Postpartum woman experiences multiple seizures en route to hospital, Mankato MN
Medical EmergencyA 20-year-old postpartum woman with a history of epilepsy experienced two to three seizures lasting one to one and a half minutes each. She was unresponsive to verbal stimuli but responded to painful stimuli. Vital signs were stable. She was being transported to Mayo Clinic Health System for treatment.
Audio|Source: Blue Earth and Faribault Counties Sheriff, Police and EMS
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Transcript:
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Dr. (name withheld) from Mayo 692, Beijing Gearport.
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Go ahead, 692.
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We are in route to your facility with a 20-year-old female that had two to three seizures each lasting about one to one and a half minutes. Patient had tonic-clonic movements still remaining postictal is not responding to
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verbal stimuli that does respond to painful stimuli. We have a GCS of 7.
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We obtained a blood sugar of 103, have a line established in the left hand.
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20 gauge.
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Vitally, she reads at 89 for a heart rate, 113 over 79 for a blood pressure,
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respiratory rate of 20, breath per minute,
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and 99% on room air. Patient is maintaining her own airway.
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Does have a history of epilepsy.
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It is currently postpartum had to get off of those meds due to breastfeeding.
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Finally stable, ETA of about three minutes, any questions.
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Near Marsh St, Mankato, MN 56001
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