Man faints in sauna and sustains forehead cut, Carlsbad CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a 78-year-old man fainted after being in a sauna for 30 minutes at a gym. He fell on tiles and got a deep cut on his forehead. He refused hospital transport but was evaluated on site. His blood pressure was high, and he has a history of high blood pressure not controlled by medicine.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Okay,
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again, (number withheld), this is a 78-year-old male.
00:05
And this is going to be an AMA for one episode and a gym.
00:11
So the patient was, it sounds like, in a sauna for approximately 30 minutes.
00:16
It sounds like he didn't hydrate in the area of the sauna.
00:20
It sounds like he came outside set on a bench in a pool area and had a single syncopal episode.
00:24
Following forward striking and sat on a tile surface.
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He's got about a four-inch full-thickness laceration to his forehead.
00:32
There's no active bleeding, but it is pretty significant.
00:34
It is full thickness outside in the pool area.
00:40
We're not wanting an assessment or any help at the time.
00:44
We're able to convince him Joe Lee down and let us evaluate him.
00:48
It sounds like he has been isolated in the forehead, no neck, no back.
00:51
There was a lost consciousness, but prior to the fall,
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and he states that he's completely asymptomatic now and once.
00:56
No transport or anything of that sort, and he is extremely adamant about that.
01:01
However, his vital finds, his blood pressure is 200 over 100, 2.00 over 100.
01:08
Heart rate was 68, corresponded to a sinus rhythm on a monitor.
01:11
He said he has a history of hypertension, but does not control with medication.
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Location mentioned:
El Camino Real, Carlsbad, CA 92009
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