Elderly man transported for breathing trouble, Baltimore MD
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel transported a 73-year-old man from an assisted living facility in Baltimore to Franklin Square Hospital for breathing difficulty and altered mental status. Paramedics reported a possible stroke and monitored his vital signs en route.
Audio|Heard on: Baltimore MD Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
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Baltimore County Medic 116 have about a ten-minute ETA to your facility with a priority two seventy-three year old male trouble breathing, altered mental status.
00:12
How do you copy?
00:14
Copy.
00:16
(Name withheld) is coming from a residential nursing home slash assisted living.
00:20
Staff called because they said he had a change since they last saw him on Friday.
00:27
On our arrival, he is bed bound and we did notice a right-sided facial droop.
00:32
We were unable to perform a full stroke assessment.
00:35
He was 90% on room air.
00:38
We currently have him on three liters via nasal cannula, and he's 98%.
00:42
He's tachy at 112.
00:45
Most recent blood pressure is 131 over 93.
00:49
Finger stick was 125, and we have a 20 gauge established in his left hand.
00:55
He is on Eliquis.
00:57
It just says for blood clots.
01:00
He has also been coughing up some phlegm.
01:04
Again, last known well that we can gather is Friday.
01:08
If you don't have any further questions, we'll see in about eight to ten minutes.
01:13
His respirations 24 as well.
01:16
Thank you, Franklin Square Baltimore County Medic 116 is going to be clear.
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Location mentioned:
Franklin Square Dr, Baltimore, MD 21237
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