Elderly man taken to Stanford ER for low blood pressure, Palo Alto CA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics reported transporting a 101-year-old man from a nursing home near Welch Rd in Palo Alto to Stanford Emergency Room. The patient had low blood pressure, confusion, and a high heart rate. Medics noted plans to administer fluids and expected to arrive in about 10 minutes.
Audio|Heard on: San Mateo CA Hospital Group Calls
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01:23
Transcript:
00:00
Medic 89, go ahead.
00:03
89, go to with a 10-minute ETA.
00:09
10-18 on board.
00:10
I have a 101-year-old male.
00:13
He’s coming from a nursing home.
00:16
Per staff and family, patient’s been altered since about noon this afternoon and with hypotension in the 80s.
00:25
Staff hung a bag and got a line that bag was not running with fluid.
00:32
Patient is now he’s ANO to one, does have history of dementia.
00:37
Family states baseline is A and O four.
00:45
Current vital signs are 93 over 53.
00:47
He is sinus tach at 125, 98% on room air,
00:52
respirations 24, end-tidal 32.
00:56
He’s afebrile, 96.5.
01:00
Blood sugar is 151.
01:02
Right now we’re coming to.
01:05
Right now we’re coming to you, Code Two.
01:07
I’m gonna hang some fluids and be there in about 10 minutes.
01:11
How do you copy?
01:14
Just repeating that with the heart rate 125?
01:19
Affirm 125.
01:22
Okay, Stanford copies.
01:23
We’ll see you in 10.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304
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