Child with flu and asthma taken to hospital, Wilmington DE
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a BLS unit transported a ten-year-old boy with flu-like symptoms and an asthma flare-up to A.I. DuPont Hospital in Wilmington. The child had tested positive for the flu earlier in the day. After treatment with albuterol and Atrovent, his vital signs stabilized before arrival.
Audio|Heard on: New Castle DE Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Good afternoon, A.I. DuPont.
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This is BLS unit C2 en route with a ten-year-old male with flu-like symptoms.
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How do you copy?
00:09
I am clear to take this.
00:13
Ten-year-old went for urgent care today with a history of asthma after experiencing coughing, other flu-like symptoms, and tested positive for flu at the urgent care along with wheezing.
00:26
Urgent care reports that SpO2 was in the 90s upon reaching the patient.
00:31
It was 97 for us with wheezing confirmed, especially in the upper lobes.
00:36
Patient was given 5 mg of albuterol and 0.5 mg of Atrovent.
00:44
Vitals right now are 100 percent SpO2, heart rate 105,
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blood pressure 122 over 66.
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ETA of 5 minutes.
00:56
Standing by for questions, comments or concerns.
00:59
No questions.
01:01
We'll see you again here in dock (number withheld).
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Or (number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Rockland Rd, Wilmington, DE 19803
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