Elderly man with stroke symptoms near Elkhart

Heard on: Elkhart County IN 20-EMS IHERN (Hospital)

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Elkhart General Hospital, 4910, Elkhart.

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4910, Elkhart General Hospital, 88-year-old male, 88, code stroke.

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Patient last seen well approximately 4 p.m.

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yesterday. He noticed that his legs weren't working right.

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Wife woke him up this morning and noticed his speech is slurred.

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He does have some left-sided facial droopage.

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Grip strength are equal.

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But his legs,

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speech is slurred, and the left side of facial droopage.

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Right now I got sinus on the monitor right at seventy-five.

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Setting at ninety-five percent on room air with a blood pressure of 100 and fifty-five over eighty-nine.

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I do have a Dextrose 104.

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He is a diabetic.

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I do have a 20 gauge established in his left wrist.

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Resting comfortably right now.

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We'll be at your facility in five to seven.

2026-10-29 12:26 UTC

Medical Emergency

East Blvd, Elkhart, IN 46514

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews report a possible stroke in an 88-year-old man at Elkhart General Hospital, with slurred speech, left-sided facial droop, and leg weakness. The patient is being transported to the hospital for evaluation.