Elderly man hospitalized after lethargy and fever, Avon IN
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel transported a 67-year-old man from his home to Indiana University Health West Hospital after he was found lethargic and febrile. The patient was responsive but weak, with elevated temperature and heart rate. His condition stabilized with oxygen and IV fluids during transport.
Audio|Heard on: Johnson IN Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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We're approximately 10 minutes out with a 67-year-old male coming from home.
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The patient's son found him on the toilet after approximately 2 hours.
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He was very lethargic, slow to respond.
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He's answering questions appropriately, but he is in GCS 14 due to alertness to voice.
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He is tachycardic, sinus tachycardia.
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Four on the monitor. Also, it's a Kussmaul respiratory rate twenty-six with an end tidal of 18.
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He is setting ninety-four percent on four liters of oxygen.
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He was eighty-four percent.
00:26
I am sorry, eighty-five percent on room air.
00:28
Blood pressure stable at 111 over 70.
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He has febrile 101.5.
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Blood sugar 200.
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He's not a diabetic.
00:35
Got an IV established and fluids going.
00:37
Anything else I can tell you?
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Location mentioned:
Indiana University Health West Hospital Heliport, 1111 Ronald Reagan Pkwy, Avon, IN 46123
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