Diabetic woman with low blood pressure and high blood sugar, Scottsbluff NE


A 50-year-old diabetic woman is experiencing very low blood pressure, high blood sugar of 490, and symptoms of a serious medical emergency. Emergency medical responders are treating her by giving fluids.
Audio|Source: Scotts Bluff County Public Safety
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We are inbound with a 50-year-old female patient.
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Had a kind of a sudden onset of some shortness of, but she saw that for the anxiety attack.
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She went ahead and sat down.
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Symptoms did not get better.
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When I got to her, she was very pale, cool, clammy.
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I got a blood pressure on 35 over 54, sat in about 94% room air, heart rate sinus in the 70s for me.
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We've got a blood sugar.
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First one was just reading high.
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The second one was 490 with ketones.
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She is diabetic hasn't taken her medication about a month and a half.
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We've got a line giving her some fluids and we'll see in about six minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Near Ave. B, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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