Elderly diabetic man confused with high blood pressure, Ames IA


Emergency medical services responded to an elderly diabetic man who became very confused due to extremely high blood pressure at Accura Healthcare of Ames.
Audio|Source: City of Ames Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Medical Assist[1], Rescue 1[2], near Grand Avenue, Accura Healthcare of Ames, Cross of Norwood, Drive, and Bloomington Road, S-T-A-C-C-1.
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Medical Assist[1], near Grand Avenue, Accura Healthcare of Ames, F-T-A-C-1.
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Dispatch from Rescue 1[2], you can show us us in Route 2, Accura.
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Okay. He's (number withheld)-year-old male.
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He's diabetic.
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Came up to the dining room with kind of one response for a couple minutes.
00:31
Now very confused, because blood pressure is very high, like 2.30 or 206.
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Okay. Okay.
00:38
Okay. In route to accurate on traffic.
00:40
Copy, I think you can use the backflow if you want to move 6-01.
00:45
Great.
00:46
Dismatch from rescue one.
00:47
You can show us on scene if I could recommend.
00:49
Yeah.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Medical Assist: Request for emergency medical help
[2]
Rescue 1: Fire/EMS unit identifier
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Location mentioned:
Near Grand Ave, Ames, IA 50010
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