Elderly man treated for vomiting blood in Encinitas, Encinitas CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics responded to a private residence near Santa Fe Drive in Encinitas to assist a 77-year-old man who was vomiting blood. The patient was alert and stable with normal vital signs and a medical history including hypertension and heart failure. He was transported to Scripps Encinitas for further evaluation.
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02:46
Transcript:
00:00
Scripps La Jolla from RA101, looking to go to Scripps Encinitas for a 77-year-old male.
00:06
Chief complaint today is going to be nausea and vomiting.
00:09
Run number of (number withheld).
00:14
You ready for full report?
00:17
I copy, go ahead.
00:20
Copy that. Thanks, Tri-City.
00:21
We arrived today to find our patient in a private residence.
00:28
He was near the toilet on the ground with what looked like some blood from vomit in the toilet.
00:40
This morning he got up and had a little bit of sputum,
00:46
started to spit out some blood.
00:48
And prior to our arrival, he did throw up some blood.
00:54
Again, we arrived on scene to find him lying down with some sputum and blood vomit in the toilet.
01:06
On a rim, he is breathing 18, full and effective.
01:10
He has an SpO2 sat of 94.
01:15
He's alert and oriented.
01:16
His blood pressure is 118 over 70.
01:34
He has a heart rate of 76,
01:38
normal sinus.
01:41
As far as history goes, he does have a history of hypertension,
01:48
heart failure. And it sounds like last year he did have a heart attack.
01:54
Not seeing anything on the monitor, not suspecting a heart attack right now.
02:02
I'll give, as (name withheld) says upon arrival,
02:06
no known allergies.
02:07
As far as treatment goes, we have him positioned for comfort, sitting upright.
02:11
Is there anything else I could get for you? We got approximately about a five-minute ETA that Scripps can do this.
02:19
Copy that (number withheld).
02:20
Just clarifying, there was no fall, no outward signs of trauma, no head strike.
02:26
Negative, no fall or anything of that nature.
02:29
No pain.
02:32
Sounds like patient just woke up today and had that episode of sputum and one episode of vomiting.
02:42
Copy that. I'll give it to you as a heads up.
02:45
Copy that. Thank you very much.
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Location mentioned:
Santa Fe Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024
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