Elderly man suffers fall with vision and balance issues, Lombard IL
Medical EmergencyA 72-year-old man at City View Apartments, Lombard, is confused and slow to respond. He has trouble with balance and fell once. He reports pressure in his right eye and blurred vision. Emergency responders found his vital signs normal so far, and he has a history of stroke, heart attack, and diabetes.
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Falls, District 447, near South Highland Avenue, Lombard, engine 44, META 47, City View Apartments, Lombard, cross street of Yorktown Mall Drive in Highland Avenue.
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You got Mediq 20 is on C, northbound northbound north.
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Like 34 from 927 at the ops 3, how do you copy? Go ahead, 34.
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Currently, with a 72-year-old male, approximately 160 pounds, we have a butcher of 199.
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He is alert and oriented times 3 with a GCF of 15, but is slow to respond.
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Perf family says he's having a hard time processing his thoughts.
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This started about 9 o'clock last night.
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He's having some episodes where he's having some mobility issues, where he gets off balance and fell once.
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He's having some pressure in his right eye, and having blurred vision, strokes scale was normal.
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At this time we did we are in the process of doing it's qualifying for the vital signs we have vital signs of the public pressure of one seventy six over a hundred heart rate of 92 strong and regular respirations of 18 one sounds clear people's of pearl who is 97 percent of room air I'm going to continue with you guys there to do filed with your assessments.
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History of stroke or blood center are you? Mr.
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Stroke, M.I.
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and diabetes.
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He is on a blood center and I'm going to full list of medications right now.
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We are doing this full.
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We'll get back to me a second.
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Mr. Steve, we'll see in about three minutes.
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Messrs. We'll see three minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Highland Ave, Lombard, IL 60148
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