Patient with flu-like illness taken to St. Mary's, Madison WI
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, middleton Medic 36 transported a 50-year-old woman from a nursing home near S Brooks St to St. Mary's Hospital for possible flu-like symptoms including nausea, vomiting, weakness, and mild breathing issues. She was stable after receiving an IM dose of Zofran. No active outbreak was reported at the facility.
Audio|Heard on: Dane WI Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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St. Mary's from Middleton Medic 6.
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St. Mary's, go ahead.
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Good evening, this is Middleton Medic 36.
00:06
We have a 50-year-old female patient who appears to have flu-like symptoms today.
00:13
This patient's coming from one of our nursing homes.
00:16
They have multiple people, but they don't really have an outbreak right now.
00:19
However, patient symptoms started today, including nausea, vomiting, weakness, and some breathing problems.
00:27
Earlier in the day.
00:30
With that nausea and vomiting, she threw up about three times during our observation and a few times at the facility.
00:41
She's not complaining of any chest pain at this time.
00:46
Vitals are all stable.
00:47
We got a blood pressure reading of 174, a little high.
00:50
However, she has a history of hypertension and has not had her nighttime medication tonight.
00:55
Pulse is 103.
00:56
Sinus tachycardia on our four lead.
00:58
Roughly 90.
01:00
I am calling a fever.
01:05
She is doing okay right now.
01:08
We administered some Zofran.
01:10
This is IM Zofran in the left deltoid.
01:12
Seems to have a good effect.
01:13
Patient has not thrown up in a while, and that is the only treatment other than some failed IV attempts.
01:19
Probably about 20 minutes from your facility.
01:20
Do you have any questions?
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Location mentioned:
S Brooks St, Madison, WI 53715
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