Paramedics transport woman with stroke symptoms, Newark DE
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a paramedic unit transported a 61-year-old woman to Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware, after she showed signs of a stroke, including left-sided weakness, facial droop, and speech difficulty. The symptoms began two days earlier, and she fell while trying to get out of bed before family members called for help.
Audio|Heard on: New Castle DE Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:23
Transcript:
00:00
Hi, Christiana base, paramedic 2167.
00:03
I have a 61-year-old female.
00:05
Looks like she had a stroke.
00:07
How do you copy so far?
00:09
Sixty-one-year-old female, stroke.
00:10
Go ahead.
00:12
Sixty-one-year-old female; family states that the stroke symptoms started two days ago, Sunday night.
00:20
She tried to get out of bed today and fell to the ground.
00:26
The fall was due to her having weakness.
00:31
That's why she decided to go off.
00:33
Family decided to call and help her go to the hospital now.
00:36
She's extremely weak on the left side.
00:39
She's unable to wiggle her toes on the left side, but has sensation.
00:43
She has an extreme arm drift to the left side and has grip strength when asked to squeeze my hand.
00:50
She has a left-sided facial droop.
00:52
She reports no vision changes.
00:55
She was able to repeat phrases back but said she's having difficulty finding words.
01:01
She was taken off Warfarin a week ago.
01:04
She hasn’t had it for the past week.
01:07
She was on it prior.
01:10
Has a past history of stroke with no previous deficits.
01:14
She's awake and oriented.
01:15
Her heart rate is 90 in sinus rhythm.
01:18
Her oxygen is ninety-nine percent on room air.
01:20
Blood pressure is 180 over 120.
01:22
History of hypertension.
01:26
She's outside the window for pre-hospital stroke alert.
01:30
Requesting a room upon arrival.
01:36
What time Sunday night was she last seen well?
01:42
I'm sorry, can you repeat that? I didn't hear any of it.
01:46
What time Sunday night was she last seen well?
01:51
I kept asking family repeatedly, but they couldn't give an exact answer.
01:56
They said they were with her all day Sunday and noticed late at night that she started to have facial droop and weakness on the left side.
02:07
They said maybe nine or ten, not an exact time.
02:12
(name withheld).
02:14
Stand by. We'll probably do urban trauma on arrival.
02:18
I copy the room assignment.
02:20
On arrival, standing by for a dog helper.
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Location mentioned:
Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19718
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