Elderly woman suffers low blood pressure emergency, Escondido CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel assisted a 75-year-old woman near Citracado Parkway in Escondido who was experiencing dangerously low blood pressure. The patient had a history of chronic kidney disease and spinal issues and was recently discharged from Palomar Hospital after treatment for bradycardia and hypoxia. EMTs were instructed to upgrade to advanced life support and not transport due to the patient's unstable vital signs.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:35
Transcript:
00:00
This is Palomar BLS.
00:01
Do you have a call?
00:04
Hello, Palomar, this is At Care BLS 26.
00:06
Are you clear to copy and give medical direction?
00:10
Yes, go ahead.
00:13
Again, this is At Care BLS 26 with a 75-year-old female patient with a chief complaint of low blood pressure.
00:19
Story goes that the patient was discharged yesterday from Palomar Hospital due to bradycardia and hypoxic symptoms.
00:27
Requiring and requiring, and we'll be there.
00:30
Patient had hyperkalemia and was treated for it.
00:34
Patient has a history of ESRD and a recent spinal stenosis.
00:38
Patient is near 10th Street and has a current BP of 72 over 45 with a heart rate of 51.
00:46
My question to you is would you like us to transport or upgrade call? We are about 10 minutes out to Boundline.
00:53
You need to upgrade to ALS.
00:57
No, my question is just if it's okay for us to transport a patient.
01:05
No, you cannot transport this patient with a pressure of seventy-two over forty-five.
01:10
If it dropped any further, there is nothing you can do to improve that pressure and that becomes dangerous.
01:17
She’s not refusing her organs at that point.
01:20
Copy that. Thank you.
01:21
We will upgrade call.
01:24
Do you have a run number for your part?
01:28
Yes, run number is (number withheld).
01:34
Copy that.
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Location mentioned:
Citracado Parkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
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