Medical team responds to stroke alert near Palomar, Escondido CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders transported an elderly woman experiencing possible stroke symptoms from a care facility near Citracado Parkway in Escondido. The patient had earlier fallen, resulting in a minor head injury and left-sided weakness with slurred speech. Paramedics provided fluids to stabilize her blood pressure while en route to the hospital.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Palomar, Medic unit with stroke code, 15-minute ETA to your facility.
00:05
I copy your hail, Medic unit, stand by just a moment.
00:07
Medic unit, I'm clear to copy, it's 1524.
00:13
This is Medic 80.
00:15
We have a female with stroke symptoms.
00:19
We have a 10-minute ETA to your facility.
00:22
Run has been uploaded to you.
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240, 7240.
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I see that is downloading now.
00:31
We have a 61-year-old female.
00:37
Her facility called since she had left-sided weakness and was unsteady on her feet.
00:42
Her last known well was approximately at 10:30 this morning.
00:48
At 9:30 this morning she had a fall where she hit the left side of her head.
00:55
She has a hematoma to the back left of her head.
00:57
She is complaining of head pain.
01:00
at the time.
01:01
Negative seizures, negative LOC on that fall.
01:06
Around noon the facility stated she had symptom onset with ataxia and left-sided weakness.
01:14
She is oriented times one; baseline is oriented times four.
01:23
FAST-D is one for speech changes.
01:27
She has moderate speech slurring and some incoherent words.
01:32
This is not baseline for her.
01:34
She has mild left-sided facial droop.
01:41
No other left-sided weakness noted.
01:45
No arm drift, no unilateral deficits.
01:48
She grips and pushes.
01:51
The patient states she feels unsteady and weak on the left side of her body.
02:00
We are currently treating with fluids.
02:03
So far we've given 750 of fluids, maintaining pressure of 120.
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Location mentioned:
Citracado Parkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
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