Teen with high heart rate checked at school nurse, Monroe County PA


Emergency medical responders are attending to a 13-year-old boy at a middle school nurse's office with a very high heart rate. The boy shows no chest pain or breathing problems. His mother wants his heart rhythm recorded for doctors. Transport to hospital is unlikely.
Audio|Source: Monroe County EMS
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Transcript:
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You're going to Poseidley Middle School,
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go to the nurse's office for a totally correction, 13-year-old male,
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impossible SVT.
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Her rate of 227, no chest pain or shortness of breath.
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They're advising to come to the tennis court doors.
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They also advised that they probably won't be transported.
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Mom just advised that they need to get his rhythm captured on the monitor for the doctors.
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Monroe County, PA
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