Older man vomits after medication at nursing facility, Escondido CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a 75-year-old man at a nursing facility experienced nausea and vomiting after taking medication. He was alert and had stable vital signs. He was transported to Palomar Hospital for further care.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:21
Transcript:
00:00
And we have a seventy-five-year-old male patient with the weight of at least 180 pounds for the chief complaint of vomiting.
00:09
So in goes the patient.
00:12
So it goes, patient has been vomiting since yesterday.
00:14
He had one episode last night and he has two episodes today.
00:19
The nurse just noticed that this started happening because he's been taking medication,
00:24
and a new type of medication as they took him off.
00:27
Patient is also positive for blood thinners.
00:30
His wife says he's been on.
00:31
Responded to questions.
00:35
The patient's vitals as follows.
00:37
He's alert, oriented times two.
00:39
Yeah, he has a blood sugar of 119 , 119 .
00:43
His blood pressure is 110 over 62 .
00:47
His heart rate is 86 , strong and regular.
00:51
His oxygen saturation 96 % at room air.
00:54
His respiratory rate 18 , full and effective.
00:57
And his body temperature 97.0 , temporal.
01:00
Is that enough for you?
01:04
First of all, you didn't stop for me and you're fairly unreadable.
01:09
So I kind of need a lot of this stuff over again.
01:13
First of all, I got that it was a male.
01:14
What was the age of this male, please?
01:18
His age is 75 years old and he has the weight of at least 180 pounds.
01:24
And what is his chief complaint? I got that he's oriented times two, but I don't understand what they called you for.
01:31
The chief complaint is vomiting due to taking medication the wrong route.
01:39
Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain.
01:41
I can't understand.
01:43
Nausea and vomiting, no abdominal pain and no shortness of breath.
01:49
So nausea and vomiting after taking medication?
01:54
That is correct.
01:58
Is the patient from a facility?
02:00
And what's his GCS? Oh, it oriented times two.
02:03
So his GCS is 14 .
02:04
Is that right?
02:06
That is correct.
02:07
Yeah, the GCS of 14 , he's coming from a nursing facility.
02:13
What's your ETA?
02:16
Heavy ETA 10 min .
02:19
Okay, sounds good.
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Location mentioned:
Citracado Parkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
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