Medical emergency on Hospital Dr involves elderly male, Martinsburg WV
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an elderly man near Hospital Dr experienced a possible transient ischemic attack with brief unresponsiveness but has since recovered. He is being transported to the medical center with an estimated 8-minute arrival. A recent fall with a head injury was reported but not evaluated.
Audio|Heard on: Monongalia WV Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:38
Transcript:
00:00
I'm going to have an 85, 85-year-old male.
00:02
He's going to play the possible TIA.
00:05
The patient's (name withheld) called his out.
00:07
They were in the middle of doing something when he went into a catatonic lake steak.
00:12
The patient wasn't able to answer any of the son's questions and became completely nonverbal.
00:18
The patient came out of it.
00:20
He states that he doesn't remember anything that happened as well.
00:24
He also had a previous TIA in the past.
00:29
Besides the CIA, he does have a history of hypertension known of allergies and he does take a tour with time.
00:35
4 vital signs up by heart 8 of 7272.
00:38
It's a normal sign that's on the monitor.
00:40
EKG is unremarkable.
00:42
98% on room air.
00:44
Last foot pressure, 140 over 70.
00:48
DCF at this time is 4.56.
00:50
I had a glucose of 137.
00:54
Physical assessment is pretty unremarkable.
00:56
He has a little bit of edema in his legs that he says is normal.
01:01
18 other ADC with Wabstron if I didn't mention that.
01:06
Have any questions for you?
01:10
Do they know approximately how long this episode lasted?
01:17
His son stated that it lasted about 10 or so minutes before he called out, before he called us.
01:24
His son also said he fell last week and hit his head and did not get evaluated.
01:30
That's, receiving your number will be (number withheld).
01:37
Clear coffee, my comment.
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Location mentioned:
Hospital Dr, Martinsburg, WV 25401
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