Elderly man with dementia found confused in traffic, Davenport IA


An 85-year-old man with dementia was found confused in his car revving the engine in the middle of traffic. Emergency services responded and are transporting him to the hospital.
Audio|Source: Davenport and Quad Cities Metro Police, Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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On board today, we have an 85, 85-year-old male patient.
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He was found sitting in his car, revving it up, kind of in the middle of traffic.
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When we got there, he was pretty confused. He's only alert and oriented to himself at this time.
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We were able to get in contact with his daughter. He has a history of dementia.
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And a history of doing this where he wanders out around town and then gets confused. Current set of idols, his heart rate is... 97, showing sign attack on the monitor.
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He's 97% on room air.
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Our last blood pressure was 155 over 86.
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I do not have an IV at this time, and his last, or his blood sugar was 190. Go ahead with any other questions.
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Location mentioned:
Near W 40th St, Davenport, IA 52806
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