Medical emergency near Christiana Hospital, Newark DE
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded near Christiana Hospital for an elderly person experiencing altered mental status. The condition reportedly began more than a day earlier. The patient was alert but had bilateral weakness and was taken for evaluation. A stroke alert was not activated due to timing.
Audio|Heard on: New Castle DE Hospital Group Calls
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01:46
Transcript:
00:00
Remember 21784 coming to you about a 15-minute ETA with an 80-year-old (name withheld) altered mental status.
00:04
How do you copy so far?
00:07
(Name withheld) altered mental status.
00:09
Copy, go ahead.
00:12
Eighty-year-old (name withheld) was last known to be normal last night sometime.
00:16
However, early this afternoon (name withheld) stopped communicating verbally, which would be her normal baseline.
00:23
Apparently activated 911 this evening.
00:26
On our arrival we found (name withheld) to be just moaning and growling.
00:31
(Name withheld) is able to follow commands.
00:35
(Name withheld) does track well with her eyes.
00:37
No unilateral weakness.
00:41
Bilateral weakness is noted in both upper extremities.
00:45
No arm drift.
00:48
(Name withheld) is just groaning, mumbling, and low of basic.
00:55
ETCO2 43, 100 percent on room air, sinus at 90 on the monitor.
00:59
Blood sugar within normal limits at 111.
01:06
Blood pressure is 145 over 93.
01:13
Even though she's a basic, I am not really looking to stroke alert her due to the last known normal being over twenty-four hours ago.
01:20
Just making sure you guys were on the scene.
01:21
If you would like me to do a stroke alert, I can send it over via SBI.
01:31
I agree with holding off on the stroke alert, but we'll work on getting a room on arrival for the altered mental status and call back with any vital signs changes.
01:43
This is 989.
01:46
I copy you.
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Location mentioned:
Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19718
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