Elderly man transported to MUSC for stroke alert, Charleston SC
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As discussed during the dispatch call, charleston County paramedics transported an 80-year-old man experiencing a stroke alert to the MUSC emergency room near Jonathan Lucas St in Charleston. The patient had a history of type 2 diabetes and hypertension, was hypertensive during transport, and continued vomiting while being treated by medics.
Audio|Heard on: Charleston SC Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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One West, this is Charleston County Medic Eleven.
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One West, go ahead.
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This is Charleston County Medic Eleven coming to you with your stroke alert emergent.
00:13
On board, I have an eighty-year-old man.
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Last known well time is 2009.
00:21
Twenty oh nine.
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He has a history of type two diabetes and hypertension.
00:30
Grant me the keys to the right.
00:35
He's not calling any commands.
00:36
We've seen him move his right extremities on the left side.
00:46
He's been pretty hypertensive.
00:47
His blood pressure is 225 over 102.
00:51
He's fine. We're calling the monitor right now, around seventy-four.
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Ninety-seven percent on room air.
01:01
We've been using suction as he keeps vomiting.
01:03
We have him positioned to maintain airway.
01:05
Right now, blood sugar is 314.
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Location mentioned:
Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC 29425
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