Medical team transports confused elderly man to Grant, Columbus OH
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel in Columbus transported an elderly man to Grant Medical Center for evaluation of apparent altered mental status. The patient was alert but confused and may have had a possible infection such as a urinary tract infection or pneumonia. His blood pressure was elevated, and family members mentioned a possible do-not-resuscitate status, though it was not confirmed at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin OH Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Good afternoon, Grant.
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This is Columbus Medic 4.
00:02
We're currently en route to the facility with an eighty-four year old male patient.
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Initial altered mental status.
00:07
I think he's got a few things going on here.
00:10
Could be UTI.
00:15
Could be pneumonia as well.
00:18
He sounds like (name withheld).
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Patient is alert but confused, has a history of dementia.
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Vital signs are as follows.
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Heart rate 66, kind of something 12-lead.
00:28
Pressure is 220 over 110, 110.
00:33
Respiration 20, O2 saturation is 97% on four liters nasal cannula.
00:40
He does have a 20 gauge left AC.
00:42
His sugar.
00:45
Is ninety-three.
00:47
We'll be your facility in about 4 min.
00:50
Family states the patient does have a DNR, but they were unable to supply it in house.
00:56
Again, we'll see you in about five.
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Location mentioned:
S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH 43215
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