Flu-like illness prompts urgent care transport in Encinitas, Encinitas CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to an apparent medical incident at a local urgent care near Santa Fe Drive in Encinitas involving an older adult experiencing flu-like symptoms and a fainting episode. The patient was alert and transported to Scripps Encinitas Hospital for further care.
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01:57
Transcript:
00:00
Tri-City Engine 104, we've got CAD number (number withheld).
00:06
That's (number withheld).
00:08
It's going to be for a 74-year-old male.
00:11
Chief complaint is going to be flu-like symptoms with an associated syncopal episode earlier today.
00:17
That's our team to a local urgent care across the street.
00:19
Find our patient laying supine, alert and tracking with staff on scene.
00:25
So like I said, sounds like around 02 p.m.
00:27
Today he had a syncopal episode where he lost consciousness.
00:32
No fall or trauma associated was checked out, and then AMA was not seen at the ER after the syncopal.
00:39
And since then just persistent flu-like symptoms, fever, chills,
00:44
Dry non-productive cough.
00:48
Staff only seen at the urgent care state that he had a room O two sat in the high eighties, low nineties.
00:56
So they put him on two liters via nasal cannula.
00:59
Respiratory is breathing 20 times full effective 70 to 95% on that cannulae.
01:03
The anal tens four internal questions appropriately as approval of three PMS and tactical on four extremities.
01:09
As far as current vitals, we've got a blood pressure of 139 over 81.
01:12
We've got a heart rate of 76 showing a normal sinus rhythm confirmed on the twelve-lead.
01:17
No SP changes noted.
01:20
We've got a temperature of 98.7, GCS of 15.
01:24
Denies any history allergies or prescribed medication.
01:29
They said he has taken some over-the-counter flu medications, but denies having any fever earlier.
01:38
But just feeling under the weather since around two, three days ago.
01:43
And then when it persisted after the syncope came to the urgent care, that's when they called us out.
01:49
So we're looking to go to Scripps Encinitas Hospital with RA-13 as the transporting unit.
01:54
ETA is going to be around 15 to 20.
01:56
Is there anything else you can get for you?
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Location mentioned:
Santa Fe Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024
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