Elderly woman treated for diabetic emergency after fall, Escondido CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders assisted an elderly woman experiencing a hypoglycemic episode and fall at her home near Citracado Parkway in Escondido. She was found unresponsive with low blood sugar, treated with intravenous D10 and fluids, stabilized, and transported to Palomar Hospital by Medic 42.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Eighty-two-year-old female.
00:02
It's going to be a hypoglycemic emergency as well as a fall.
00:07
So again, eighty-two-year-old female coming from home.
00:10
We arrived to her home here.
00:16
(Name withheld) had activated 911 because she had fallen while being assisted to go into the bathroom and was behaving abnormally, then fell to the floor.
00:28
She hit her head on a dog water bowl.
00:31
It's kind of just like a plastic water bowl, so no real trauma there.
00:35
Then she started laying on the floor and was not alert or oriented, acting abnormally on our arrival.
00:42
Normally patients are alert and oriented times four.
00:45
On our arrival we took a blood sugar reading on the patient.
00:47
It was thirty-seven.
00:50
We started an IV line on the patient.
00:52
She received fluids through an 18 gauge in her left arm.
00:56
She was given D10. Patient has a diabetic history.
01:00
Vitals were otherwise stable.
01:02
She remained in sinus rhythm with a rate of 80.
01:06
She's now in sinus rhythm at a rate of 60, with consistent pressure.
01:12
Most recent pressure 180 over 78 and oxygen at 98% on room air.
01:18
After treatment with D10,
01:21
repeat sugar is 247, and she is now alert and oriented times four.
01:25
She is answering questions appropriately and improving.
01:31
We have the patient in C5 precautions.
01:33
She is complaining of pain to her lower back.
01:35
There are no blood thinners on board.
01:37
The patient is being transported to Palomar Hospital.
01:42
Palomar Escondido, transporting unit is Medic 42.
01:46
Stand by for a run number.
01:49
Run number has been provided.
01:53
Great, thanks.
01:54
ETA for Medic 42 to Palomar is approximately 15 minutes.
02:00
Copy, we can clear.
02:01
Thanks so much.
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Location mentioned:
Citracado Parkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
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