Child experiences fainting and shortness of breath at care facility, Poway CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a seven-year-old child fainted for about 20 seconds at a care facility and experienced shortness of breath. The child has a history of high blood pressure and chest pain that spread to the left arm. The patient was helped down from a wheelchair by nursing staff. The child was transported to Palomar Poway Hospital for further care.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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02:47
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, this is San Diego Ambulance Services.
00:02
BLS Unit 24.
00:04
Are you open and willing to provide medical direction for a patient,
00:08
mild medical?
00:10
BLS 24, that's affirmative.
00:13
Yeah,
00:14
so we were dispatched to a sniff for a 7-year-old male with the chief complaint of syncope.
00:22
This episode of syncope was around 20 seconds.
00:26
It was witnessed.
00:27
The patient was in his wheelchair.
00:29
The patient was surrounded by an LVN and a CNA who assisted the patient to the ground.
00:36
The patient complained of shortness of breath.
00:41
Previously,
00:44
he did not complain of any chest pain or any other pain.
00:48
Cipia episode, they usually...
00:56
He had uncontrollable hypertension and chest pain radiating down his left arm, which he was taken to Palomar 4.
01:04
He had a blood sugar of 114.
01:07
How would you like us to proceed?
01:10
Bill of 24 Palmar copies is the concern right now with his blood pressure.
01:18
Any other complaints that the patient is having currently?
01:22
Sorry, Palmark, can you repeat? We're having radio issues.
01:27
ALS-24,
01:29
what is the question as far as medical direction? You're asking how to proceed, but is that due to his blood pressure?
01:38
Yes, and his original destination is supposed to be Pomerado Hospital.
01:44
We're just, that's three minutes away from us.
01:49
Okay, let's plan, do you for the confirmation?
01:51
Howe?
01:53
Please, comfortable if it's spacious and movement poses pressure.
01:58
Yeah, that's time for based on the report and the blood pressure, I mean, patient alert oriented or at least the wake alert, I'm not sure about baseline orientation.
02:08
But with those vital signs and that close proximity to Poway, we would be comfortable having you proceed with transport to Palomar Poway.
02:18
If I can get a run number and then, again, just let me know his baseline orientation.
02:24
Yeah, his baseline orientation.
02:27
He is 8 and 04 when we assessed on scene.
02:32
The run number is going to be 192.
02:39
I repeat,
02:40
13499.
02:43
Tomar copies, I'll go ahead and notify Poway that you'll be there in a few minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Pomerado Rd, Poway, CA 92064
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