Stroke alert for middle-aged man with left-sided weakness, Hastings MN
A 50-year-old man showed signs of a stroke including weakness on the left side, facial droop, and difficulty speaking. His symptoms began about one hour before medical attention. He has no history of stroke or blood thinner use. Vital signs were stable. He was transported to Regina under a stroke alert.
Audio|Source: Washington County Public Safety
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Regina stroke alert.
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Importing the 50, that's a 5-0-year-old male, last known well time, was one hour ago, so that we put him at 1430.
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I was at work, left-sided grip strength weakness, left-sided facial droop, a little bit of speech difficulty,
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no history of CVA, no blood thinners,
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glucose is 100.
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Heart rate 34 normal.
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150 over 80 for blood pressure and 97% of room air.
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GCS 15 will be to Regina for our code stroke in about 600.
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