Elderly woman suffers stroke with seizures in home
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Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Police, Fire and EMS
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Lake 1st responders from AD, please respond to (number withheld) Sleepy Hollow Road, Portage Township.
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(number withheld) Sleepy Hollow Road, Portage Township, for an eighty-four year old female.
00:10
Clear evidence of stroke.
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AD's clear at eight forty-six.
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Harbor 19 .
00:24
For Harbor 19 , you broke up.
00:30
All right, I'll try again.
00:31
Mercy from Copper River 19.
00:37
Copper River 19, this is Mercy 3, go ahead.
00:42
Okay, patient's blood sugar is 171.
00:46
Patient does appear to be in and out of seizures, still no conscious reaction.
00:51
No reaction to painful sternal line.
00:59
Is it known if the patient has a history of seizures or seizure condition?
01:05
No history of seizures.
01:06
No history of diabetes.
01:09
Pulse ox was 87 before I started 15 liters non-rebreather.
01:13
He's back up to 99% at this point.
01:20
Last note: possibility of aspiration.
01:24
Looks like the patient had been vomiting before I got here.
01:29
He was in a seated position with his head down.
01:31
He's now down in a recovered position on the floor.
01:34
Thank you, (name withheld).
01:39
Over 19, Mercy 3.
01:42
Did you say it appears that the patient has aspirated?
01:48
I think it's a possibility.
01:49
Yes, taking long sound down.
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Acknowledge, thank you.
02:00
Station eight, other leak.
02:02
Page received.
02:03
Show me en route with the rescue rig.
02:09
En route 850 .
02:15
Mercy from Keweenaw 19.
02:21
Harbor Harbor 19, this is Mercy 3, go ahead.
02:30
Blood pressure is 190 or 100.
02:37
Acknowledge.
02:39
Does the patient have any medications that would indicate blood thinners or possible previous stroke?
02:51
No blood thinners, no recent medical history.
02:55
Patient's wife says he has not been to the doctor in some time.
03:03
Acknowledged, thank you.
03:08
Go ahead, Mercy Three.
03:18
Was this incident witnessed? Did the patient's wife witness a seizure, or witnessed the patient collapse unconscious, or did they just kind of wake up in the morning and needed to wake up?
03:36
She had come downstairs and witnessed him in the current condition, but she had seen him up and about and active 15 min before she found him in this shape.
03:51
Prior to this condition, when she saw him active and up and around, there was no deficit, no weakness, no cramps,
04:00
nothing like that.
04:06
Yeah, he was doing normal before she found him at that time.
04:11
Yes,
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acknowledge.
04:21
Station 80, Outer Lake on scene.
04:26
On scene 854.
04:32
Cover Harbor 19, this is Mercy 3.
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