Elderly man suffers seizures at care facility, Chula Vista CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, uCSD Chula Vista Medic 51 responded to a skilled nursing facility near H St in Chula Vista for a 73-year-old man who experienced two witnessed seizures and was in a postictal state. The patient was stable and transported to Scripps Chula Vista Hospital with a six-minute estimated arrival time.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Medic 51, we can't respond.
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Captain, UCSD Chula Vista Medic 51, we have a medical request to Scripps Chula Vista with an approximate six-minute ETA.
00:13
Run number CV Charlie Victor (number withheld), home and ready for further.
00:24
Over there, he says he called it to a skilled nursing facility today for a seventy-three-year-old male who complained of altered mental status after a seizure.
00:33
Story goes, sounds like patient was in the dining hall when he had a witnessed full-body tonic-clonic seizure lasting about 30 seconds.
00:41
No trauma associated.
00:42
He had a lucid interval but had another seizure around five minutes later, lasting about 30 seconds.
00:50
No trauma associated.
00:53
After the second seizure, there have been no recurrent seizures.
00:55
Patient has been in a postictal state since.
00:59
Staff called family, who advised them to call 911.
01:03
Upon arrival, responders found the patient sitting upright in bed, breathing effectively at a rate of 18 with oxygen saturation of 98% on room air.
01:09
At this time, he is nonverbal but appears oriented and able to hold conversations.
01:18
The staff on scene were unsure of the extent of his orientation, but family will be notified.
01:28
Blood pressure was 148 over 70, heart rate 68, normal sinus rhythm on monitor.
01:35
Tympanic temperature 98.3°F and blood sugar 140.
01:38
History of seizures, no allergies.
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Location mentioned:
H St, Chula Vista, CA 91910
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