Elderly woman taken to hospital for possible stroke, Cambridge MA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services responded to a residence near Camelia Ave in Cambridge for an 82-year-old woman showing lethargy and left-side weakness, consistent with a possible stroke. Family found her seated and unresponsive for an unknown amount of time. She was alert but partially disoriented. EMS noted left-side paralysis and facial droop and transported her to Cambridge Hospital for evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: Middlesex MA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Hey Cambridge, this is Pro EMS Unit 9.
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We have a stroke alert coming to you in about 5 minutes.
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Eighty-two-year-old female, chief complaint is lethargy.
00:08
Family returned home and found the patient seated against a chair in her living room; unclear how long she had been there.
00:17
Right now she is alert and oriented times two to three, not fully oriented to year; baseline is alert and oriented times four.
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On stroke scale, she is flaccid on the left side with very limited movement in her left arm and leg, and possible left-sided facial droop.
00:37
Blood sugar is two hundred thirty-two.
00:39
Heart rate is seventy.
00:41
Blood pressure is one hundred sixty over eighty.
00:43
Ninety-nine percent on room air.
00:45
She has a saline lock, and we will be there in about five minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Camelia Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
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