Elderly man with high blood pressure taken to hospital, Madison WI
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders transported an 85-year-old man experiencing high blood pressure and altered consciousness to Meriter Hospital in Madison. Family members reported he seemed more tired than usual and had unusually high blood pressure readings over the last day.
Audio|Heard on: Dane WI Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Meriter Hospital, Fitzgerald and Medic 46.
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Meriter, go ahead.
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Meriter, Fitzgerald to Medic 46 en route on your location.
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Eighty-five-year-old male patient.
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Chief complaint today is some hypertension and an altered level of consciousness.
00:14
Family visiting said the patient doesn't quite seem like himself.
00:18
They have been taking his blood pressure frequently over the last 24 hours and getting significantly higher readings than normal.
00:25
The patient may have a history of low blood pressure and was prescribed medication to help elevate it.
00:32
Last blood pressure reading was 158 over 78.
00:35
Heart rate is 70, respiratory rate is 20.
00:38
Oxygen saturation is 95 percent on room air, temperature 98.6.
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Blood glucose is 221.
00:44
No history of diabetes reported.
00:46
According to family, he is alert and oriented at baseline but seems a little more sleepy than normal.
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We'll see you here in about five minutes.
01:00
Is this patient appropriate for triage?
01:03
(name withheld), is the patient appropriate for that?
01:05
(name withheld), are you still there?
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Location mentioned:
S Park St, Madison, WI 53715
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