Medical flight inbound with patient to Memorial Hospital, Colorado Springs CO
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a medical helicopter, Lifeline Four, was inbound to Memorial Hospital carrying a 58-year-old man from Prowers Medical Center for evaluation. The patient, nine days after neck surgery, was experiencing worsening right arm weakness and required a neurosurgical consult and urgent MRI.
Audio|Heard on: El Paso CO Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Memorial Hospital Lifeline Four, how do you copy for a stable transfer?
00:07
This is Central, go ahead.
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Memorial Central, this is Lifeline Four about 13 minutes out from your pad with a 58-year-old male being transferred out of Prowers Medical Center, Lamar.
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Patient is about nine days post-op from a cervical fusion, went home several days ago,
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returned and started having some right arm weakness.
00:28
Progressively getting worse today, he could barely move his right arm.
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He is coming to you for neurosurgical consult and an emergent MRI.
00:38
He is resting.
00:41
He has a little bit of nausea, but he has medication on board for that.
00:43
Last set of vitals: blood pressure 142 over 63, heart rate 77, oxygen saturation 92 percent on room air.
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We'll see you in about 12 minutes.
00:51
Any questions? Do you need any patients on the pad?
00:55
No, okay.
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Location mentioned:
E Bijou St, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
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