Helicopter transports stroke patient to medical facility, Charlottesville VA


A 92-year-old male stroke patient is transported by helicopter from Lynchburg Emergency Department to a medical facility in Albemarle County, Virginia. The patient has slurred speech, left-sided weakness, and expressive aphasia but is currently stable. He has a history of atrial fibrillation and is on warfarin treatment.
Audio|Source: UVA Helicopter Dispatch
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Transcript:
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This morning, you'd be a helicopter package. This is an inbound the room facility for an inter-facility transfer from Lynchburg ED with a stroke patient.
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This is a 92-92 year old male, who last known normal was 2,100 last night, 9 p.m. last night.
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The sound by family this morning and brought to the ED around 8 a.m.
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D.C. demonstrated a scheming in Clark, D.C., right in one.
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A patient has a slurring of speech, a little bit of expressive aphasia, as well as weakness on the left side.
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Patient does take warfarin for AFIB as well as some cardiac bowel repairs.
00:40
Factor, as follows,
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R-rate 105, A-fib, blood pressure 1.45, over 65, breathing 14 times per minute, setting 99% on 2 liters via nasal pangelo.
00:51
He does have a large four action. access,
00:54
glucose was 112, GCS was 15 for us,
00:57
and we are showing about 11 minutes out.
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Do you require any further?
01:04
You said he takes eloquence and what else?
01:09
He takes warfriend for his e-fib and salver placement.
01:17
Got it, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Near Ray C. Hunt Dr Suite 2100, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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