Elderly man taken to hospital for heart emergency, Ithaca NY
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders transported an 80-year-old man from his home near Dates Dr in Ithaca to Cayuga Medical Center after experiencing dizziness and a fall. The patient showed signs of a posterior heart attack with low blood pressure and had recently undergone hip replacement surgery while taking anticoagulant medication.
Audio|Heard on: Tompkins NY Hospital Group Calls
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01:52
Transcript:
00:00
CMC, come in the air for Dryden 553.
00:03
CMC, come in the air for Dryden 553.
00:06
CMC on.
00:07
(name withheld) en route to your facility, emergently, with an 80-year-old conscious alert male patient coming from his home.
00:15
I've transmitted you a STEMI-EKG.
00:20
Want to make sure you received that? I have not received anything.
00:24
Right.
00:25
Calling a STEMI alert.
00:27
Current blood pressure is 78 over 46.
00:31
History of atrial flutter.
00:33
Called the patient's home tonight for an episode of dizziness with a fall.
00:38
Patient was complaining of neck pain after the fall and was unable to keep himself upright when brought outside, still feeling dizzy.
00:49
Skin is quite pale.
00:51
Oxygen saturation is 100% on room air.
00:54
Initial blood pressure was 109 over 61 and is now 78 over 46.
01:00
12-lead EKG shows posterior myocardial infarction.
01:05
Blood glucose is 407 milligrams per deciliter.
01:10
No drugs, no alcohol.
01:11
Patient had left hip replacement surgery one week ago and is taking anticoagulant medication.
01:20
GCS is 15. We have a good line established,
01:24
and we're coming in with an ETA of approximately 12 to 15 minutes.
01:30
Can I give you anything else?
01:31
No, we'll copy that.
01:34
Update with any changes.
01:37
Okay, I'm going to try to resend the EKG to your machine.
01:43
We got one to the STEMI alert, but can you update with the attending name?
01:49
We'll try to do that.
01:51
Okay, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Dates Dr, Ithaca, NY 14850
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