home to a nearby hospital for a possible spider bite, with a suspected bite on the foot and a mark on the ear. The infant was reportedly distressed but calming, and the crew was near a park with an estimated five-minute arrival to the hospital.