Elderly patient with slurred speech taken to hospital, Escondido CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services responded to an elderly female patient at a post-acute care facility in San Diego who exhibited slurred speech for several days, a possible symptom of a stroke. The patient, who has a history of stroke, dementia, and hypertension, was transported to Palomar Hospital at the family's request. Vitals and stroke assessment were noted, and no new facial droop was observed.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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02:44
Transcript:
00:00
Palomar, this is Air Care BLS Unit 60.
00:02
I'm gonna need just a medical status for a medical patient.
00:08
We've got an eighty-eight-year-old female chief complaint of slurred speech.
00:13
About three days ago, family noticed patient being a little bit more aggressive, having slurred speech with an occipital headache.
00:20
She was brought into her San Diego PACE Post-Acute to be checked up, and she's still showing those symptoms.
00:30
Family wants her to go to Palomar,
00:33
but you guys are twenty-two minutes out.
00:35
Tri City is about 5 minutes out.
00:37
Again, these symptoms have been going on for three days.
00:41
What do you like us to do?
00:46
I would like you to go to the closest, but if the family is insisting on coming to Palomar, I am okay with you guys coming here due to the fact that these symptoms have been ongoing for three days.
01:02
Sorry, you said we can't come to Palomar since it's been going on for three days?
01:08
You can come to Palomar if this has been going on for three days.
01:11
We do have some significant offload delays here.
01:13
Just be advised of that.
01:14
I don't know how Tri-City looks, but if the family wants them to come, you're welcome.
01:21
Copy that. Would you like the rest of my report if we're coming to you?
01:25
Sure.
01:27
All righty, so our run number is (number withheld).
01:32
Again, coming from a post-acute with an eighty-eight-year-old female complaining of slurred speech.
01:39
Patient does have a history of dementia.
01:41
She has had a stroke but not within the last year, as well as a history of hypertension.
01:46
She's alert times one which was her baseline.
01:49
She's got a GCS of 14.
01:52
Patient is DNR.
01:55
Vitals are as follows.
01:56
(number withheld) palpated blood pressure,
01:59
heart rate of 58, O2 level 95%, respirations 18 but shallow.
02:07
Temperature 97.6, glucose level 147.
02:13
Upon stroke assessment, patient was too weak to do an arm drift, but we did the hand test.
02:19
She was strong on both arms equally.
02:23
Every other of the tests came back positive.
02:25
No change in facial droop though.
02:29
She already has a left-sided facial droop, no change there.
02:35
You've got about 20 minutes of an ETA.
02:39
If there's anything else I can get you, let me know.
02:42
No, (name withheld), we'll see you in about 20 minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Citracado Parkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
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