Medic responds to possible stroke near Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth TX
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel responded near Pennsylvania Ave in Fort Worth for an 85-year-old man experiencing possible stroke symptoms including facial droop, slurred speech, and weakness. The patient was last known to be normal the previous afternoon and was transported to a hospital for further evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: Tarrant TX Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Harris Downtown, Medic 49, correction, Medic 49.
00:05
Priority 2 stroke alert.
00:09
Harris, go ahead.
00:11
Paramedic Hammond, Medic 49, Fort Worth, we're en route to your facility with an 85-year-old male.
00:19
Chief complaint is slurred speech, left-sided facial droop, and left-sided weakness.
00:25
Patient says he noticed it.
00:27
Yesterday afternoon.
00:29
Family saw him yesterday earlier in the day and he seemed fine.
00:35
Current vitals 168 over 71, heart rate 72, 99 percent on room air.
00:42
GCS is 15.
00:44
He's breathing 20 times a minute.
00:47
Facial droop and weakness with slurred speech.
00:54
We've got an ETA of.
00:56
Probably at least 15 minutes.
00:59
Do you have any questions?
01:02
When you said they were normal yesterday, earlier in the day, can you give me a time for that earlier in the day for last known normal?
01:10
Stand by.
01:13
Harris Medic 49.
01:16
Go ahead.
01:18
Last seen normal by family at 1330 yesterday afternoon.
01:24
They said after about three or four he started feeling weak and thought it was high blood sugar.
01:32
He is also on a blood thinner but has not said which one yet.
01:38
Okay, see you on arrival, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
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