Elderly man found after possible stroke near Belvedere Ave, Baltimore MD
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel responded to a home near Belvedere Avenue where an elderly man was reportedly found collapsed after several days. He showed possible stroke symptoms, including impaired speech and facial drooping, along with extensive bruising. The patient was alert and transported to Sinai Hospital for evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: Baltimore MD EMS-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:11
Transcript:
00:00
Hello Sinai, this is City Medic Four.
00:04
I do not need a doc to the box.
00:06
This is information only.
00:08
I am going to label him a priority two.
00:09
I have a ninety-nine year old male coming from home.
00:14
He's fell. He's been on the floor an unknown amount of days.
00:17
He was last talked to on Sunday by family.
00:21
Came and found him today on the floor about 30 minutes ago.
00:25
From what the family says, the patient was possibly upstairs in his home and had stroke-like symptoms and dragged himself downstairs and has been laying on the floor since Sunday.
00:37
He is alert and oriented.
00:38
House for GCS 15.
00:40
He has extensive bruising to the right side of his body—his face, his chest, his right arm—complaining of pain from his neck.
00:50
His arm possibly looks like random dialysis.
00:55
Current vitals have a blood pressure of one twenty-one over eighty-three.
00:59
He is standing at ninety-four percent on room air, a heart rate of eighty-six, respiratory rate of sixteen.
01:08
Fingerstick of one forty-nine.
01:09
I don't see any deformities other than the extensive bruising again.
01:13
Like I said, it's on the right side of his body.
01:15
He was found downstairs in his living room laying on the right side.
01:21
If you need a stroke scale, it is positive.
01:24
His speech is off.
01:26
He's got.
01:29
A crooked smile.
01:30
I will give him a LAMS score.
01:32
If you don't have any other questions or concerns, we'll see you in about five minutes.
01:36
How do you copy?
01:39
What's your unit number?
01:42
City medic four.
01:45
So the last known well was Sunday, right finally?
01:50
Correct, and the patient lives at home alone.
01:53
Last house on.
01:55
Oh.
01:57
Monday, found today.
02:01
What's your ETA?
02:04
Four to five minutes.
02:07
Sign me copy, see you on the right.
02:10
Copy, thank you.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
W Belvedere Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215
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